To obtain a Schengen visa, it has recently become necessary to submit fingerprints
And although no serious changes are observed in this area at the moment, new rules for obtaining a visa have been established. The number of required documents and the waiting time for a visa have increased, and of course, the cost of the visa itself has risen significantly.
By the way, if a Schengen visa for Russians is needed, you can get free consultation at a specialized visa center. There, the applicant will be provided with a full list of required documents, informed about some nuances of visa processing, and offered the best option for organizing the visa process.
Key changes in the visa application procedure
1. Since our country is now on the list of states with access to the unified citizen information database, the data processing itself has become more expensive. Everyone who applies for a visa undergoes a check against a special database that records citizens who have a criminal record or have committed minor administrative violations in the territory of Schengen Area countries.
2. Fingerprinting for a visa has become mandatory. A special fingerprinting device does all the work in a few minutes.
3. Pleasant changes include the fact that the process of reviewing your visa application has been reduced to ten days. But now documents must be submitted several months before leaving the country.
4. According to the new rules, you can now apply for a Schengen visa to any EU country whose consulate is represented in your area of residence.
5. You can demand an explanation from the consulate for the refusal to issue a visa.
6. The period of stay in the Schengen Area is now six months. However, if you stay in the area continuously for ninety days, you must leave and return (can be the same day).
What should you do to get a Schengen visa?
1. The official website of the chosen consulate contains information on how to correctly submit an application to the Consular Center. After submitting the application, you must leave it on that website.
2. You must check the expiration date of your foreign passport. A visa will not be issued if your passport is not valid for six months after the visa expires.
3. You must go through the standard procedure of paying the consular fee (35 euros) and submitting photos of the required format.
4. In the electronic queue, you must get a special ticket for submitting documents. After all documents are correctly filled, the ticket will indicate the date of the final decision on obtaining the visa. All your documents during this period will be kept at the Visa Center.
PR