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Schengen Visa Application Requirements

When applying for a Schengen Visa in order to travel to one or more of the Schengen Zone countries, there are some requirements one has to establish prior to the application. If you are planning to travel to more than one Schengen country its best if you apply at the Embassy/ Consulate of the country you will be staying at the most, regarding the residing days. Once you are issued a multiple entry visa you are able to travel to all of the Schengen Zone countries for the time permitted on the visa.
When applying for the visa you should bear in mind that you have to personally hand the required documents once you’ve made an appointment at the embassy/consulate. It is always recommendable to arrange the appointment at least 15 days prior to your departure since that is the estimated time needed for the bureaucratic process taking part in the corresponding institution.
Every Schengen country shares more or less the same requirements in issuing a visa to the needy party. However, there are slim differences here and there, depending on the consulate/embassy on the required documents additional to the main identification papers and your current economic status.

A unified exemplar of the requested documents with the additional information is meticulously described and listed below:
  1. The Visa Application form must be fully completed and signed in the corresponding blanks.
  2. One photo is to be attached; the photo must have a passport format, full-face capture, and a light background. The photo must be recently taken.
  3. The passport as well as all the copies of your previous visas, valid for at least 3 months prior to your departure is required. The passport must have at least two blank pages.
  4. Round trip reservation or itinerary with dates and flight numbers specifying entry and exit from the Schengen area. You can use the visa consultation services like this one. These guys can handle most of your visa requirements such as flight itineraries, hotel reservations along with free consultation over email.
  5. The travel health insurance policy is to be secured, covering any medical emergency with hospital care and travel back to ones native country due to medical motives. This health insurance policy has to cover expenses up to 30,000 euros, the sum depending on the residing days, and also it has to be valid in all Schengen countries. The health insurance policy must be purchased before picking up the visa and if your visa is refused you can cancel it!
  6. Proof of accommodation for the whole duration of the intended stay in the Schengen area.
  7. Proof of sufficient means of subsistence during the intended stay in the Schengen area. Varies from country to country.
For a minor there are a few additional documents requested by the corresponding institution stated as follows:
  • The minor’s birth certificate
  • The application form has to be signed by both parents
  • In cases where one parent has full custody over the child, the family court order has to be attached.
  • Certified copies of ID/passport of both parents.
  • The notarized parental authorization signed by both parents or guardians is attached if the minor is to be travelling alone.
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Tourist visa (Visiting friends or relatives)

  • The current bank statement (preferably for the last 6 months)
In case one doesn’t have a bank account or doesn’t own enough funds to be taking care of their expenses during this travel, one must ask the visiting friends or relatives to sign an “official affidavit of support” at the corresponding office in his/her place of residence. Make sure you carry the original document when applying for the visa.
  • The applicant’s description of their trip, the purpose of travelling, the time frame and all the personal date written down in a letter.
  • In case of first time travelers, one must submit also:
  1. Income tax returns for the last three years
  2. Appointment letter
  3. Proof of legal entity of the company
  • A reference letter from the employer
  • In case the applicant is the owner of the company he/she is working for, the business registration, tax returns and the latest bank statement is to be attached.
  • The flight ticket reservation (You can use the visa consultation services like this one or find one online.)
  • Proof of accommodation for your entire stay in the Schengen area.
  • Other documents, specified by the visa type
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Visiting relatives/friends

  • If the applicant declares that he/she will be covering all the travel expenses, proof of one’s financial status is requested otherwise if the relative/friend is to cover the applicant’s expenses, a formal document issued by the competent authorities to a resident of a Schengen country (the friend/relative in this case) is to be submitted.
  • The formal invitation by the relative/friend residing in a Schengen country.
  • If the applicant will be covering the expenses on his/her own, the relatives/friend’s name, address and the copy of their passport will suffice. In case that the friend/relative is not a citizen of this Schengen country, the copy of the residency permit will also be required.

Tourist travel (no visit to any relatives/friends)

  • The applicant’s bank statement (preferably for the last 6 months)
  • The detailed itinerary of the traveling days in the Schengen Zone, hotel reservations or a formal invitation letter from a resident of a Schengen country.

