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Tuesday 25 September 2012

General Procedure to be Followed for Filing Schengen Visa Application


If you are a national of any of the non-exempted countries, then you need to apply for Schengen Visa at the embassy or consulate of the country where you are going to stay for the maximum number of days or the first country where you will be entering. 
For applying for the Schengen Visa, you need to submit the necessary documentations. Firstly, you are required to duly complete and sign the application form with the recent passport size photographs. If you are travelling with children, then you must submit separate forms and photographs as well as their birth certificates. You also need to present the valid passport or any other authorised travel document having a validity of a minimum of three months beyond the scheduled departure from the Schengen Area with its copy. In addition, you have to provide the copy of travel itinerary with confirmed reservation and if relevant, a letter from your employer with information about your business tour.  Moreover, it is very necessary for you to submit the evidence of possession of appropriate finances for backing your stay in the Schengen Land and for return journey at the expiry of the Schengen Visa. You will also have to pay fees for the process of visa processing which is not refundable even if your visa application gets rejected.
Furthermore the most important thing without which you will not be issued the Schengen Visa is the Schengen visa insurance. This visa insurance Schengen policy is a health insurance policy which covers your stay in the Schengen territory. 

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