Any South Africans applied for Schengen - Spain recently?

[organicair]

Hi,

I just wanted to find out if the Spanish embassy has any additional issues regarding Schengen Visas.
Can I apply through the post?

Need to go for a business trip.

I normally apply through the French embassy which is straight forward.

Any help/tips welcome!

[Playbill]

Hi, I am not South African but my friend is. She is in Johannesburg this week so I will try and answer on her behalf.
She too needed a Schengen visa to attend a conference in Spain last year and was told personal application only - not by post. She decided the time involved was not worth it.
We later got a French visa via an agency in South East London and did not even have to go to the French Embassy. They charge a fee for the service but it saves a day wasted at the Embassy. However, they only deal with French visa applications.
If your visa issued by the French embassy is still valid you do not need a seperate one: it is valid for all the Schengen countries.
The agency is called Expact Explore and is staffed by South Africans.