Ans: It is a permit which is required to enter and remain in Schengen area for a short period of time, for example,
A visa is time-limited and is valid for a maximum of 90 days in any six-month period.
A visa granted by any of the Schengen countries is also valid for visits to the others. (In exceptional cases, the visa may only be valid for entry into the issuing country or only for certain countries if the holder’s passport is not approved by all the Schengen countries).
Ans: AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, ICELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND.
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Ans: The Member State competent for examining and deciding on an application for a uniform visa shall be:
Ans: Applications can be either lodged directly at consular office of the destination country or to the external service provider. Please check the web site of the Member State through the links below.
Ans: Usted puede contactar con el Centro de Solicitud de Visados para España por teléfono, email o visitando directamente nuestra oficina. Para más información lea la sección “contáctenos”
VISA FEE
NB! The fee is for examining the visa application and it will not be returned even if a visa is not granted.
(Please check the website of the Member State through the links below, since Member States might require a correspondent payment in TL and/or to a bank account.)
APPLICANTS EXEMPTED FROM VISA FEE
The visa fee shall be waived for applicants belonging to one of the following categories:
Note: some Member States might grant additional visa fee waivers for specific categories of applicants. Please check the website of the Member States through the links below.
SERVICE FEE
Depending on the practise of an individual member State, an additional service fee may be charged by an external service provider.
(Please check the website of the Member State through the links below)
Ans: A visa application should be lodged at least 15 calendar days before the intended visit and cannot be lodged earlier than three months before the start of the intended visit.
An application lodged less than 15 calendar days before the intended departure may be accepted, but the processing time may be up to 15 days and the decision might be taken AFTER the intended date of departure.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to take necessary precautions to respect the deadlines where an appointment system is in place.
A Holder of a multiple-entry visa valid for a period of at least six month may lodge the application for a new visa before the expiry of the validity of the visa currently held. However, the validity of the new visa must complement the current visa, a person cannot hold two uniform visas valid for the same period if time.
It is also recommended that you lodge your visa application taking into account national holidays of the country of destination and Turkiye. Please note that during holidays the operation of certain consular services may be reduced.
(Please check the website of the Member State through the links below.)
Ans: Applicants may be required to obtain an appointment for the lodging of an application.
(Please check the website of the Member State through the links below.)
Ans: he basic documents and other requirements are as follows:
Ans: The travel document presented must be valid at least three months after the intended date of departure from the Member States in case a single- entry visa is applied for.
If a multiple-entry visa is applied for, the travel document must be valid three months after the last intended date of departure.
The travel document MUST contain sufficient, and at least two, blank pages – one to affix the visa sticker and one to affix the stamp of the border control authorities.
Ans: When an application is admissible, the competent consular office stamps the applicant’s travel document.
This stamp indicates the Member State examining the application, the date of application (i.e. 22.4.2011) and the authority examining the visa application
This stamp has no legal implications, and when a visa is issued, the sticker is placed on the page where the stamp has been affixed.
Diplomatic and service passports are not stamped.
Ans: Please note that during the examination of an application the consular office may call the applicant for an interview.
Ans: Applications shall be decided on within 15 calendar days of the date of the lodging of an application which is admissible.
That period may be extended up to a maximum of 30 calendar days in individual cases, notably when further scrutiny of the application is needed.
Exceptionally, when additional documentation is needed in specific cases, the period may be extended up to a maximum of 60 calendar days.
Ans: As of 5th April 2011, applicants who have been refused a visa shall be informed by an official refusal letter and may have the right to appeal in accordance with the national law of the concerned Member State.
Appeals shall be conducted against the Member State that has taken the final decision on the application and in accordance with the national law of that Member State.
Each Member State shall indicate the references to the national law and the procedure relating to the right of appeal, including the competent authority with which an appeal may be lodged, as well as the time limit for lodging such an appeal.
You will find this information in the form for notifying and motivating refusal that you will be given for such purpose.
Ans: Mere possession of a Schengen visa does not mean that the holder has an automatic right to enter the Schengen Area (i.e. the territory of the countries that issue Schengen visa).
At the external border, the visa holder may be requested to produce documents justifying the purpose and conditions of the intended stay and that they have sufficient means of subsistence, both for the period of the intended stay and for the return to their country of origin or transit to a third state into which they are certain to be admitted, or are in a position to acquire such means lawfully. The applicant’s should also be in possession of an adequate travel medical insurance valid throughout the territory of the Member States and cover the entire period of intended stay or transit (see details above).
Ans: If you are a family member of an EU/EEA or Swiss national you may qualify for an accelerated free visa procedure as long as you meet the following criteria:
The visa should be applied for at the consular office of the country of future residence of the EU/EEA or Swiss national, not at the consular office of his/her country of origin.
If you think you qualify for visa facilitation you will need to show proof that you meet these criteria when you submit your visa application.
Ans: AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, ICELAND, ITALY, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALTA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND.
Ans: Applicants are free to apply up to 180 days prior to their date of travel. However, all applications must be submitted at least 15 days prior to the proposed date of travel to accommodate any unforeseen processing delays. This period is extended to 9 months in the case of the seamen.
Ans: In most cases, you will be informed within 15 calendar days whether your application has been successful. Sometimes it can take up to 45 days in case it is necessary to make a more detailed exam of the application.