About Schengen Visa

"Schengen area", the signatories to the Schengen Agreement countries (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal) is the space created by. The purpose of the Schengen Agreement, member countries to ensure free movement within the Schengen area, so the Schengen visa issued by countries of the land is valid in all member countries.

Schengen member countries were in one of the all foreigners gain legal residence for any short-term visits to Schengen countries without a visa can take. Recognized by all Schengen countries, but in this case, a valid passport and residence issued by the authorities of the country near the official residence permit to carry.
Which countries, the "Schengen area" that does not require a visa when entering and France?
Schengen area "and to countries that do not need a visa to France, entering the list of "All European Union member countries." Party to the Schengen agreement whether or not is not important.
Austria Ireland Italy Greece Luxembourg Germany Netherlands France Portugal Finland Spain Denmark Swedish Belgium England
Other countries: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Argentina, Japan, Australia, Israel, Bolivia, Iceland, Brazil, Hungary, Canada, Ecuador, Chile, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Malta, Mexico, San Marino, Monaco, Poland, New Zealand, Slovenia, Norway, Slovakia, South Korea, the Vatican, Switzerland, USA, Uruguay
Nationals of countries mentioned above, the Schengen area without any need for a visa can enter. However, in the borders of the Schengen area, or check can be made at any time later in France. Controls, financial status, the presence of stay or return tickets may be about.
The following countries, to France to stay up to three months may not get a visa upon arrival, but may require a visa for other Schengen countries:
Bermuda, Venezuela, Brunei, Singapore, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Croatia, Malaya, El Salvador, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Guatemala, Honduras
Travel in small schools have taken: In general, smaller schools have participated in trips to France may be exempted from entry visas. However, you must have a valid passport or travel document are required.
Where to go for a visa? The original goal (if you want to) to the Embassy or Consulate of the Schengen countries başvurun.Asıl your destination country, the country of the Schengen area is the most time-consuming. If your country is not clear if the main goal in the Schengen area will make the first entry into the country's consulate başvurun.Başvurularınızı, you need to do is sit in the Consulate in your area. In exceptional cases, you can apply to a different consulate. But this time it will take quite a long process.
Visa Types and Requirements
Transit visa
Schengen transit visa for you, when a country goes to the one or more Schengen member allows you to go through its territory. Applications that require you to get transit visas to the country's Embassy or Consulate should be done. Documents are requested in the application;
- Passport or visa application from owners of at least three months validity and visa stamps more for the bonding of a blank white page with an official travel document - By the person making the application (such as minors by the parents) signed and completed application form and the passport he used to paste a picture sizes. Application form and photograph can be more. - Transport documents, for example, a train ticket, a ship has been confirmed ticket, or if you're traveling with your own car registration documents and your license etc. If you need insurance documents. - If deemed necessary visas for the countries you will visit later. - Received a letter from the employer or your last three pay slips. If you are working your own business from your lawyer, your financial advisor, or you are working with the bank's general manager will receive a letter from your local Chamber of Commerce. If students, your school / college shows that you are registered you will receive a new letter, dated. "Au pair" if your employer will be a passport and a letter from the employer. You intend to stay long enough to meet expenses in the financial documents that prove you have the power (of the last bank books or travelers checks, etc.).. - To apply for a visa under the age of 18 in the event of their parents or legal guardian to travel to France and who will be responsible for allow the appointed person must get a written document. This letter, the applicants have the same nationality, a lawyer, notary or consular officer must be approved by. Lastly, the largest of families (parents) should be attached to one of the passport application form.
Applications will be assessed in accordance with the documents delivered. Determine the duration of the results to your nationality, where you live, etc.. will vary.

