Schengen Visa fee will be increased to 80 Euros (Rs. 6306 approx)from 2nd February 2020 from the current 60 Euros (Rs. 4729 approx). Those planning a trip to Europe should be prepared to shell out an extra 20 Euros for your Schengen Visas.
What is a Schengen Visa?
26 European member states make up the Schengen Area. A Schengen Visa is a short-term Visa that permits you to visit any member state of the Schengen Area. You do not need to obtain a separate visa for each country that you intend to visit. A Schengen Visa allows you to travel to multiple countries in the Schengen Area on a single Visa. The Schengen Visa is the most common Visa for travelling to Europe.
On a Schengen Visa, you could travel to the below 26 countries in Europe:
- Switzerland
- Spain
- Sweden
- Liechtenstein
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Norway
- Portugal
- Poland
- Lithuania
- Malta
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Latvia
- Hungary
- Italy
- Greece
- Iceland
- Finland
- Denmark
- Germany
- Estonia
- France
- Czech Republic
- Belgium
- Iceland
The new fee structure for children
Under the new rules, the Schengen Visa fee for children between the age of 6 and 12 has been increased to 40 Euros (Rs. 3153 approx) from the current 35 Euros (Rs 2758 approx). There is no fee for children under the age of 6 years.
The new rules also increase the visa application period from three months earlier to six months before the trip.
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