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FAQ Schengen Visa
FAQ Schengen Visa
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VFS Global has an visa application center in Dhaka to handle Schengen Visa applications for the Embassy. Please book your appointment directly with VFS.
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.
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
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.
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. The applicant has the right to appeal this decision (to remonstrate) in writing (signature required) within one month after having received the refusal letter. Additional documents may be added with the appeal letter (which must be in German or English) for further clarification of the trip.
A third party (host/relatives, companies or a lawyer) may launch an appeal on behalf of the applicant only if they provide a relevant power of attorney signed by the applicant.
The Embassy will reconsider the application and take a new decision. In case the Embassy is not in a position to take a favorable decision, i.e. to grant the visa, the applicant will be informed accordingly by a Remonstrance Notice (so called “Remonstrationsbescheid”).
The applicant has the right to appeal this decision by filing a legal action with the Administrative Court in Berlin. Detailed information on the procedure is provided on the Remonstration Notice.
Please be aware, that the process of reviewing your visa application may take several weeks. Until a final decision has been taken on your visa application it is not possible to launch a new visa application. For reasons of data protection, information on visa matters may only be provided to the applicant personally or to an authorized Person.