Siddharth @sidpurwar - Twitter Profile

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#2024 is coming to an end and here's what we have learned from all the files we assisted for #SchengenVisa from the below countries. Austria - Too much ego or rather the country which cannot decide which profiles to approve or reject. Random decisions. Some patterns have been they do approve young travelers but don't like old ones. Love solo kids traveling if they have been to Schengen before. They even rejected a few persons in a family for not having a copy of the last rejection letter which was 3 years old. So if going in this region is best, just avoid them till they get back to their senses. Appeal process is also bad, and I have never seen a decision overturned. Processing takes 2 weeks minimum. Belgium - Another country to avoid unless you are going for business purposes and mandatorily have to apply via them or some event which you have booked or under the friends and family invites category. Docs travel to Belgium and it takes 3/4 weeks for a revert. Sometimes more. Bulgaria - Just recent addition to Schengen. We just did a handful of applications. They remind me of how Croatia processed applications when they joined Schengen. If they don't understand a profile they will reject, rather than ask for any docs etc. They process all applications with much caution. Croatia - A country which has an absurd rule of cannot submit docs 60 days within your trip and has to be greater 60+. Some gem people at the Embassy. We got a few business visas by the customer visiting the Embassy post emailing them for an early slot. They talked and gave a slot the next day, and processed the visa with travel within a week. Hope they did something for the visa availability and processing times. They do take their time for a tourist visa. Czech Republic - Love them. All they need is a prefect file and they'll grant you a visa. Only one condition whatever you show don't try changing a single stay booking etc or your visa maybe revoked. No fuss Embassy to get your visa if your trip involves Czech with Austria and Hungary or Germany etc. Take 1-2 weeks approx. Denmark - Again just a handful of cases here. Mad strict and you should know what you're doing or just skip this country. Even with invites they're very strict. Taking to someone from the Embassy, they said Copenhagen is becoming more popular with EU residents and also tourists than it was in the past due to lesser crowds and also cheap taxes on stays etc. Take 2 weeks approx. Estonia - No cases. Most do a day trip to Tallinn from Finland or go to Finland via Tallinn. Just for your info they're the best for nomad visas if you're into crypto or tech or start up etc. Finland - All Nordic countries are best but love them in particular. Will not blindly reject cases. Want anything extra from the applicant, they'll ask more docs or some clarification if any. Give them a perfect file and your visa is approved. They take 3 weeks approx. Appointments are damn hard to get and the walk-in of 10 persons twice a week is just misused by travelers and agents. Good thing no jurisdiction so can apply anywhere from India. Takes 2-3 weeks to process. France - Another gem country with approvals. Give them any profile and they'll not just ignore and reject. Also pretty fast approvals. Mumbai we have seen a TAT of 24/48 hrs and the slowed been 4/5 days. We have got multiple PhD students their 5 year LTV (Long Term Visa). Pretty solid country to apply and get your visa. Greece - Another moody country. They do want to see all docs in detail. Don't like solo travelers coming for the first time to Schengen. We did process and got a visa for a few but had to be careful with the file and cover letter. Another gem advice is if applying in winters take care to explain all in the cover letter. Having said that we have pulled 3 passports from them before processing, as the customer had some urgent travels and they made sure to process and grant a visa, rather than to just send back an unprocessed file. So some good people also in the Embassy. They take 3 weeks approx. Germany - Another gem country. They are fine with any itinerary if it's properly done and approve the case. You can explain your circumstances. They do take 3 weeks to process. If you have < 2 ITRs or maybe just started a job etc, they'll understand. Hungary - Wanna know all and check each doc carefully. Make sure you have a perfect itinerary and don't just go ahead and show 7 days in Budapest and then other countries etc. They'll reject. Give them all correctly along with a proper cover letter and they'll approve it. Take 1-2 weeks to process files. Iceland - The easiest of the countries to get a visa if planning to watch the Northern Lights. Appointments were a pain a few months back but the same have eased and now they are readily available as soon as for the next day. They take 2 weeks approx. Italy - Appointments were and are a pain. They introduced a new category "Been to Schengen" for those who have already had a Schengen Visa which eased up the things. Appointments are far away in March as of now. They take months to process files. The longest for use was around 70 days. Trip dates were far off, hence, but the passport was stuck. We have got visas for them for all applied. Not that easy with LTV (Long Term Visa) even if you fit the criteria. Latvia - Not enough cases Liechtenstein - Not enough cases Lithuania - Not enough cases Luxembourg - Not enough cases Malta - Most companies have their offsite at this country. We have processed multiple cases. Don't get lured by the approval % which many Indians do. They're strict. They hate a certain stay bookings. With proper documentation we have got multiple business visas and a few tourist visas. Showing max days is always a pain here if you have a long trip. Just get your visa from elsewhere and visit this country. Netherlands - Quite liberal with granting visa. Good country to apply and start your travels if covering Belgium/Germany/France/Czech etc. or even if spending max time there at the end of the trip and applying. Give all docs a perfect itinerary and they'll approve. They do take 3 weeks and had put out a statement that files may get delayed. Good to ask for LTV (Long Term Visa). We have quite a few. Norway - Give them all in order and they'll grant a visa. We have had multiple solo travelers and families apply and get their visa. Quite a few engaged couples also have applied here who would go post marriage for their honeymoon. They take 2-3 weeks. Poland - The appointments are a pain, and the VFS site makes it even worse. The site is down most days. Even the jurisdiction rules are absurd for those having Kolkata passports. We have had a few cases and have got the visa. Had met their consulate general during one of my talks on travels and that hack has been applied whenever we apply for the Poland Visa. They take 3 weeks approx. Portugal - The slowest processing of all post Italy. 6/10 applications we applied we have had to remind them on mail and it was processed the next day. VFS site makes the appointment taking process bad. Most visit Portugal by cubbing it with Spain and taking a visa from it. They take unlimited days to process and can also get back your passport a week before your travels. Sometimes they do surprise by sending back the passport in 2 weeks. Romania - Not enough cases Slovakia - Not enough cases Slovenia - We processed a few cases which were photography tours. They need a few docs in a certain way and they'll grant a visa. They do ask for additional docs mostly or call to inquire. Takes them 2 weeks. Spain - One of my favorite embassies be it tourist or business or F&F category visa. Really fast in processing. They have random rejection but that makes up for their superb appeal process. We have had most cases overturned and visa granted. Tons of applications processed for business and tourists. They are also the fastest of all countries in processing. 2-3 days. One advice: if traveling together don't mess around with Delhi and Mumbai embassies. IYKUK. Sweden - The strictest of all the Nordic. They have a walk-in for the applications to be submitted. Most rejections I get which travelers have applied by self or via agent are from Sweden. Reason has been walk-in and no appointment, so they feel let's visa shop from this country. Even with plans to visit the file needs to be perfect. Takes 2 weeks approx to process. Switzerland - Another of my favourite Embassy. No fuss and are happy to accept all types of profiles. Don't try irritating them by submitting the file less than 15 days to trip. They won't budge. Also a nice country to add for trip + add Italy trip too. They won't mind even if you landing and exiting from Milan (Cheap Flights). Pretty fast processing too. Takes < a week to process. Need to get assistance for your Schengen Visa then can check pinned tweet and fill in the Visa Assistance form. If have any query can reply to this tweet or DM or fill in the common query form. Thank You. Share | RT #DakuVisaServices #DakukaGyaan

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