How to Apply for a Schengen Visa from Boston

The Austrian Consulate in Boston doesn’t handle visa services, so you can’t submit your visa application there. Instead, you’ll need to apply for a Schengen visa at the Austrian Consulate General in New York. They’ve delegated the visa application process to VFS Global in New York City.

Apply at the Belgium Consulate General in New York. 

Boston residents have to lodge their Croatian visa application at the Consulate General of the Republic of Croatia in New York. They’ve delegated the visa application process to VFS Global in New York City.

Residents living in the Boston area who wish to apply for a visa to visit the Czech Republic must submit their applications at the Czech Consulate General in New York.

Boston residents must apply for a Danish Schengen visa at the Danish Embassy in New York through VFS Global in New York.

The Estonian Consulate in Boston does not provide visa services. Applicants must apply through the Consulate General of Estonia in New York, which has outsourced the visa submission process to VFS Global in New York

Applicants residing in Boston must submit their application at one of the authorized VFS Global centers located across the United States.

You can apply for a France visa at the VFS Global Center in Boston if you are a resident of any of the states under the jurisdiction of Boston.

Residents living in the Boston area who wish to apply for a visa to visit Greece must submit their applications at the Greek Consulate General in Boston.

Visa applicants need to appear in person in order to submit their application. VISA applicants are received only by appointment at the Consulate General of Greece in Boston, MA on:

Address: 86 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, 02108, USA

For more information, please call: +1 617 523 0100 or send an email to: [email protected].

Public Hours are:

• Monday: 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
• Tuesday: 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
• Wednesday: 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM
• Thursday: 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM & 2:30 PM – 4:30 PM
• Friday: 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Nearest Metro Stations: Arlington, Boylston, MGH.

The Consulate General of Greece in Boston, MA, has jurisdiction over the States of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Residents of Boston must lodge their Hungarian visa application at the Consulate General of Hungary in New York.

You can lodge your application for an Iceland visa at one of the following VFS Global centers:

• Chicago
• Houston
• New York
• San Francisco
• Washington

You can apply for a Schengen Visa at the Italian Consulate in Boston if you are a resident of any of the states under the jurisdiction of Boston.

The Embassy of Latvia has outsourced the processing of visa applications to VFS Global. They will manage all visa applications through their dedicated Latvia Visa Application Centers located in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York.

Additionally, applicants from Boston, seeking a Schengen short-stay visa for travel to Latvia have the option to submit their applications at the following locations:

• Embassy of Latvia in Washington, D.C. (appointments can be scheduled via email at [email protected])
• Consulate General of Poland in Los Angeles (appointments and application registration can be made online)
• Consulate General of Lithuania in Chicago (for further instructions, please contact the Consulate at 312-397-0382 or visit their website)
• Consulate General of Poland in Houston (for further instructions, please visit their website)

Since there isn’t a Lithuanian consulate in Boston, non-US citizens living in Boston can apply for a Lithuanian visa at any of the VFS centers listed below:

• Chicago
• Houston
• Los Angeles
• New York
• San Francisco
• Washington

Non-US citizens living in Boston have to lodge their application for a Luxembourg visa at the Consulate General of Luxembourg in New York City.

People who are not citizens of the United States and live in the Boston area can apply for a visa to Malta at either the Malta Embassy in Washington DC or the Malta Consulate in New York.

If you’re a non-US citizen living in Boston and you want to apply for a visa to the Netherlands, you can submit your application at any of these VFS centers:

• Chicago
• Houston
• Los Angeles
• Miami
• New York
• San Francisco
• Washington DC

The Norwegian Consulate in Boston does not handle visa services. Therefore, if you’re a non-US citizen residing in Boston and need to apply for a Norway Schengen visa, you’ll need to do so at one of the VFS Norway Visa Application Centers:

• Chicago
• Houston
• New York
• San Francisco
• Washington DC

Non-US nationals living in Boston have to lodge their Portugal visa applications at one of the following centers depending on their place of residence:

• If you live in Massachusetts (except the area covered by the consulate in New Bedford), Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont, you can submit your Portugal visa application at the Portugal Consulate General in Boston.
• If you live in the cities of Acushnet, Dartmouth, New Bedford, or Fall River, or the counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, or Plymouth, you can submit your Portugal visa application at the Portugal Consulate General in New Bedford. 
• If you live in Rhode Island, you can submit your Portugal visa application at the Portugal Consulate General in Providence.

The Slovak Consulate in Boston has delegated the visa application process to BLS International. If you’re a non-US resident living in the Boston area and need to apply for a Slovakian Schengen visa, you must do so through the BLS visa application center in Boston.

