What Is Schengen Visa For A Visit To Europe? The Following Are The Provisions And How To Make It

YOGYAKARTA - Many Indonesians travel from Europe for travel, study, and work matters. When going to several countries in Europe, special documents in the form of a Schengen visa are needed. This type of visa is different from the visa that is usually applied for access to other countries.

When you are going to visit certain areas in the European continent, you need to prepare a Schengen visa. Without having this visa, you cannot move or enter from one country to another. However, there are still many people who do not know what Schengen's visa is and the provisions are.

The Schengen visa is a special visa needed to travel or business to countries in the Schengen region in Europe. This visa allows visits to 26 countries in Europe.

The Schengen visa is a visa commonly used for business purposes, tourism, family or friends visits, attending trade fairs, and various other purposes other than working in Schengen countries.

The following is a list of countries included in the 'Schengen Area' that you need to know:

The Schengen visa is valid for 90 days to stay in a 180-day period. For example, you first arrive in Italy on March 1, 2024 and stay for 30 days. Then, you visit Germany on May 2, 2024 and stay for 20 days. So, in that 180-day period, you have used 50 days of stay.

There are two types of Schengen visas issued by the dual or consultant in each country. Here are two important categories of Schegen visas you know:

This type of Schengen visa only allows entry into the Schengen country once for its holders. If you have left a country in the Schengen area, the same visa cannot be reused.

This visa is used to visit Schengen and non-Schengen countries. You can visit one country and then another country with a residence permit of 90 days in a period of 180 days.

Here are a number of requirements that you have to prepare to make a Schengen visa:

For those of you who want to apply for or create a Schengen visa, follow the following steps:

You can choose to create a Schengen visa through the embassy, TLS Contact, or VFS Global. Visit the embassy website of your destination country and carefully study the requirements for making a Schengen visa.

Make an appointment with the embassy or VFS Global to apply for a visa. If you want to prepare everything well, you can apply for up to 6 months before departure. The visa application must be submitted no later than 15 days before departure.

The next step is to apply for a visa. For this process, you should come directly to the embassy or VFS Global by making a meeting first.

Prepare documents according to your travel destination. You can see a list of required documents on the official website of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany. If you are under 18 years old, you must come with your parents or guardians when applying for a Schengen visa.

Some of the documents that need to be prepared when submitting the application are:

After submitting the required documents for the creation of a Schengen visa to the embassy, the next step is to wait for the interview schedule. Leave it until the embassy arranges an interview appointment.

Prepare answers that will facilitate your visa application. Usually, questions will be related to your travel plans. At this stage too, photos and fingerprints will be taken, as well as visa fee payments to be made.

After the visa application is submitted, the Embassy or VFS Global will check the completeness of the document and make a decision on the visa you submitted. Schengen's visa processing takes about 15 days since the Embassy receives your application. After that, the visa can be sent via courier. If there are incomplete documents, the process of creating a Schengen visa can take longer.

Demikianlah penjelasan tentang apa itu visa Schengen dan penggunaan untuk perjalanan atau kunjungan di negara-negara Eropa. Bagi Anda yang ingin bepergian ke sejumlah negara di atas maka wajib memiliki visa Schengen. Baca juga cara membuat passport untuk anak secara online.

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