Short-term visa
The visa application at least three months have more validity and a blank white page for affixing of visa stamps, the official travel document - By the person who made the application (when it comes to young by parents) signed and completed application form and the passport he used to paste a picture sizes. Application form and photograph can be more - You intend to stay long enough to meet expenses in the financial documents that prove you have the power (of the last bank books or travelers checks, etc.). - Confirmation of a return ticket or travel to France acentanızca made a booking has been confirmed. Confirmation of your booking or to visit people in France from the local Police Station ("Gendarmerie" or "Commissariat de Police") will receive certificates and settlement of rent ("Attestation d'Accueil") Received a letter from your employer or your last three pay slips. If you are dealing with your own business from your lawyer, your accountant, or you are working with the bank's general manager will receive a letter from your local Chamber of Commerce. If students, your school / university you are registered you will receive a letter dated the new shows. "Au pair" your employer if you received a passport and a letter from the employer. - Is proof that you have health insurance. For this, the following documents need to give the EU the national passport bearing a spouse if you have a post office from the supply can be your partner by your addicted to it that says you are signed E111 form or you will stay valid for travel insurance or other private health insurance. - If you go to France for work, an official from a French company must add to your job application letter of invitation. Under the age of 18 applying for a visa if the family or legal guardian of their travels in France and who will be responsible for allow the appointed person must get a written document. This letter made reference to the nationality of the same and what a lawyer, notary or consular officer must be approved by. Lastly, the largest of families (parents) should be attached to one of the passport application form.
Reasons related to individual circumstances, additional documents may be requested. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in your visa application rejected.

Circulation (long-term visa)
Circulation visa, commercial, academic or professional reasons, you have to go abroad several times during the year is given to the person. Required during the application documents, the documents necessary for the short-term visa is the same. In addition, official documents confirming the frequency of visits are also needed.
Reasons related to individual circumstances, additional documents may be requested. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in your visa application rejected.
Transit visa Airport transit visa, the Schengen member countries of the person through the national territory without passing through the airport international transit zone allows. These countries' citizens of the French airports of passing transit visas require, Afghanistan, Albania, Bangladesh, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Liberia, Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Zaire.
Airport transit visa applicant must submit documentation to: - Passport or visa application at least three months validity period with more formal travel document - By the person making the application (such as minors by the parents) were signed and completed application form and the passport he used to paste a picture sizes. Application form and photograph can be more. - Confirmation of airline tickets have been. - If deemed necessary, a visa for the countries you will visit later.
To apply for a visa under the age of 18 in the case of family or legal guardian to travel to France and who will be responsible for allow the appointed person must get a written document.This letter, the applicants have the same nationality, a lawyer, notary or consular officer must be approved by. Lastly, the largest of families (parents) are not in one country's passport or a copy must be attached to the application form.
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Schengen visa, the Schengen Agreement are included for all countries to travel could be kılmaktadır.Bu countries are: Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Greece, Holland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Austria, Sweden, Portugal and Spain Permanent residence visa of this country from any outside contact for all visa (tourist, commercial / cultural purposes, etc.), as the Schengen visa is given. The total time on the visa sticker, not each individual in the Schengen countries, is the total time that can be accepted in all the Schengen countries. Where should apply for a Schengen visa? If you are thinking of going to the Schengen country which, it should refer to the country's embassy or consulate. If you visit several Schengen countries, then you need to do is cover the main purpose of your trip should consult the consulate of the countries covered. Visit your goal or other trips complementary reasons for not, then the maximum amount of time in any country to spend (in various countries also stayed so, then the first as to which countries are to go), that country's consulate should refer to. If the main purpose of the visit as if it is not subject to any Schengen country, then the first entry into the Schengen area to be made across the border from which country, that country should apply to the consulate. IMPORTANT NOTE: The Schengen zone borders by passport control, which authorized the above-stated issues the compliance note and the Schengen visa authorized by the country not given to determine if they these officers, such person or persons enter the country to ban the right to possess.

Schengen (Schengen) Visa General Information (Turkish)

Schengen (Schengen) Visa General Information

Many Turkish citizens with different purposes in the European Union member states are visited. That's why some European Union countries because of the "Schengen Visa" is the URL you want from people. Countries of Schengen visa or what? What advantages does this provide the visa to the person?

Schengen (Schengen) What is it?

Schengen, France, Germany and Belgium in the middle of the triangle known as the small but rich country in the south of Luxembourg is a tiny city. Schengen important for us to not see on the map even if you want to go somewhere in Europe when we did not drop a name from our mouths. In June 1985, seven European Union member states signed an agreement among each other by removing the boundaries between the citizens of all ensure that they move freely.These countries at the end of this agreement is referred to as the Schengen countries.Although the Schengen agreement was signed in 1985, although yürürlğe entered in March 1995. Eight countries, seven countries today than in 1985, adding that number was 15.Günümüzdede this number was increased.

