Do you prefer the whitened landscape of Lapland or, the warm comfort of Finnish saunas? Finland is the place to be if you do! If you’re looking to travel to Finland you’ll have to book your appointment in London. In 2017, the Finnish consulate in London issued close to 2500 visas. So getting your Finland Schengen visa appointment in London might take a while.

In this article, we explain the steps involved in getting an appointment and what you can do if you don’t get your appointment. If you need our help in getting the appointment just fill our Schengen visa appointment form.

Once you have the appointment, all you have to do is get all the required documents in order.

How to get Finland Schengen Visa appointment in London – the basics

There are two ways you can book an appointment for Finland Schengen visa in London. Those being

• Directly from the consulate

• Through a third-party agent like VFSGlobal

If you’re going through VFSGlobal, you will have to schedule your appointment online. For that, you’ll have to visit the VFSGlobal homepage.

Scroll down to where it says “Schedule appointment” and click on it.

You’ll be redirected to the following page.

If you have the requirements checked, click on yes where you will have to sign up as a new user.

Fill in the details and your preferred time and date slots to gain access to the online booking portal.

VFSGlobal charges a service fee of around $25 on top of the quote mentioned by the consulate. While VFSGlobal can easily handle over 30 applications in a day, getting the appointment is subject to availability.

What to do when there is no appointment available for Schengen visa?

When you don’t get an appointment you can try the following alternatives.

You could try changing your jurisdiction.

It is not necessary that you will always get an appointment from the city you want. What you can do is try changing the city. This might or might not work as even other consulates are usually booked out beforehand.

You could try changing your primary consulate.

There are countries like Luxembourg, Malta, and Iceland which have a lesser influx of visa applicants. So, you can change your primary consulate to one of these countries and apply for Schengen visa.

To apply for a Schengen visa in any country, you will need to show an itinerary for that country. We can help you get a temporary travel plan to show the officials. Just click here and we’ll help you get the travel plan.

Once you get a Schengen visa for any country, you’re free to visit any of the Schengen states. So, what you can do is, you can land in Malta, travel for a day or two and then visit any Schengen nation you wish.

Or you can land in Finland, show them the temporary travel plans you got from us, and convince them that after spending a few days in Finland, you intend to spend the rest of your vacation in Malta or whichever your primary consulate is.

You could try waiting for someone else to cancel their appointment.

This method is the riskiest of all, as you could blink and miss the opportunity or it might not present itself to you at all. It requires being patient and vigilant enough to open multiple tabs for all consulates and keep refreshing them.

Many customers have had the patience to this and have been duly rewarded. If you don’t want to go through the hassle, you can get a dedicated team at travelvisabookings to do it for you by filling the Schengen visa appointment form.

Want us to get your Finland Schengen visa appointment?

For people who reside in the following countries, we can help arrange Schengen visa appointments.

• India

• USA

• UK

We have been helping corporate employees residing in these countries get Schengen visas for quite some time now. Usually, the time period in which they require the visa is 7-15 days.

But, we can’t guarantee you an appointment as getting an appointment is purely subject to availability.

We are not the authority on the price for booking the appointment. The cost involved in getting an appointment depends on the region of operation. On our part, we charge $35 as service charge.

We do not expect you to pay the entire amount up front, you can pay us $10 as advance. The remaining sum can be paid once we get you the appointment details.

To get your Schengen visa appointment, follow these steps.

Click here, you will be taken to our Schengen visa appointment form.

• Fill the form shown, and make the initial payment. That can be done via Paypal, Western Union, or Direct Transfer. We’ll send you an email explaining how we work once the payment is made.

• Within 8 hours of the initial payment, we send you an email with details regarding the availability of an appointment slot and the consulate in which it is available.

• Once you confirm you, we’ll send you the appointment details and reference number.

Read our related article to know more about booking a Finland Schengen visa appointment in 7 days.

Once you’re done with this, you can attend your Schengen visa appointment.

FAQ on Schengen visa appointment

If there are still some questions you still have about the whole procedure, we have tried to answer them below

Is it possible to take just one appointment for the whole family?

No, it’s not possible, you will have to book separate appointments for individual members of your family. VFSGlobal allows you to book up to 5 Schengen visa appoints through a single account. The dates for the appointments will be different because it may not be possible to get them all on the same day.

Can you help me book appointments for me and my family?

We can surely assist you in getting a Schengen visa appointment for you and your family as well. All you need to do is fill our Schengen visa appointment form

Will the appointment be verifiable on the government website?

Yes, it can be verified through the government or the VFSGlobal website.

How long does it usually take you to book a Schengen visa appointment?

Usually, it takes us 8 to 10 hours to search through all available consulates and book an appointment with them if possible.

What is the time limit for which you’ll hold my appointment, once I get a quote?

We generally handle close to 250 appointments a day. So, we can hold the appointment for an hour before the reseller puts the appointment on auction.

Can I pay more and book an appointment sooner?

No, you will have to wait for your turn as we operate solely on a first come first serve basis.

What are the acceptable modes of payment?

The accepted methods of payment are PayPal, Western Union, or a bank transfer.

 In which countries do you operate?

We currently operate in the following nations:

• USA

• UK

• India

Is it possible to book Schengen visa appointments for more than one applicant? Also, can you help book them?

Multiple persons will be difficult on the same day. If there are more than 3 or 4 applicants, then we can provide them appointments on different dates or in a different consulate.

Can I get a refund if I cancel the appointment?

We can refund you the full amount only if we are unable to book your appointment or if you let us know before we have booked the appointment for you. Once we book an appointment it is not possible to refund since we would have already paid the reseller for the appointment.

What are the documents required to book the appointment?

We will need your name, passport number, expiry date passport issue date etc. You can either type this information or send us a photo of your passport and we will take care of that for you.

The information needed by the consulate varies from one country to another. So we will be in touch with you for additional information.

How much does booking an appointment cost?

This cost involved in booking appointments varies from one consulate to another. Another factor that decides the cost involved is the date of the appointment. An appointment date further away is always cheaper than an appointment in the next few days.

Do I need to have a travel insurance for my Schengen visa?

As per the EU charter, applicants must prove they have valid travel medical insurance to cover any expenses that may arise during their stay. For more information about it click here.

Consulate General of Switzerland in San Francisco Information

Address:

Embassy of Finland
38 Chesham Place
LONDON SW1X 8HW 
UNITED KINGDOM

Tel:

+44 (0) 20 7838 6242

Fax:

+44 207 235 3680

Email:

consulate.lon@formin.fi

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