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FAQ Schengen Visa
FAQ Schengen Visa
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VFS Global has a visa application center in Dhaka to handle Schengen Visa applications for the Embassy. Please book your appointment directly with VFS.
Appointment slots from VFS are opened normally opened once a month for the upcoming month (mid of the month). If there are no slots available that means that the Embassy does not have the capacities to issue more appointments and handle more applications. You will have to try again to book an appointment later.
Schengen Visa applications can be handed in up to 6 months in advance of the intended date of travel, while seaman may hand in their application up to 9 months in advance.
You must apply for the visa at the Embassy of the Schengen country that is your main travel destination. For example, a visit to a fair in Munich for 3 days followed by a holiday in France lasting 2 weeks: you are requested to submit your application at the French Embassy.
From now on, the German Embassy Dhaka is only accepting applications from the following groups of people traveling to Estonia:
- Holders of official passports (especially diplomatic and service passports) and official delegations
- Family members of Estonian and EU nationals
- Travelers declared as bona fide travelers by the embassy
- People who hold pre-visas from Estonia or EU countries and have used them properly
All other people who do not fit into the above-mentioned categories are strongly advised not to apply for an Estonian Schengen visa at the German Embassy Dhaka as the application will not be processed.
They are advised to apply through competent Estonian representations who are handling visa applications for Estonia.
An overview of the Estonian representations can be found at this link.
Visa for short stays up to 90 days (Schengen Visa) are handled via VFS. Please use this link to schedule an appointment to submit your Schengen visa application.
There is the possibility to grant a Schengen Visa whose general validity is longer than the planned travel time. For this some requirements must be met. For example, for a Schengen Visa with validity for one year the applicants needs to have had three Visa for the Schengen Area and to have used them.
Changes are not possible after the visa has been issued. You will have to submit a new visa application. Your current visa will be canceled and a new visa will be issued.
In principle, people who are on our family reunion list can also apply for a Schengen visa.
Please note, however, that the willingness to return must be checked for Schengen visas. This is usually difficult to prove in these cases.
Manipulated and fake documents lead to a refusal of your application and your application will be flagged.
It does not matter in those cases if an agency obtained those documents for you or not. As you are the applicant your application is your responsibility.
All Embassies have access to the Schengen System therefore we can check whether old applications of yours were rejected.
The refusal letter provided to the applicant by the Embassy not only states that the visa application was rejected but also gives the reason(s) on which it was rejected. At the same time, this letter informs the applicant about their right to appeal the decision.