What is a Schengen visa?

Cıkmasıyla Schengen visa to travel in Europe was easier. Schengen visa and the 15 countries that have signed this agreement freely between dolaşılabiliniyor. This limitation means that the transition from air, land and sea routes is considered local travel without notice.

Where to use the Schengen Visa?

Intended to travel at this point, an important city. If you wish to visit only one Schengen country, you want to visit the Consulate of the country would apply for a visa. If more than one Schengen country to visit if you intended to go for a visa is required to apply to the Consulate of the Schengen countries. For example, if you thinking of moving to France from Italy, you must müracat Konsolosluğu'dur Italian Consulate. Schengen visa countries require a visa that they want their documents and criteria are similar to each other. The first Schengen visa application in person by the person himself has done is stipulated. 2.and later in the application (except for certain types of consular and mücarat) via Travel Agents and Consulting Services can make your application.

Joining Schengen Countries and Dates

Belgium (26 March 1995), France (March 26, 1995), Germany (March 26, 1995),Luxembourg (March 26, 1995), Netherlands (March 26, 1995), Portugal (March 26, 1995), Spain (March 26, 1995), Italy (October 26, 1997), Austria (01 December 1997),Greece (March 26, 2000), Denmark (March 25, 2001), Finland (March 25, 2001), Iceland(25 March 2001), Norway (March 25, 2001), Sweden ( March 25, 2001).

On or after March 29, 2008 will be covered by the Schengen visa for the country;

Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Malta.

Enter the name of the country than to the European Union Schengen countries are not;

Bulgaria (in 2009 is expected to enter), Cyprus, Romania (in 2009 is expected to enter),Switzerland.

Schengen Countries will not be a country;

Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom.

Schengen countries Schengen Information System SIS, or the common name for a given benefit from the database. In this database, the Schengen countries have to enter information about the person who mainly takes place in a variety of information.

All the information presented during the visa application, the competent authorities of member countries is open.

Schengen Visa Documents

Schengen countries for business owners to have their consular documents
Letterhead to the Schengen visa cover letter addressed to the consulate, which will be
Photocopies of signatures work places
Copy of tax certificateA photocopy of the document in your activitiesTrade gazette copy (for the Establishment and change of address)Private personal documents (credit cards, property deeds and car license) and photocopyingIn the case of the fair and go to work, to show the invitation
  
Employers are required documents (merchant, professional, etc.).Indicating the volume of business activity and jobs in the Schengen visa, which will be addressed to the consular post (letterhead paper) at least three monthsIs bound by professional bodies operating certificate (original and newly dated)Copy of tax certificateCopy of signatures and trade gazetteProperty deeds and copies of bank passbook
  
Wage earners (contract staff, workers, etc.).The Schengen visa, you will be working office documents addressed to the consular post (letterhead)Office copy of signaturesA photocopy of the tax officeOperating certificate (original and newly dated)Copy of trade gazetteEngage the insured declaration (SSK) CopyPayroll (last three months)A photocopy of bank passbook and real estate, copies of deeds
  
PensionersA photocopy of identity card of retirementSalary received a copy of your bank account or card walletsBank accounts and real estate certificate, copy of titleShowing a copy of lease revenue
 
 StudentsStudents from the school certificateStudents of the family, provided that the above substances (employer, employee, pension, etc..), Job status and income documents showing3. If people have not passed the age of 18 from the notary public notification (all towards the costs of maintenance and abroad, let out on display, the document)
 
Also
Passport valid for at least six months (passport should always be signed)1 Image Visa Fees (Fees are determined by the consulate, to change.)Visa application forms must be completed and signed personally by passengers.Passports, "the customs and foreign exchange transactions" page can not be applied to the visa.Renovated and the old passport, the embassy of your passport, your visa is available to give the old passport with your visa or documentation will be helpful in the purchase.Schengen visa with no non-Schengen countries are like personally.

