Schengen Visa for the Filipina wife

[tommyw]

Hi all,

We are flying to Spain for a holiday on Feb 14th. The process for the visa was actually
not as bad as we anticipated.

The key is : Don't leave it until the last minute, and you'll have no stress!!
One guy was in the Spanish consulate in Edinburgh pleading for a visa for his Filipina wife, and they were "Leaving in 2 days time!" NO chance! They take 2 weeks at least.

First, we phoned the consulate for them to email the application form and guidance notes.
Filled in the form and amde sure we had the requirements for a 'spouse of an EU resident'.
These are: 1) Valid pinoy passport. (And copies of the photo page and the visa page.)

2) Application form itself.

3) Recent passport photo with white background.

4) Details of the trip.


We then travelled down to Edinburgh, (No appt needed), no queues, and we gave them a
prepaid special delivery envelope (For up to 500 grammes), the visa is then posted out to you.

Hope this may help someone in the future.

Tommy and Lyn...... and wee Dandan.

[menchkin]

Hi all,

We are flying to Spain for a holiday on Feb 14th. The process for the visa was actually
not as bad as we anticipated.

The key is : Don't leave it until the last minute, and you'll have no stress!!
One guy was in the Spanish consulate in Edinburgh pleading for a visa for his Filipina wife, and they were "Leaving in 2 days time!" NO chance! They take 2 weeks at least.

First, we phoned the consulate for them to email the application form and guidance notes.
Filled in the form and amde sure we had the requirements for a 'spouse of an EU resident'.
These are: 1) Valid pinoy passport. (And copies of the photo page and the visa page.)

2) Application form itself.

3) Recent passport photo with white background.

4) Details of the trip.


We then travelled down to Edinburgh, (No appt needed), no queues, and we gave them a
prepaid special delivery envelope (For up to 500 grammes), the visa is then posted out to you.

Hope this may help someone in the future.

Tommy and Lyn...... and wee Dandan.

Are you just going to Spain and no other place in Europe (like Paris) for your holiday? Where is the Spain Consulate in Edinburgh location? Thanks...