What are the requirements for tourists under the age of 18? If…

What are the requirements for tourists under the age of 18?

If you’re under 18 years old, besides the basic required documents (passport, pictures, travel insurance etc.) you will need your birth certificate and the authorized consent of parental authority when you apply for a Schengen visa.

Why do so many people want to explore the Schengen countries so much?

Exploring the Schengen Zone and its natural and architectural beauties is in the to do lists of many people from all around the world. You can visit it too; all you have to do is get yourself a Schengen Visa.

What to do in case you have to visit another state first from what you’ve applied to in the beginning?

If you have been given a Schengen visa for going to a (for example) conference to another state but meanwhile the conference gets cancelled, you have to inform the embassy about the change and apply for a new visa if needed.

Non-EU nationals who require a Schengen visa but also have a national visa in one of the Schengen states.

They do not need to apply for another Schengen visa to visit the other states in the area for the duration of their stay.

How many European countries are part of the Schengen Zone and can you visit all of them with the Schengen Visa?

There are 26 European countries that are part of the Schengen Agreement. What this means is that you can visit all of these countries by using only one visa.

If you have chosen the German embassy for the Schengen Visa application and you get rejected what is the next step?

In case your visa has been denied by the German embassy you can apply again for the visa, after you check your documents again, or you can write an appeal letter to the embassy if you think that you deserve the visa and your documents are in order.

What is the best thing about the Schengen Visa?

If you get bored of the huge amount of meat and sausages in Germany during your stay there, you can easily cross the border if you hold a Schengen visa, and eat a croissant in France.

Besides tourists benefiting from the Schengen Visa who else benefits from it and how?

Citizens and companies have benefited from the Schengen Agreement. Each year 1.3 billion crossings are made in the Schengen borders. Out of these, 57 million are due to transport of products by road. A high number of these are for tourism.