Everything about Schengen

The Schengen Agreement was signed in 1985 that restrict or eliminate immigration controls at the borders between member countries. Countries that ratify the treaty agree to uniform visa or unify granting short term visas. All of the Schengen member States have the right to issue short-term visas valid for all Schengen member States.
State which is a longtime member of the Schengen agreement are: Austria, Belgium, Danish, Finnish, French, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden (15 countries).
Effective start date of December 21, 2007, the new state will also join as a member of the Schengen countries are: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia will start to improve itself to implement the Schengen agreement within a period of seven months the transition to the schedule:Effective date of new rules will apply:21/12/2007: All embassies nine new member countries will start issuing Schengen visas for their respective national visas.21/12/2007: Control of customs between the old member states and nine new countries will be abolished.30/04/2008: Control of air traffic between the old state members and nine new Schengen countries will be abolished.30/06/2008: All short-term national visas issued by the nine new members prior to the date of ratification of the Schengen agreement, entered into force for travel to other Schengen member states.
Basically there are several types of Schengen visas. The most famous is the short-term visa type "C" or also known as the Schengen visa is valid for a residence permit for three months total in the period of six months.
Schengen visa applications must be submitted to and issued by:Travel Needs: Transit or visiting just one Schengen country; Authorised Officer: consulate or embassy of the countryTravel Needs: Transit or visits to several countries, with one main destination countries in which the longest stay; Authorised Officer: consulate or embassy of the country the main destinationTravel Needs: Transit and visits to several Schengen member state without a major destination country; Authorised Officer: consulate or embassy of the Schengen member countries of the first places of transit or the first visit

Tourist Visa (Schengen Visa)

Tourist Visa (Schengen Visa), the tourists pay for everything alone - or can someone heading for what?my friend wants me to come visit soon - with tourist visas - to my question:he must demonstrate to the German embassy that he alone paid for everything, or can it also be said that I reserve as a "host /" - with VE - no credit Nachweiss for example, hotel bill - or flight?

If I invite someone from Germany to visit me, I have to demonstrate to the community that:My income is high enough to nourish the guestto deposit a security deposit (the amount varies from district to district) approximately between 1,000 - and 5,000, - €, depending on which country will my visitA health insurance demonstrateProve a property that is about 45 square meters (for 2 persons)

It is definitely cheaper if you are flying to visit your friend and pay him everything in the home country, then you have more money left over in flight what you can give him.In Germany you are with people outside of Europe only placed heavy stones in their way.

How concerned is a Schengen visa?

Hi I am a foreigner and live in Switzerland, I really need a Schengen visa, as we will go with the school abroad but now, for others it is not a problem because you do not need a visa, but I already want to know and can take as much to get a visa? Where can I get the forms? What I have to have ready for documents?

You should contact the embassy of the country in which you go plan and then apply for a visa.Or you can contact a travel agent. There are many who do that. Although you pay beararbeitungsgebühr about 20-30 €, but must do not know the way themselves.To apply for a visa you need a valid passport, a passport photo, completed visa application.That you can usually find on the website of the Embassy of your destination.

Welcome, old enemy!

Peace Through Holidays: More and more Turkish make the Greek Islands holiday. And it springs from the collapse of the tourism industry.

Staying with old enemies: The Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Droutsas his Turkish counterpart and his wife welcomed on holiday in Rhodes. Photo: dpa

From the Turkish Aegean coast, it is only a stone's throw across the Greek island of Rhodes.There, Deputy Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas was now in transit. This became his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu who just made holiday in Bodrum, reached the cell phone and asked his Greek colleague: "Should I not even just come over for lunch?"

No sooner said than done: On board the yacht "Sea Wind" Davutoglu met last Friday with wife, daughter and son-in Rhodes. Together with the Turkish foreign policy chief Droutsas admired the picturesque old town of Rhodes and shook many hands. "Greeks and Turks are a family," stated Davutoglu satisfaction.

He is expected to tour some of his countrymen have taken. After visiting more and more Turks in the Greek islands this summer - and spring to the fall, which suffers from the Greek tourism industry, a little off. Because Greece is making to speak for months with television images of militant strikes and violent protests by themselves, many hotel beds remain empty.

