Travel has always attracted people. But one of the unpleasant moments of this kind of vacation is that for traveling to foreign countries, you need to draw up a special document - a visa.
A Schengen visa is a document issued by the Consulate of any country that is a member of the Schengen Agreement, which allows you to freely visit any of the countries of the Agreement. And this does not require the issuance of any other visas.
In 1985, five European states signed a document that abolished the passport regime between these countries. This event took place in the city of Schengen, hence the name of this visa. Travelers were free to move around Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany and France. Gradually over the next decades, other European states joined the Schengen Convention, and now there are almost 30 countries that have accepted the terms of this agreement.
To obtain a Schengen visa, you need a document confirming the purpose of the trip: an invitation from a private person or a business call. The visa is opened at the consulate of the country where you are invited. If your business invitation is meant to visit several countries, choose the one you plan to visit at the very beginning. Having a Schengen visa allows you to move around the Schengen countries, but this does not mean that there are no specific rules. The first thing to know and do is to enter the country that is on the visa, and only then visit all the others. The second important condition of the visa: your stay in the main country must exceed the total number of days in other countries you have visited.
There are several types of Schengen visa. The simplest is a category C visa. It is issued for one-time or multiple visits to the countries of interest. The total number of stays is from 30 days to 90 for six months.
Learn more about all the conditions for obtaining a Schengen visa, choose a route and enjoy traveling without borders.