Traveling for training purposes

  • A certificate of enrollment at an eligible institution for the courses one will be attending in the Schengen country.

Other travel purposes/Short term (Trips for an event of any reasonable nature)

  • The letter of invitation to the applicant
  • The entry ticket (if any)
  • In case of enrolling into a program, the meticulous description of the applicant’s residence in the Schengen zone, an itinerary.  Also a document that proves the purpose of this travel.

Traveling for the purpose of studying

  • For starters, two application forms are to be filled.
  • The letter of acceptance in a Schengen country University/College/School
  • Proof that one is able to reside and financially maintain him/herself during their stay in the Schengen zone.

Traveling for the purpose of employment

  • Again, two application forms must be filled
  • The employment contract between the applicant and the future employer residing in the Schengen territory.​

Schengen Visa statistics for consulates, 2015

Below are presented the Schengen Visa statistics for consulates for 2015. The statistics were conducted based on the number of applications, the number of visas issued, and the number of visas not issued regarding Uniform Schengen Visas and Multiple entry uniform visas types throughout Schengen member-states.

Download Statistical Data of 2015

The rate of the visas not issued was extracted from the above-mentioned statistics.
Schengen StateUniform visas applied forTotal uniform visas issued (including MEV)Multiple entry uniform visas (MEVs) issued 1)Total LTVs issuedUniform visas not issuedNot issued rate for uniform visasShare of MEVs
Grand Total15,446,67614,308,3926,942,449109,505959,6506.2%48.5%
Austria259,167247,800145,6112,8038,5643.3%58.8%
Belgium239,500197,49590,5911,16333,42014.0%45.9%
Czech Republic421,355406,598131,0161,49413,2633.1%32.2%
Denmark123,951115,46952,2561656,2965.1%45.3%
Estonia130,197127,543100,0114132,2341.7%78.4%
Finland784,286771,997698,7431,7219,5711.2%90.5%
France3,356,1652,997,410969,6663,179333,6579.9%32.4%
Germany2,022,8701,872,322521,00536,430114,1185.6%27.8%
Greece876,786842,276475,8016,31727,6683.2%56.5%
Hungary290,798282,305128,9842998,1942.8%45.7%
Iceland3,9873,960724120.3%18.3%
Italy2,023,3431,898,0651,275,81913,472111,8065.5%67.2%
Latvia164,000162,09996,4091141,7871.1%59.5%
Lithuania423,189419,470283,9461255,7571.4%67.7%
Luxembourg10,26710,1698,548981.0%84.1%
Malta39,44528,7486,7511149,92825.2%23.5%
Netherlands520,809474,191393,1151,90639,1977.5%82.9%
Norway185,557174,69043,0552,2408,6274.6%24.6%
Poland970,907944,821684,7351,16024,9262.6%72.5%
Portugal192,220168,18393,85165423,38312.2%55.8%
Slovakia76,49174,41948,1342922,1902.9%64.7%
Slovenia26,89521,94021,8273,1181,8376.8%99.5%
Spain1,629,7531,470,892438,6095,273124,3237.6%29.8%
Sweden192,852166,13157,5674,08319,27710.0%34.7%
Switzerland481,886429,399175,67522,97029,5176.1%40.9%

 1) for visas issued by Germany: only MEVs valid for more than 1 year are included.
ref: http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/visa-statistics-2015/

​Latvia is heading with a 99.3% rate of Schengen visas issued  – which when translated means that the rate of rejection by the Latvian Embassy is only 0.7% out of all applications received. You must be persuaded to apply already! Right behind Latvia, are positioned Iceland and Lithuania with an equal rate of visas issued – 99.1%. These twin countries are followed by Estonia with a 99% rate, Slovakia 98.4%, Poland 98.3%, Greece with 98% and Luxembourg 97.9%.

ref: http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/10-easiest-schengen-countries-to-obtain-a-schengen-visa/


