How long does it take to apply for a European Schengen visa?

If you want to travel abroad, you must apply for a visa, but sometimes it is really unpleasant to apply for a visa because it is really too much trouble. The following small series will tell you how to apply for a visa.

Schengen visa official website: /post/ 104 1.html.

There are many samples of paper application documents (such as notarial certificate, application form, employment certificate, etc.). ) in this link. You can have a look at it for reference.

4. official website makes an appointment (some countries, such as Iceland, issue visas, and it seems that there is no need to make an appointment for less than 5 people)

5. Submit visa materials and fees on site+conduct biological collection.

6, the embassy accepted (there may be a phone call back to investigate, don't panic during the interview, the narrative is consistent with the material)

7. Wait and receive the results

10. visa processing and customs clearance difficulties

Visa processing:

It is difficult to strictly compare the difficulty of handling, and the overall difficulty has a lot to do with personal materials and the mood of the interviewer at that time. Therefore, it is suggested that it is best to choose the sending country according to the situation in the travel itinerary, and it is of little significance to choose the country according to the difficulty of handling. (The signing time will be different in different countries, but if the signing country is changed, it will not be worth the loss in case the travel itinerary is changed. )

Customs clearance:

This is all hearsay: netizens generally say that German customs will be stricter and the inspection of the itinerary will be very strict. My male ticket said that Charles de Gaulle airport in France was particularly relaxed, and I didn't ask anything. Just look at the photos. However, whether it is a netizen or my male ticket, it is hearsay (my male ticket is also unreliable), so I suggest that you still travel normally and get everything ready.

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Interpretation of visa:

Effective time:

If it is a Schengen country, you can enter any country in Schengen; If you only indicate the name code of Schengen countries, such as F (France) and GR (Greece), you can only go to the designated Schengen countries; If it is Schengen (abbreviation of some countries), such as Schengen countries (F, gr), it means that Schengen countries (other countries, etc.) other than France and Greece can be removed; In addition, there are many kinds of FrancesaufCTOM (such as going to Tahiti, which I have introduced in detail in the visa guide (2)), and so on. You need to know this for yourself ~ the general situation is Schengen Stan.

Visa Type: C Short-term Schengen Visa D Such visa holders are only allowed to enter country A indicated in the visa. Transit visa D+C is said to combine the characteristics of C and D, but I don't understand the difference between C+D and C.

Add Schengen country code information:

A (Austria) B (Belgium) CH (Switzerland) (Czech) D (Germany) DK (Denmark) E (Spain) EST (Estonia) F (France) FIN (Finland) GR (Greece) H (Hungary) I (Italy) IS (Iceland) LI (Italy).