Article 5 para 2 -- Visa Accelerated procedure

[Graham Weifang]

Hi all,

Spouse Schengen visa application.

I read in the Directive 2004/EC/38

Article 5
Paragraph 2

"MEMBER STATES SHALL GRANT SUCH PERSONS EVERY FACILITY TO OBTAIN THE NECESSARY VISAS.
SUCH VISAS SHALL BE ISSUED FREE OF CHARGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, AND ON AN ACCELERATED PROCEDURE"

What is an accelerated ?

Do they (the visa section) apply your visa as soon as they finish the visa they are in the process of doing, then move directly onto any earlier Spouse Schengen visa applications.
Or do they hold onto it for a few days first, then take a look?

What time scale would one expect "an accelerated procedure"
1 day, 2 days, 3 days, a week, 10 days, two weeks?

Just what time scale could one look forward to?

Providing that all documents are present and correct.

GW

[Jambo]

Standard Schengen visa is 15 working days so accelerated should be less than that. It depends on the consulate but I would say anything between 5-15 days.

[EUsmileWEallsmile]

Moved to Europe section.

[Directive/2004/38/EC]

See the Schengen Handbook: http://eumovement.wordpress.com/other-schengen/

[Graham Weifang]

We resubmitting amended document on Tuesday at the embassy.
(one of our two notorised translated marriage certificates, was required to be legalised.)
On Thursday the embassy passed passed every thing back to TLS Contact.
Also on Thursday, TLS Contact dispatched the documents to us via express recorded mail and received today Friday.



GW.