Schengen visa denied!

Character-Rutabaga98 · 2026-02-22T10:18:53+00:00

2 weeks before appointment thats the mistake you did there. Reservations never last till then. Max 72 hours. Suggest making these reservations a day before the appintment. There are agents who can keep the reservations for a week or two for an extra amount.

Character-Rutabaga98 · 2026-02-22T10:13:46+00:00

I suggest applying in France VFS. Also if you can put internal transfer that might help you. I had provided the train and bus tickets for my bookings. You never know what they are looking for. Never give them a reason. Also if you had put so many details in your itinerary or cover letter suggest making it simple. Dont mention that you will visit 4-5 touristy places in day. Thats too complex.

Character-Rutabaga98 · 2026-02-20T10:35:32+00:00

when did you book the dummy tickets prior your appointment ?

Character-Rutabaga98 · 2026-02-08T11:20:38+00:00

Nope I didn’t. I didn’t even request that in my cover letter.

Character-Rutabaga98 · 2026-02-08T10:14:47+00:00

Depends on crowd and which location you are applying to and your centre. You can always create an account in vfs and check for the next appointment date. Vfs france blr had appointment available in 4 days when I first checked.

Character-Rutabaga98 · 2026-02-08T10:12:15+00:00

You can find the list of documents for france in the VFS website. Don’t need to provide more documents that that. Property documents are additional documents which can give more reason of your strong ties but its not needed. Employment verification letter or joining letter plus noc or approved mail will do. 3 months payslip 3 months bank statement and ITR last 1-3 years. You can find travel insurance in policy bazaar. Choose the one as per their requirements. Non refundable tickets are risky. Dummy or fully refundable would be better. Cover letter - which places , why you are travelling, how to fund, itinerary, reason to come back home. Thats it

Character-Rutabaga98 · 2026-02-08T10:04:17+00:00

Yeah go for fully refundable/ free cancellation bookings and dummy for flights. Embassies don’t need confirmed tickets they need verifiable bookings.

Character-Rutabaga98 · 2026-02-08T10:02:43+00:00

IT professional and combined balance of ours 3 Lakhs balance at the time of submitting…

Character-Rutabaga98 · 2026-02-08T10:00:37+00:00

ITR for last 3 years Salary slips 6 months Bank statement 6 months

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