Tourism Minister Giorgos Nikitiadis expected to fall in tourism revenues this year to the level of 2003. In particular, the German guests from the stay.They prefer to drive in Turkey, which recorded double-digit growth this summer. As it pleased the Greek hoteliers and tavern hosts that are at least more Turks to Greece.

illegal immigrants in Switzerland

Since Switzerland joined the Schengen area, have increased the number of illegal immigrants, immigration police chief warns of the city Berner Alexander Ott. Many illegal immigrants came from Brazil, India and China.

Mr. Ott come since the 2008 accession of Switzerland to the Schengen and more people in Switzerland? Alexander Ott: Yes, that's clear. The Schengen Agreement is shifting the Swiss border on the line around the Schengen countries. Whoever enters by air in the Schengen area, where he is controlled. How to check quality and intensity of incoming travelers at these borders is very different.

Can you elaborate procedure with the entry requirements in the U.S. compare? No. The U.S. immigration regulations are more restrictive than those in the Schengen area. It is a fact that each year more than 500,000 people enter illegally to Western Europe.

This means it Schengen travel more illegals to Switzerland with. Of this you can go out. Our findings with regard to persons arrested, which reside irregularly without a valid residence permit in Switzerland or in the city of Bern confirm this trend. Every day about 320,000 vehicles pass through the Swiss border, and about 600,000 people travel daily in and out.With the Schengen border agreement, it became the part easier to enter without valid papers to Switzerland. It developed new loopholes.

What? People travel a surreptitious means of a Schengen visa. We also pick more illegals on the show not with fake papers, but with wrong. With immigration controls which was not noticed.

Are there countries from which illegal migration is increasing significantly? From the so-called BRIC countries, meaning Brazil, Russia, India and China, more people move to Switzerland (see box, the note). Particularly from Brazil, we have seen more people from poor educational families. Often they have no future and live in abject poverty. Moreover, unemployment is very high in their countries.

Why can not they enter legally? BRIC countries are third, which means that they enter only in the context of the approval procedure as highly qualified specialists in Switzerland. The others often seek alternative entry options.

What? For example, nationals from South America as part of my permit to enter without a visa. They often come as part of studies and language studies in Switzerland and no longer travel. In addition, many foreigners are looking for a stay way by marrying a person from Switzerland. We check all alone in the city of Berne on a year of more than one hundred marriages abuse.

How are these people getting married for Swiss? Often such contacts go through organized agencies on the Internet. In some states there are real networks that have specifically focused on the marriage of Swiss citizens with foreigners.

But if there is a marriage, but can be checked by the authorities. The marriage so by law be lived over again. These investigations are very complex and comprehensive. It lacks the competent authorities of sufficient human resources. Moreover, the examination of applications for family reunification is always more expensive. Regularly, there are cases in which the fetch living in Switzerland people children in the family reunion to be like, which are not their own children.

This can be but with DNA testing to prove quickly and reliably. That is correct. But the procedures are both complex and expensive. Each DNA test costs an average of 500 francs. The Aliens of Bern treated annually rising over 1300 family members wanted - trend.

They work for over twenty years in the migration policy. Where do you see need for action? The migration is complex and often contradictory. It includes both foreign nationals, active labor market policy and social aspects. This creates a constant tension between regular and irregular migration. It is therefore important that abuses punished consistently, but with circumstances and situation-einzelfallgerecht be assessed. We note that in the context of irregular migration, increasingly people are being exploited.

In what way? With the liberalization and expansion of the free movement of persons between Switzerland and EU in particular the trafficking of people from Eastern European countries has increased. This we noticed in particular in the sex trade, but also in private households, hotels and restaurants, in agriculture or in construction. In Bern, there are cases where persons are working for less than 10 francs per hour and no insurance.

Why do foreigners get such a job offers on? This is a question of survival. Because if you can earn little, that's still better than earning nothing at home.

What dangers do you see for Switzerland in the immigration policy do? We must be careful that we do not make the same mistakes as France with the banlieues.It needs an appropriate spatial coexistence with consideration, decency and respect. It is important to consistently prevent the formation of ghettos and subcultures.

Alexander Ott is director of resident services, migration and immigration police in Bern.He has over 20 years working in this field.