Francisca's Italy Schengen visa story.
"I was dreading filling in the Schengen form by hand at the consulate. The guided form walked me through every field with plain-English explanations. I was in and out of the VFS centre in under 20 minutes because my paperโฆ"
Francisca Gonzalez
Havana, Cubaยท ยท Travelled to Italy
- Rating
- โ 5 / 5
- Destination
- Italy
- Traveller from
- Havana, Cuba
- Posted
- Apr 2026
- Outcome
- โ Visa approved
I was dreading filling in the Schengen form by hand at the consulate. The guided form walked me through every field with plain-English explanations. I was in and out of the VFS centre in under 20 minutes because my paperwork was tidy. I liked that I didn't have to create ten accounts across random sites to get this done. Everything is laid out so even my mum could follow it, and she's 68. Definitely better value than the agency that quoted me four times the price. A proper time-saver.
Francisca Gonzalez
Havana, Cuba โ Italy ยท
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