Originally Posted by fraisse10
Apologies for the OT, but advice welcome, please. Mrs Fraisse needs a wife-of-EU-citizen Schengen visa from the French Consulate for travel on 15/8; we have just discovered that they are not offering appointments (and you need an appointment) until after that date (ah! Continental efficiency! Presumably, they are all en vacances themselves or watching football).
So, we'll need to use an agency who "somehow" can get appointments and get the job done. Any recommendations, please, for Central London travel/visa agencies with a good record (and good prices if poss, though reliability's the main thing). there's one near me in Victoria called WFB who will charge £90
and take 10 working days. Any feedback on them or recommendations of others very much appreciated.
Thanks!
Not sure if this will work, but have you tried going to a different consulate? A friend of mine works for an IT company who bring over a lot of their Indian colleagues to work in Europe. Indians get into the UK easily, but to go to work in France, Germany, Holland etc. they go and get their Schengen visa from the Dutch consulate (it seems they are very relaxed). A Schengen visa is of course multi-country so it seems that you can get it from the consulate of a different country to the one you actually want to go to.