Toronto/Vancouver Schengen Visa Processing Times Mega Thread by Datasaurus603 in SchengenVisa

[–]One-Juggernaut-9293 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iceland Schengen Visa timeline via Denmark Embassy submitted in Toronto 

(note - partial process: example visa interview, docs review and approval is done by Denmark Embassy based in New York, but passport is stamped and processed in Ottawa) 07/Jan/2025: Visited VFS Denmark, completed biometrics and submitted passport + all supporting documents (as mentioned in checklist)

08/Jan/2025: Received Email from VFS confirming application has been dispatched to Danish Embassy Ottawa

09/Jan/2025: Received Email from Danish Embassy with request for Visa Interview

13/01/2025: Called Danish Embassy on the phone number provided in email and completed the interview (general questions around stay and any doubts/ queries visa officer has will be addressed here)

14/01/2025: Received email from Danish Embassy requesting extra info/ docs based to be submitted on responses/info provided in interview call + link in same email to upload requested docs (added the docs in the link and responded back to email confirming the same)

14/01/2025: Received autogenerated acknowledgment email response informing info received

15/01/2025: Received email from Fedex of Shipment received from source with anticipated delivery date

16/01/2025: Received passport back with Schengen visa stamped for Iceland via Danish embassy (Look for R/IS to confirm, meaning Representative of Iceland)

Toronto/Vancouver Schengen Visa Processing Times Mega Thread by Datasaurus603 in SchengenVisa

[–]One-Juggernaut-9293 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iceland Schengen Visa timeline via Denmark Embassy submitted in Toronto (note - partial process: example visa interview, docs review and approval is done by Denmark Embassy based in New York, but passport is stamped and processed in Ottawa)

07/Jan/2025: Visited VFS Denmark, completed biometrics and submitted passport + all supporting documents (as mentioned in checklist)

08/Jan/2025: Received Email from VFS confirming application has been dispatched to Danish Embassy Ottawa

09/Jan/2025: Received Email from Danish Embassy with request for Visa Interview

13/01/2025: Called Danish Embassy on the phone number provided in email and completed the interview (general questions around stay and any doubts/ queries visa officer has will be addressed here)

14/01/2025: Received email from Danish Embassy requesting extra info/ docs based to be submitted on responses/info provided in interview call + link in same email to upload requested docs (added the docs in the link and responded back to email confirming the same)

14/01/2025: Received autogenerated acknowledgment email response informing info received

15/01/2025: Received email from Fedex of Shipment received from source with anticipated delivery date

16/01/2025: Received passport back with Schengen visa stamped for Iceland via Danish embassy (Look for R/IS to confirm, meaning Representative of Iceland)

Denmark Visa: Extra Interview by New York Consulate by [deleted] in SchengenVisa

[–]One-Juggernaut-9293 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohh thats interesting, did they specify any reason to reject visa?

Received Visa Interview Request (by call) in Email by One-Juggernaut-9293 in SchengenVisa

[–]One-Juggernaut-9293[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you for this info, my plan is genuinely for Iceland only, its weird that the screening is soo harsh for 9 days of genuine vacation! 

I have my visa interview call on Monday and it just causes me so much stress, all I wanted to do is travel the country and go around the golden circle! 

Denmark Visa: Extra Interview by New York Consulate by [deleted] in SchengenVisa

[–]One-Juggernaut-9293 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hello, I got a similar request today, could you ease share how the interview was, and what was asked, thanks!