Today, with a Schengen visa, you can enter Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Spain, Holland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Iceland and Switzerland. Having received a visa to enter one of these countries, you can also visit any other country or even all of the above list for a certain time.
Instructions
Step 1
Getting a Schengen visa is not that difficult. The first step is to decide where you want, and outline the embassy of the country you are going to enter. Find the website of this embassy and check the visa section. There you will find a list of documents required to apply for a visa to the country of your choice. All information that you receive from third-party sources must also be double-checked on the embassy's website.
Step 2
Usually, the following documents are needed to apply for a Schengen visa: a passport, valid for another 3 months after the end of the planned trip; photograph 37x47 mm in size; a special form that you need to fill out and sign; a sheet with a barcode attached to it in printed form for transferring all data to a computer; insurance policy, validity must begin on the day of submission of documents and end on the day of the end of the visa; information about the purpose of the trip; an invitation from the host party or a reservation from the hotel where you plan to stay; old passport, if it had marks about traveling abroad.
Step 3
Sometimes the embassy also requests additional documents: civil passport (photocopy); marriage certificate (photocopy); birth certificate of children (photocopy); certificate from the place of work; confirmation of financial solvency (a copy of a bank account or a statement of income). After all the necessary documents have been collected, you can appoint a date and time of the interview convenient for you at the embassy. All documents on the list should be brought to the interview. Usually, there are no problems with obtaining a visa.