Schengen Visa statistics by third country – 2015

The table below illustrates the official statistics regarding the overall number of Schengen visa applications received at the corresponding Consulates or Embassies of Schengen Area countries worldwide.
As the statistics show, Russia has received the largest number of Schengen visa applications, while Brunei is the country with the poorest number.
On the other hand, the country with the largest number of Visa Application Rejections is Afghanistan.
Country where consulate is locatedUniform visas applied forTotal uniform visas issued (including MEV)Multiple entry uniform visas (MEVs) issued 1)Total LTVs issuedUniform visas not issuedNot issued rate for uniform visasShare of MEVs
Grand Total15,446,67614,308,3926,942,449109,505959,6506.2%48.5%
RUSSIAN FEDERATION3,467,3173,415,4322,326,4541,50545,3671.3%68.1%
CHINA2,381,8182,308,591422,04241967,6482.8%18.3%
UKRAINE1,233,5301,188,357674,6821,41041,8553.4%56.8%
TURKEY900,789862,184508,5891,15234,9563.9%59.0%
BELARUS752,782753,937499,9992092,3590.3%66.3%
ALGERIA735,040529,658210,0281,292197,80826.9%39.7%
INDIA708,386659,038293,11465745,8116.5%44.5%
MOROCCO493,642426,530190,6721,37759,82212.1%44.7%
SAUDI ARABIA367,028351,395283,5672,5478,9712.4%80.7%
THAILAND255,319246,02560,483458,7303.4%24.6%
UNITED KINGDOM248,278239,20199,7788486,3872.6%41.7%
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES224,202192,81289,0592,58026,97212.0%46.2%
KUWAIT193,540184,996148,7685456,7563.5%80.4%
IRAN189,861158,88936,6171,95126,43513.9%23.0%
SOUTH AFRICA188,997183,972125,8478632,8471.5%68.4%
TUNISIA184,334155,45462,83356626,01914.1%40.4%
EGYPT177,545153,33651,6022,40020,32611.4%33.7%
INDONESIA144,484142,44771,319241,4721.0%50.1%
KAZAKHSTAN143,605140,96426,665262,7801.9%18.9%
LEBANON135,414116,98656,8142,68914,23610.5%48.6%
COLOMBIA133,095127,26490,3674984,3973.3%71.0%
PHILIPPINES132,611124,07164,364397,6735.8%51.9%
USA122,285119,17351,7587751,2311.0%43.4%
GEORGIA100,54987,04322,5001612,97412.9%25.8%
NIGERIA88,22853,09820,42274533,37137.8%38.5%
KOSOVO80,1735,8393,08558,64715,75419.7%52.8%
QATAR76,43071,78543,1821,0993,1104.1%60.2%
ANGOLA76,37063,38241,3967812,91716.9%65.3%
VIETNAM75,29669,04115,2551365,7207.6%22.1%
PAKISTAN70,28044,75011,46775023,77033.8%25.6%
AZERBAIJAN68,94165,19019,365293,4645.0%29.7%
PERU66,95064,29014,7241261,9903.0%22.9%
SENEGAL58,01136,42111,05731019,85734.2%30.4%
ARMENIA57,78750,59010,22677,10512.3%20.2%
JORDAN49,97641,05214,8191,2336,12712.3%36.1%
ECUADOR45,24536,8498,186477,31716.2%22.2%
COTE D'IVOIRE41,71630,3477,4217410,59825.4%24.5%
IRAQ38,47527,7669,4084,2296,00715.6%33.9%
OMAN38,00136,19326,6143249532.5%73.5%
CAMEROON34,13823,0715,76626210,35630.3%25.0%
CUBA33,00329,5317,257643,29710.0%24.6%
KENYA31,74927,2947,8043273,87412.2%28.6%
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC29,88421,2625,540128,37328.0%26.1%
