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  1. You cannot pick and choose which country you want to to apply for a Schengen Visa, you have to apply via the Consulate with jurisdiction for your main destination within the Schengen Area, if you are travelling and spending an equal amount of time in two or more Member States, then you should apply via the Consulate with jurisdiction for your initial entry point. Your previous posts about validity of a visa is a separate issue.
  2. If you feel that you need an agent to assist with a Standard Visit Visa application, and most applicants don’t, l would highly recommend Thai Visa Express based in Pattaya. There are numerous agents around the country but TVE is the only agent registered with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner in the UK, it’s fair to add that registration is not compulsory in Thailand, anybody can set themselves up as an agent.
  3. No, British, l mentioned it was our first application since leaving the EU.
  4. She applied for the Netherlands, she specifically requested a visa with a longer validity, and whilst she provided supporting evidence for our four day side trip, her covering letter citied her previous travel history and indicative future travel plans. I have to admit we were pleasantly surprised, it was her first application since we actually left the EU and gave up the Freedom of Movement throughout the EU.
  5. In my experience no two application results are the same and it depends on the applicants individual travel and visa history as well as their personal circumstances. Some applicants receive a visa for the actual trip declared in their application and some with a longer validity. My wife recently applied for a visa for a forthcoming four day trip to the Schengen Area, she asked for a longer validity as we were considering further trips and was issued with a visa with a five year validity, but of course the 90 days in 180 rule still applies.
  6. https://thailand.blsspainvisa.com/ She should get her UK Visa first.
  7. You’ve been told wrong, providing she has a multi entry UK Visa, which the vast majority are, she can make as many side trips and return to the UK as she wants. She should apply for Schengen Visa in Thailand, it’s really not that difficult, she’ll need confirmed flights, accommodation, proof of funds, insurance and details of her life in her home country. If you don’t want the “hassle” of applying for another visa and don’t want to outstay your welcome with your daughter, maybe consider a mini break to Scotland or somewhere else in the UK.
  8. Whilst it’s true that this new requirement wouldn’t have applied to UK Citizens if the UK had remained in the EU, it’s probably worth noting that it applies to all third country nationals, like USA and Australia. The UK is rolling out a similar scheme.
  9. This news announcement has already been reported here https://aseannow.com/topic/1320879-relocation-of-vfs-uk-visa-application-centre/ and here https://aseannow.com/topic/1320945-uk-visa-application-centre-is-relocating/ I’ll close this new thread.
  10. In my experience Schengen countries require confirmed details of accommodation for every night of the proposed visit, one option is to make a flexible booking with a large hotel chain, Hilton and the like, which could be cancelled to suit your needs, or if the visa application is declined. Shenghen applicants must provide confirmed flights, or train details, in and out of the Schengen area, if you are travelling from the UK, then also include details of her flights from Thailand. Schengen countries normally require that applicants apply from their home country, not countries they are visiting, save in exceptional circumstances. Yes she can visit other Shenghen member states during the validity of the visa, she should request a multi entry visa and advise that she intends to visit other Schengen countries. Visas can sometimes be issued for the duration of the initial trip, especially if it’s the first application, so ensure that she mentions the possibility of subsequent trips. My wife recently applied for a visa to visit The Netherlands for a four night trip, the Dutch issued her with a visa with a five year validity.
  11. After regular Embarkation were abolished carriers were required to collate data of those exiting the UK and forward it to the UKBA. The section processing this data, whose name escapes me, was the only department that was exempt from budgetary cuts. Government departments do share data with each other, I’m currently on an extending trip to the UK, as always l notify the DWP of my stay so l cam claim the pension rate I’m legally allowed to claim, unusually this time l received a number of calls from the DWP checking that I’m still in the UK and what my plans are. Last week I was contacted by the HMRC to advise me that my tax rate had been altered as I’d received more pension that originally expected. I was advised to check the HMRC app, to log in I was required to provide two out of three proofs of identity, my passport or driving licence details are information that could be on my credit file. My experience may not concern those who claim funds they ere not legally entitled to but it may be indicative that the various Government Departments do actually share more data than we’d like to think.
  12. “Please note that the HMPO address will continue to be at the Trendy Office Building until further notice.” Edit: VFS have subsequently announced that passport applications will also move to the new location.
  13. TB tests are only required if individual stays can exceed six months at a time, the Standard Visit Visas of any length to not do not allow individual visits of more than six months, so no TB test is required.
  14. Maybe, but the applicant will still have to provide evidence of their employment, along with pay slips and corresponding bank evidence, the evidence that their job is available on their return is an add on. UKVI decision makers may, and often do, make phone calls to the employer to clarify the evidence they have provided to the applicant. The dodgy paid for letters you seem to be familiar with is only half of it.
  15. You might find useful, those receiving emergency treatment are exempt from the charge, but ongoing treatment is usually chargeable, as the previous poster eluded to Doctors don’t see themselves as tax collectors or Border Force officials, they are far too busy saving lives. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-cost-recovery-overseas-visitors it used to be that expat state pensioners were exempt from NHS charges if taken ill whilst visiting the UK, that was changed during the Cameron/Clegg Coalition.
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