What should I do if I study in the UK and want to travel to other European countries?

Studying in the UK, if you want to travel to other European countries, you only need to apply for the relevant visa at the country's embassy in the UK.

1. If you only travel to a member country, you must apply for a visa for that country, that is, a "country visa". The "country visa" can only be valid in and out of the issuing country, and it is not allowed to enter the issuing country from other Schengen countries, otherwise you should apply for a "Schengen visa". The number of days of stay on the visa is only valid within the validity period of the visa;

2, transit a member state or several member states to another member state, should apply for another member state (country of entry) visa;

3. To go to several member countries, you must apply for a visa for the member country that has the longest visit or stay. If you can't determine the main country to visit, apply for a visa for the first country to visit;

4. Those who go to overseas territories or trust places of France, the Netherlands, Portugal and other countries, as well as the Faroe Islands and Greenland in Denmark, should still apply for visas to their own countries; If you want to go to the Faroe Islands and Greenland, you must also apply for a consent form when applying for a Schengen visa or a Danish national visa. Please indicate it on the visa.

5. When visiting or visiting several Schengen countries, you need to fill in the itinerary, that is, the details of the countries and routes visited and the schedule of stay, and provide an invitation letter to visit the countries; The visa application form of which country to apply for, and the receiving country may request supplementary materials if necessary.

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I. Application process:

Every country has different requirements for tourist visas, depending on the specific situation of the country. But the general procedure is as follows.

1. Check the visa materials yourself;

2. Call to check the visa materials;

3. Submit visa materials and fees;

4. The visa application is in the hands of the embassy;

5. notify the visa result;

6. get a passport.

Second, the application materials:

1. Passport: two 2-inch photos. Passports must provide copies of all visa records.

2. Visa application form: downloaded from the website of the other consulate.

3. Round-trip air ticket booking form: As long as the ticket office or air ticket agent can buy international air tickets, tickets can be issued.

4. a visa insurance: the insurance amount is more than 30,000 euros, and it needs to cover the whole process. You can find an insurance company or buy it online.

5. Certificate of going abroad: the certificate issued by the work unit, including the applicant's name, position, salary, travel time abroad, etc. And indicate the name, address and telephone number of the person in charge of the work unit, affix the official seal and issue the name, position and signature of the person in charge of the certificate, with an English translation.

6. Reception certificate of residence in Schengen countries: Some countries can accept the website reservation certificate, while others only accept the hotel fax certificate. You can check it on the website first.

7. Household registration book: original and photocopy, all contents need to be translated.

8. Personal financial guarantee: salary, unfrozen deposit certificate, or real estate license, or car purchase, etc. Original and translation are required.

9. ID card: original and photocopy are required.

It should be noted that all the above materials need 1 original and 1 copy. A4 paper is required and submitted in the above order.

3. The Council of the European Union issued an announcement on the same day, officially approving the Schengen visa reform plan. 2065438+In March 2008, the European Commission, which took the lead in drafting, made the plan public.

According to the plan, the Schengen visa application time will be extended, from the current application only three months in advance to six months in advance; The application process is electronic, and applicants can fill in, submit and even sign the application form online.

For multiple-entry visas, the plan intends to change the status quo of "fragmented" among Schengen member countries, and unify the validity period of multiple-entry visas, with a minimum of 1 year, and then increase the number of years according to the number of applicants' applications, but the maximum length shall not exceed 5 years. The plan also said that in order to increase manpower, update equipment and strengthen security inspection, it is planned to increase the short-term Schengen visa fee of no more than 90 days from the current 60 euros to 80 euros.

In addition, the plan intends to "link" the Schengen visa with a country's readmission of illegal immigrants, that is, whether a country cooperates with the European Union to readmit repatriated illegal immigrants will affect the Schengen visa processing in that country, including processing time, visa validity period and visa fee.

After the plan of 2065438+February 20, 2009 is approved by the European Council, it will wait for the approval of the European Parliament according to the EU legislative procedures. If approved, the new regulations will be implemented six months after their formal promulgation.

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