What's wrong with fingerprints when traveling abroad?

From 20151kloc-0/2, all Schengen countries began to apply for fingerprint visas: applicants only need to enter their fingerprints on the spot to apply for Schengen visas for the first time, which will be valid for the next five years. During this period, when applying for visas from other Schengen countries, you don't have to take fingerprints in person. Fingerprint information will be stored in the Schengen system.

After the official implementation of the New Deal, when tourists apply for a Schengen visa, they will add a "fingerprint" procedure to the original visa application procedure. Referring to the tourist visa to Britain that needs to be fingerprinted at present, it takes about 15 working days to process the visa from mailing materials, making an appointment to collect fingerprints and getting a smooth visa.

After the "fingerprint" procedure is added to the Schengen visa, the time required for the visa can refer to this time; In case of summer vacation, National Day, Spring Festival and other tourist seasons, the visa time may be longer. Therefore, after the implementation of the new visa policy, tourists are advised to apply for visas in advance according to their itinerary, so as to reserve enough time to submit and supplement the information needed for visas and ensure the application and processing of Schengen visas.

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Schengen visa agreement principle

1. Schengen countries should adopt unified policies and regulations on the movement of people, especially visas;

2. Schengen countries decided to issue a unified visa that is generally valid in the Schengen area;

3. Short-term travel visas that allow one or two entry, provided that the total number of days of stay within six months after the first entry cannot exceed three months;

4. Before the Schengen visa is used, it is necessary to recognize the national visas of various countries;

5. Travelers who hold valid residence permits of any Schengen agreement member countries can travel freely in Schengen area without a visa within 3 months. Passengers outside the Schengen area can travel to Schengen countries without a visa as long as they have a valid residence permit and passport. If the stay exceeds 90 days, the applicant must apply for a national visa according to the relevant laws and the purpose of stay;

6. The unified Schengen visa shall be issued by the diplomatic and consular departments of the agreement countries;

7. In principle, the country issuing the Schengen visa should be the main destination country of the visa holder. If there are two destination countries with almost the same stay time (accurate to the hour), the Schengen visa can be issued by the country that entered the country for the first time;

8. The validity period of travel documents must be longer than the validity period of visas, and the travel documents must ensure that foreigners outside the Schengen country can smoothly return to their own countries or enter countries outside the Schengen area;

9. Every country has the right to decide whether a person has the right to enter or is refused entry. Schengen visas issued by another country will be restricted to another Schengen country, but that country must inform other countries about the situation;

10.1On March 26th, 1995, the Schengen Agreement first came into effect in Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, and seven countries began to implement Schengen visas. At the end of 1997, Italy, Greece and Austria successively implemented Schengen visas; From March 25th, 20001year, five countries, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Sweden and Denmark, began to issue Schengen visas.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Schengen visa

Baidu Encyclopedia-People's Republic of China (PRC) China Citizen Exit and Entry Administration Law