u/-Whaat-ever

Hey this is an indian 18M, applied for schengen visa for short term (sub category: business/conference) through VFS new delhi, (through embassy of portugal) for research visit purposes on 30 April 2026. My original travel date was 15 May 2026. I was expecting visa by then, but unfortunately the visa hasn't arrived and I had to cancel the flight tickets and accommodation submitted for the visa application. I have booked my tickets again for 25 May, but haven't heard anything from VFS/ Embassy yet. Please suggest me on what to do. This is a paid research internship and I donot want to miss it.

Edit:
VFS Customer Support just tells me the application is under review at the embassy and we cannot do anything to fasten the process.
I've emailed the embassy and haven't received any reply. They donot answer calls smh.

Hey im a student from overseas coming in for research for 2 months. So, can anyone give me a breakdown of expenses?

skills

food - I can cook but id prefer eating out at least 3x a week

accommodation - anything cheap works

travel - id wanna go a few countries nearby roaming around preferably by a rental car say 5 days on a long weekend.