OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHENGEN VISA FOR INDIAN PASSPORT HOLDERS

 

There are other situations that will necessitate you to provide additional documents and meet particular thresholds in the process of getting a Schengen visa as an Indian national. These include the following;

1.       If you are looking for an airport transit or transit visa. This applies when you are making a stopover on a Schengen airport or state. For this purpose, you will need to provide the visa of your final country you are intending to travel to if it does not fall in the Schengen bloc. A plane ticket will also be needed.

2.       If you are visiting friends and relatives that are residents in the Schengen country, you should provide the formal invitation by the friend or relative. If the friend or relative is to cater for the finances, they should sign the official affidavit of support.

3.       If you are traveling for business related activities, a letter of invitation from the partner business should also be provided.

In order to have a convenient processing of Schengen visa for Indian passport holders, the application should be made at least 15 calendar days before the intended date of travel. The correct visa fees should be paid promptly and appointments honored on time. The applicant should also make sure that the application goes to the right consulate or embassy if they require entry into more than one Schengen states.

WHERE TO GO FOR SCHENGEN VISA IN INDIA

You need to be aware of the right embassy or consulate to visit in the country in order to apply for your Schengen visa in India. There are two options for the right consulate for the exercise. These are;

•        The embassy of the country that you wish to make the initial or the first entry into the Schengen visa area. This is the country in which you will step into first.

•        The embassy of the country in which you plan to spend the greatest time of your travel. This is the embassy of the country where your main purpose of travel will be.

The two options above should be captured by the documents that you provide in your application process. The itinerary should clearly indicate and confirm your reasons for the choice of the embassy that you make. Failure to do this may result to your application being returned to be submitted to the right competent Schengen visa embassy in India. You can access all the Schengen embassies and consulates in India. It is also good to engage Schengen Flight Reservation Visa to get your visa documentation.