Everyone knows that in order to enter most countries require special permission - visa.In 1985, in the castle of Schengen (Luxembourg), several European countries (Germany, France, the Benelux countries) agreed to cancel the control of border services.Later Union joined several dozen states.Who is in the "Schengen" 26 European states, which can be visited on a single document.How to issue a permit to enter this or that country and where to apply for a Schengen visa?
The first thing to do - is to contact the embassy of the country you plan to visit.There you can find out what documents you need to provide, as well as apply for a Schengen visa.For some countries (the United Kingdom, Portugal, the United States) is provided only his personal supply.Therefore, a visa is better to entrust to nobody, and do it yourself.Moreover, in this case, you can save a decent amount of money.
classification of countries according to the difficulty of obtaining a visa
1. Countries that require the maximum number of tourist documents, special requirements (advance payment for the hotel room, and so on. N.).These include Germany, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, France, Luxembourg.The application for a Schengen visa at the embassies of these countries is best served personally.
2. The most loyal to the state to Russian tourists: Slovakia, Hungary, Italy, Estonia, Latvia, Czech Republic, Finland.In recent years, complicating the process of obtaining a visa for countries such as France and Portugal.
Schengen visa: clearance
for a short stay in the territory of Schengen countries normally issue a visa type C, regardless of whether you are coming for a visit, a business trip or on vacation.This authorization gives the right to stay in the country up to 90 days (once or multiple trips within six months).
procedure for visa consulates in all approximately the same (although each has its own characteristics).
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Documents filed in the embassy in person or through the agency of the visa application center or travel agency (by proxy).
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Application for Schengen visa must be submitted no earlier than 90 days before the trip.
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The average processing time permits takes 6 to 8 working days, an urgent procedure will take 1-3 days.
Required Documents:
- profile;
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valid passport;
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photos;
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honey.insurance;
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invitation or reservation confirmation number at the hotel;
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tickets;
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income statement;
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certificate from the bank;
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photocopy of the passport of the citizen of the Russian Federation;
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receipt of payment of consular fees and service (pay through a bank or cash when you apply).
for Schengen visa you will be notified by contacting you by specified in the questionnaire contact data.
Embassy and visa centers of European countries in Russia (except St. Petersburg and Moscow)
Post documents are available in consulates and visa centers in the following cities:
- Yekaterinburg: Embassy of Germany, Hungary (can be issued not only to the Hungarian visabut also Finnish, Austrian, Slovenian, Estonian, Latvian), visa centers in Spain, France, Poland, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece.
- Novosibirsk visa centers in Denmark, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain, Italy.
- Rostov-on-Don: visa centers in Spain, Denmark, the Embassy of Romania.
- Kaliningrad: Polish Consulate.
- Kazan visa centers in Denmark and Italy.
- In addition, the visa application center in Italy there are cities such as Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Lipetsk, Ufa, Krasnodar, Novosibirsk.