Boston residents can lodge their application for a Slovenia visa through one of the VFS Global centers in:

• Chicago
• Houston
• Miami
• New York
• San Francisco
• Washington DC

The Spanish Consulate in Boston has delegated the visa application process to VFS Global. If you’re a non-US resident living in the Boston area and need to apply for a Spanish Schengen visa, you must do so at any of the VFS Global centers located in:

• Chicago
• Houston
• Los Angeles
• Miami
• New York
• San Francisco
• Washington DC

The Swedish Consulate in Boston has delegated the visa application process to VFS Global. If you’re a non-US resident living in the Boston area and need to apply for a Spanish Schengen visa, you must do so at any of the VFS Global centers located in:

• Chicago
• Houston
• New York
• San Francisco
• Washington DC

The Swiss Consulate in Boston doesn’t process visas. Boston residents must apply for a Swiss Schengen visa through a VFS Global center elsewhere in the U.S.:

• Chicago
• Houston
• Los Angeles
• Miami
• New York
• San Francisco
• Washington DC

Boston residents can schedule their Austria visa appointments with a VFS Centre in Los Angeles or San Francisco through this link.

To book an appointment for a Belgium visa, please use the official link provided by the Consulate General of Belgium in New York

Boston residents have to book their Croatia visa appointment with the VFS Centre in New York, by using the online booking system accessible via this link.

Boston residents who want to apply for a visa to Czechia need to arrange an appointment with the Czech Consulate General in New York. They can do this by sending an email to [email protected] with the subject line “SCHENGEN VISA appointment request: [SURNAME(S) OF APPLICANT(S)]”

You have to book an appointment for a Denmark visa online through VFS Global.

Schedule an appointment online through the VFS Global Center.

To submit your Finland visa application from Boston, you have to schedule an appointment online through a VFS Global center.

Book your appointment for a France Visa online, through the VFS website.

To access detailed instructions on booking your Germany visa appointment in the US, simply click the link below:

Here’s how to schedule your appointment for a Greek visa in Boston:

• Schedule an appointment with the Greek Consulate General in Boston by calling +1 617 523 0100 or sending an email to: [email protected] if you live in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, or Vermont.
• Book your appointment online with the Greek Consulate General in New York if you live in Connecticut.

Here’s how to schedule your appointment for a Hungary visa in Boston:

• Schedule your appointment online.

You can schedule your appointment for an Iceland visa online through the VFS Global centers in Chicago, Houston, New York, San Francisco, and Washington.

If you are submitting your visa application from Boston, you have to schedule your Italy visa appointment online.

If you will apply for a Latvia visa at one of the VFS Global centers in the US, you can schedule your appointment online.

If you will apply at the Latvian Embassy or other Schengen Consular offices, schedule your appointment as follows:

• • To apply at the Embassy of Latvia in Washington, D.C schedule your appointment via email: [email protected].
  • To apply at the Consulate General of Poland in Los Angeles schedule your appointment here
  • To apply at the Consulate General of Lithuania in Chicago call the consulate: 312-397-0382 or visit the official website.
  • To apply at the Consulate General of Poland in Houston, schedule your appointment here.

You can book your visa appointment online at one of the VFS centers in  Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, or Washington.

To book your Luxembourg visa appointment from Boston, you’ll need to get in touch with the Consulate General in New York.

For Schengen visa applications, appointments can only be requested via email. Please send an email to [email protected] with the following details:

• Last Name:
• First Name:
• Citizenship:
• City and State of Residence:
• Purpose of travel:
• Detailed itinerary (including travel dates; if visiting multiple Schengen countries, specify dates for each):
• If you have been previously granted a Schengen visa, please provide your passport number, date of birth, and, if possible, a photo of your most recent Schengen Visa.

To schedule an appointment with the Malta Embassy in Washington DC, email [email protected]​.

• To schedule an appointment with the Malta Consulate in New York, email [email protected].

To book your appointment for a Netherlands visa online through a VFS Global application center. There are application centers in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and Washington DC.

You have to book your appointment online with one of the VFS application centers in Chicago, Houston, New York, San Francisco, or Washington DC.

If applying through a VFS center (in Houston, Miami, New York, San Francisco, or Washington, DC), you must book your appointment online. Before scheduling an appointment, check your Consular Jurisdiction as stated on the VFS website.

If applying through one of the Portuguese General Consulates, you have to contact the relevant consulate:

• Consulate General in Boston – if you live in Massachusetts (except the area covered by the consulate in New Bedford), Maine, New Hampshire or Vermont.
• Consulate General in New Bedford – if you live in the cities of Acushnet, Dartmouth, New Bedford or Fall River or the counties of Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, or Plymouth.
• Consulate General in Providence – if you live in Rhode Island.

Book your appointment for a Slovakia visa online through the BLS website.

You must book your appointment for a Slovenia visa online at one of the VFS centers in US cities (Chicago, Houston, Miami, New York, San Francisco, Washington DC).

To schedule your Spain visa appointment in Boston, you can book your appointment at the BLS center in Boston.

You should book your appointment for a Sweden visa in one of the VFS centers in Chicago, Houston, New York, San Francisco, or Washington DC. You must book the appointment online.

After you complete your Swiss visa application form, you can schedule an appointment for a Swiss visa with one of the Swiss representation offices in the US through this website.