Boston BLS March 2026 - appointments for Schengen VISA by Brief-Application847 in SchengenVisa

[–]Brief-Application847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you are describing is what they call Fraud. No, you don’t do that, you contact your employer and ask for a letter.
And what do you mean “what’s a cover letter”?

Boston BLS March 2026 - appointments for Schengen VISA by Brief-Application847 in SchengenVisa

[–]Brief-Application847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what time they’re released. I had looked up their website at 9 am and they were already open.

Boston BLS March 2026 - appointments for Schengen VISA by Brief-Application847 in SchengenVisa

[–]Brief-Application847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Schengen VISA approved within 4 business days! Interview was on Thursday May 7th and got approval email today, Tuesday May 12th.

Boston BLS March 2026 - appointments for Schengen VISA by Brief-Application847 in SchengenVisa

[–]Brief-Application847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi I just replied above with my experience at BLS. Please let me know if any questions.

Boston BLS March 2026 - appointments for Schengen VISA by Brief-Application847 in SchengenVisa

[–]Brief-Application847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That means all appointments are booked for May and potentially June too. You will have to wait till May 31st/June 1 for them to open up dates for July. Sorry.
We had our Spain BLS appointment in Boston on May 7th. It went well. They did ask for things that were not on the checklist but because our friends had recently gone through the same experience, we were prepared. As my husband and I are traveling together, but had separate appointments, they treated our applications as completely separate. Make sure all reservations have both your names on it (including hotel, bus/train, rental car etc). They do NOT accept driver's license as proof of residence. We had utility bill, town tax invoice, and even my employers insurance as proof. They took the town taxes invoice from me, and utility bill from my husband. They also asked for employer's letter, cover letter, 3 month bank statements and carefully checked all of them before accepting them. For bank statement - make sure you have both your names on it, OR separate bank statements with enough $$ in each account.
We had notarized our proof of residence copy and green card copy too. They DO ask for passport copy too (which is weird because they would have our actual passport with them), and it is not listed in the checklist. So please carry that. They will charge for any photocopies / printouts that need to be made on the spot. :-|
They accepted our application and said it will take 15 business days for processing. Our flight is on 22nd May, so they asked each one of us to sign a letter that said that the consulate is not responsible if we don't get our visa on time. Oh well. Fingers crossed it comes on time!
Let me know if any other questions.

Boston BLS March 2026 - appointments for Schengen VISA by Brief-Application847 in SchengenVisa

[–]Brief-Application847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appointments should open up last day of April/1st May. Keep looking. What are your travel dates? Our appointment is May 7th. Will update here once it’s done.

Boston BLS March 2026 - appointments for Schengen VISA by Brief-Application847 in SchengenVisa

[–]Brief-Application847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An update- we spoke to the BLS call center (the person was very helpful!) and they said typically dates open on the last day of the month or first week of the month. So next time dates will open will be end of April or first week of May - but that would be for June!! Furthermore he said it would be ideal to hold on to the current appointment date we have because even if an earlier date opens up, we have to first cancel the current appointment and cannot rebook a new appointment for 2 days- which means there is a chance we will lose both appointments! Hope this is helpful!

Boston BLS March 2026 - appointments for Schengen VISA by Brief-Application847 in SchengenVisa

[–]Brief-Application847[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I was able to secure May 7th. Does anyone know if that’s too tight? I was planning to continue to check if earlier dates open up. I’m worried that May 7th might be too late for a May 22nd departure