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My girlfriend, her daughter and myself plan to spend some time in The Netherlands this summer among other to enjoy my dad's 75th birthday. 

 

Following the advice on Thaivisa I had my gf and daughter apply for the Schengen visa directly at the embassy in stead of via VFS. It took some searching the embassy website but found a link to a direct appointment system. Interestingly it is maintained by VFS and runs on their website. First opportunity for an appointment was 20 days in the future and on most days only one time slot was available. So my gf booked that time slot. I then sent a message in Dutch to foreign ministry in The Netherlands explaining that it was not possible to book two appointments on the same day, and the system gave an error when trying to pick 2 persons on the one appointment. I got a reply a few days later explaining that it was okay and my gf and daughter could both use the one appointment.

 

upon arrival at the embassy the guard easily let them in when being shown the appointment. The consular staff however started to scold my gf when she was handed two applications. My gf showed the email in Dutch saying it was fine. Staff then had to relay to a Dutch person in the back office. Upon return she proceeded to process the application. An apology would have been appropriate but that was not to be. 15 minutes later all done and they were handed two application numbers. 

 

Tracking system showed it took the Kuala Lumpur regional back office 10 days to process them, and informed that an email would be sent with further instructions. After three days of no email I planned to enquire at the embassy, when my gf and her daughter both received their passports in the mail.

 

Both granted their visa! Daughter for 2 years multiple entry and gf for 4 years and a little over 3 months multiple entry. All happy, and despite the obvious reluctance of the embassy the accept direct applications, the process went smooth and a positive result was had. 

 

Now just hope that shit in Qatar doesn't hit the fan the next few weeks as we're flying Qatar Airways. 

 

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