CANADA28,92727,7359,0701287012.4%32.7%
CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)28,49216,4234,96845910,62737.3%30.3%
SRI LANKA26,69022,3014,3573014,03515.1%19.5%
GHANA26,39817,2046,2561378,47932.1%36.4%
SINGAPORE25,94525,51612,4051102190.8%48.6%
UZBEKISTAN24,38022,7093,6961251,4526.0%16.3%
BANGLADESH22,36116,2893,3233315,64525.2%20.4%
BAHRAIN21,46021,10716,550402341.1%78.4%
MADAGASCAR19,79015,5654,370493,86119.5%28.1%
SURINAME19,03118,01910,49237784.1%58.2%
ETHIOPIA18,30414,8463,9613902,69314.7%26.7%
ISRAEL18,29415,1793,5161,5791,2416.8%23.2%
MALI17,15711,7983,097324,90328.6%26.3%
GABON17,13115,5353,133911,2587.3%20.2%
EQUATORIAL GUINEA17,10715,2522,56931,3067.6%16.8%
CAPE VERDE16,41011,9645,28324,43227.0%44.2%
GUINEA15,9389,2421,79936,55641.1%19.5%
MOZAMBIQUE15,73314,9733,8811585093.2%25.9%
CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE)15,61211,1131,2722453,83124.5%11.4%
MONGOLIA15,55114,1121,88101,4369.2%13.3%
BOLIVIA15,19013,3121,49141,1917.8%11.2%
BURKINA FASO13,78211,5942,80811,77112.9%24.2%
BENIN12,85210,4142,141142,32718.1%20.6%
MAURITANIA12,3529,9212,880371,94315.7%29.0%
AUSTRALIA12,06711,6523,718902061.7%31.9%
TANZANIA12,05411,0952,45187466.2%22.1%
HONG KONG S.A.R.11,87811,6213,581126970.8%30.8%
UGANDA11,4149,3553,626601,87616.4%38.8%
JAPAN11,16410,8903,646251231.1%33.5%
IRELAND10,70910,2901,957351931.8%19.0%
KYRGYZSTAN10,5109,56946719408.9%4.9%
SUDAN10,1225,9301,6091,9992,09120.7%27.1%
FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA8,7261,5781,1365,6441,44616.6%72.0%
NEPAL8,0876,78175461,22615.2%11.1%
MYANMAR7,8797,7361,0240981.2%13.2%
TOGO7,6686,4331,77811,14214.9%27.6%
CAMBODIA7,3396,357704091112.4%11.1%
NAMIBIA7,3297,2652,3793490.7%32.7%
HAITI7,2694,74892902,42433.3%19.6%
RWANDA7,0345,4621,615101,10915.8%29.6%
AFGHANISTAN6,9133,2215657192,90942.1%17.5%
NIGER6,7025,8721,685595998.9%28.7%
SERBIA6,6886,3683,2721031972.9%51.4%
CYPRUS6,3295,6022,3602844126.5%42.1%
COMOROS6,1833,9148637921,94631.5%22.0%
TURKMENISTAN6,1245,898876141903.1%14.9%
CHAD6,0285,3362,45415469.1%46.0%
ZIMBABWE5,9455,7401,866131542.6%32.5%
GUINEA-BISSAU5,3204,252894151,06420.0%21.0%
BULGARIA5,2184,8852,406332775.3%49.3%
ROMANIA5,1324,6851,876613196.2%40.0%
MALAYSIA4,9844,3871,4802549610.0%33.7%
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY4,8683,3401,0461,0824288.8%31.3%
ZAMBIA4,5544,4442,7571651.4%62.0%
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC4,4413,0281,10131,36430.7%36.4%
JAMAICA4,0033,74269311914.8%18.5%
TAJIKISTAN3,9843,714471172536.4%12.7%
BRAZIL3,4923,0631,0821536710.5%35.3%
BURUNDI3,4552,6415971351314.8%22.6%
LAOS3,4243,24225101705.0%7.7%
DJIBOUTI3,1902,478834067121.0%33.7%
BOTSWANA3,0432,9613490150.5%11.8%
SOUTH KOREA2,9282,75554461204.1%19.7
ref: http://www.schengenvisainfo.com/schengen-visa-statistics-third-country-2015/​


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