Schengen Visa Application Processing Time:
Applications shall be decided on within 15 calendar
days of the date of the lodging of an application which is admissible. This
period may be extended up to a maximum of 30 calendar days in individual cases,
notably when further scrutiny of the application is needed. Exceptionally, when
additional documentation is needed in specific cases, the period may be
extended up to a maximum of 60 calendar days.
How Many Times Can One Use Schengen VISA?
On the visa sticker the “number of entries” is
indicated: “1”, “2” or "MULT". The holder of multiple entry visa
("MULT") may enter the Schengen area the unlimited number of times during the validity of the visa
while respecting the rules on the duration of stay.
Important Information
• Charges
Incurred for the change in Jurisdiction for visa interview processing vary from
Rs 1200 to Rs 2000.(For Instance, one belongs to Mumbai region but he/she
wishes to apply for Visa Interview from Delhi region has to bear some
additional charges) And the courier
charges to receive the visa at your place also varies from Rs 600 to Rs 1200
depending upon the region you are applying to.
• Passport
has to be issued within the last 10 years and needs to have at least 2 empty
pages and 3 months Validity after the scheduled return. Handwritten passports
are not acceptable.
• Passports
with observations regarding the front-page data cannot be accepted (name
observations, validity, date of birth etc)
• The Submission of your visaapplication can be done either by the applicant himself/herself or
through any authorized person who bears an authorization letter and photo-ID.
• The
application would be sent to the Consulate the next working day after
submission at the Visa Application Centre in Mumbai. Whereas the applications
submitted in Pune, Ahmedabad and Goa would be sent to the Consulate a day later
to the next working day.
• Holders
of Indian Diplomatic Passports do not need a visa to travel to Germany for a
short-term visit of up to 90 days.
• The
processing time for certain nationals, including holders of Indian IC (Tibet),
Afghanistan, Nigeria, Iraq and Iran (among others) is at least 10 days.
• Visa
Fees, VFS Service charge & Value-Added Service charges, once paid, are non
– refundable.
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