The wait is long. We got in 10:30am and got out 12...

The wait is long. We got in 10:30am and got out 12:45pm. For Schengen visa(short stay), the interview was short and to the point, strictly following the requirements posted on the consulate web site.

Among consulates(been to 10+ consulates in 3+ countries), this one is comparably OK, ranking perhaps only below the US consulate in Vancouver in terms of efficiency and courtesy.

Consulate, if you are reading, here are some peer's practices: 1. let people pay before the visit via website and you frees up one more personnel and for the applicants, one less trip to the counter. 2. provide a coin-operated printer/copier on site so people can print/copy documents and cuts the return trip'pers.