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Yes Thai Nationals can still travel to Ireland if they are in possession of a UK short term Standard Visit visa, and have entered the UK first. This concession doesn’t apply to other categories of visa, such as Settlement. Unless you qualify for the Short Stay Visa Waiver Programme or the British Irish Visa Scheme a valid UK visa does not entitle you to travel to Ireland without a visa. Further information on these schemes is available on the website of the Irish Immigration Service

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A number of unhelpful troll posts removed. As a number of helpful members have pointed out, Schengen Visas should be applied for in the applicants home country, or legal country of residence. Exceptions can be made in the case of a genuinely urgent need to travel. It’s also worth pointing out that appointments at Visa Application Centres are currently in short supply at the moment.

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I’ll bow to your knowledge and experience of “real life”, however let me share some experiences. A year of so back my wife and l were planning on flying to Paris from London where we were spending a couple of nights before travelling to Rome where we were spending a couple more nights before flying to Bangkok. We supplied all the details of our travel and accommodation plans and as we were spending an equal amount of nights France and Italy my wife applied via the French Consulate as they had jurisdiction for our point of entry into the Schengen area, the French refused the visa on the grounds that we were spending five hours longer in Italy than France, so should have applied via the Italian Consulate, they refused to refund the application fee or return her paperwork. I challenged their refusal of the refund of processing fees and return of the supporting evidence, citing the Schengen Handbook that decrees that if an application is submitted to a Consult that doesn’t have jurisdiction for the main destination they should not process it but return the fees and supporting documentation, which they reluctantly did. I am aware that some Schengen States are clamping down on so called “Visa Shopping”, that is where applicants are applying to Consulates that are deemed to be a more relaxed with their interpretation of the rules, as a result some applications are being refused or visa holders being denied entry at the border. Visa holders are being recommended that they have proof of return travel, accommodation, insurance and sufficient funds for showing to Immigration Officers at Schengen Borders.

The rules state that an application should be via the Consulate with jurisdiction for your main destination, ie where you intend to spend the longest time. If you are spending an equal amount of time in more than one Member State then you should apply via the Consulate with jurisdiction for your point of entry into the Schengen Area. In your case it would depend how long you intend spending in Spain, and how you will be spending travelling through France during your outward and return journeys.

The issuing country is printed on the Visa Vignette.

By all means follow that advice if you’re prepared to ignore the rules and risk being denied entry at the border, and entered onto the SIS (Shenghen Information System) which could could affect future applications and attempts to enter the Schengen Area. The rules are very clear, applicants must apply via the Consulate with jurisdiction for their main destination, if they are planning to spend an equal amount of time in two or Member States they should apply via the Consulate with jurisdiction for your point of entry into the Schengen Area. I have no doubt that other members have had no problems flouting the rules, but I’m aware that some member states are clamping down on “visa shopping”, that’s where they supply details of a trip to one country and then attempt to enter with a totally different itinerary, and are refused entry.

You have to use the only approved clinic in Thailand I’m afraid.

Türkiye is in Europe and Asia, but not currently in the EU.

It’s actually a requirement that a Schengen Visa must be applied via the Consulate with jurisdiction for the applicants main destination in the Schengen Area, ie where they are spending the most time. If they are spending an equal amount of time in one or more Member State, they should apply via the Consulate with jurisdiction for the port of entry into the Schengen Area. Far from being rarely enforced, l understand that it’s being rigorously enforced by some Member States, remember details of travel and accommodation must be submitted with application. Not all the countries in the EU are in the Schengen Area, and not all countries that are Schengen Area member states are in the EU. There are currently problems submitting applications in the UK, due to the lack of appointments at Visa Application Centres, it’s got to the point where agents are using bots to scan the appointment websites, booking slots and selling them on.

It has links to FAQ’s that answers your, and many other questions. For instance “If you are not applying for the visa in the country of your citizenship, you must provide the original and photocopy of your valid or visa of stay, residence, employment or student status of the country where you are currently staying” I’m British and successfully applied for my visa at that Visa Application Centre in Bangkok.

https://bio.visaforchina.cn/BKK3_EN/qianzhengyewu

I’m assuming you are asking about a visa in Thailand, in which case you have posted in the wrong forum. I’ll move your question to the appropriate forum.

And time is running out for that option https://www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote

Posts containing insults removed, please be civil.

You have until Tuesday to register for Proxy Vote, then someone in the UK can vote on your behalf, either by post or in person.

This post has nothing to do with visas. The OP might be better off seeking legal advice, if the question became real rather than hypothetical. I’m closing this thread.

You can register for a proxy vote by next Tuesday. https://www.gov.uk/apply-proxy-vote

The opportunity to upload your supporting evidence will present itself as part of the actual submission process, you cannot upload and save in advance.

As your issue is regarding your continued stay in Thailand, rather than visas or immigration to countries outside of Thailand, I’ll move your thread to the Thailand visas forum. Your post does highlight the dangers of using agents who deal with corrupt Immigration Officers.

I renewed my passport recently using my Kasikorn Debit Card. The payment form asks for for address, including the country of residence of the card holder, the form doesn’t state the card must be a UK card, where did you read that it had to be? “Cardholder's address: (including postcode where applicable, and country)”

Yes you’re mistaken, VFS are contracted by the UKPO to collect applications and pass them onto civil servants in the UK to process.

Not sure which Civil Servants you’re referring to, VFS staff certainly aren’t civil servants.