As usual, po visa, my European Schengen signed.
If you can`t read it, refer to the figure below.
What is a Schengen visa?
What is a European Schengen visa? Don`t laugh, this is a very serious question! To tell you the truth, when I applied, I was still confused about Schengen signing! After reading a lot of introductions, I still don`t know a lot of details.
To put it simply, a visa issued by a Schengen member is also considered valid in all other member states and can go without applying for a separate visa.
What are the Schengen countries?
At present, there are a total of 26 Schengen countries in Europe, as follows:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.
Which country do you sign?
If you go to a few countries, the country you apply for should be the main destination country you want to go to (the longest stay), and if the destination country has little the same stay, you can apply for a visa from the country that entered the country for the first time.
Let me give you a chestnut: if, like me this time, I went to several countries, such as Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, Germany, France, Austria and so on, because I applied for the Italian Schengen signature. Then I will either stay in Italy the longest, or the first to enter Italy.
BUT, later flew around between these countries, with no customs checks at all. It`s like flying around the provinces of the country. Therefore, it is mainly on the itinerary to clearly reflect this point, after the real signature, in the process of travel will not really check. Except at the boarding gate, stewardess occasionally asks for a visa, but it doesn`t know which country you stay the longest.
Of course, it is best to follow the rules according to the requirements, in order to avoid spot checks.
All right, when you`re done, let`s officially start the DIY process.
Application for reservation process
Originally I was going to do Spain, send an email to Spain in Australia embassy, there reply WHV can not handle, let me return to China to deal with! I can`t help it. I can`t think about it. I called and found that France was signed by Greece on its behalf, all in Greek embassy, and the time to apply was very late, almost two months later. And the understanding of the Schengen signature requirements, must be in leave Europe, my Australian visa is still three months. It`s too late for me, and the only thing I can do in the end is Italy.
So search for Consulate General of Italy, Melbourne.
First take a look at the Italian embassy website in Melbourne!
Inside the Schengen visa, there is something to be said about it:
What I circle in blue is like, "which country do I sign?" A description of the requirements of the
The red circle shows that the Italian Schengen signature is now mainly handed over to VFS (a company that specializes in representing visas from different countries), with information about the company attached.
What I circled in purple is VFS`s contact information.
Then I went to VFS`s website and took a look at it. To save you time, go directly to the relevant pages in Italy.
http://www.vfsglobal.com/italy/australia/how_to_apply.html
Click on how to apply`s.
Dot yellow font Apply Now
New user point registration
Click on the reservation and complete the reservation information
Click to find out the time period in which you can make an appointment, and you can see the next time you can make an appointment
As you can see, it`s usually about a month later.
Click on, follow the operation step by step, after the appointment is successful, you will soon receive an email from VFS, the reservation confirmation form will contain your reservation details, as well as the application information you need to carry.
Preparation of application materials
This is my list of materials to feel my collapse!
- Original passport (valid for at least three months after leave Europe) and photocopy
- Italian passport size photo (go to AU POST)
- VEVO Australian visa information should be emailed to VFS (Australian visa validity will need to be three months after leave Europe), how to obtain VEVO information, which is explained in the email sent to you by VFS, not to mention.
- Copy of VEVO (remember to send an email to VFS, but also to send a copy to your email address, which is easy to print)
- The total bank deposit certificate and the three-month bank flow certificate (my itinerary was written for one month, so I got an asset certificate of 10, 000 Australian dollars, and printed out Alipay`s asset certificate and a screenshot of social app`s assets. As a result, when they got to the VFS center, they gave it back to me at a glance. People don`t want it! So the asset certificate office in Australia will do. If you go for a long time, the more assets you have, the better. It`s more expensive than Europe and doesn`t have enough assets. Who believes you`re traveling?)
- Itinerary (this is the most important thing in all the materials! To express the special English format for excel, the next ticket confirmation and accommodation confirmation will be based on this! You can use the travel assistant of the poor tour. Because you want to go There are a lot of countries, many schedules have to be arranged, and I have not arranged a trip for myself, and I don ` t know which countries I will go to, so it ` s really awkward to write this itinerary. It takes me a lot of effort to complete it! Some people on the Internet said that they wrote in the itinerary which day to go to see which attraction, and that day is actually a public holiday, then the visa officer thinks that you are editing, will refuse to sign! I am also very nervous, so every add An attraction must be very certain that the day is open to the public! If the itinerary does not get, you can add me WeChat or the public number, you can send me your reference.)
- Ticket confirmation form (back and forth). If your itinerary says that the means of transportation between countries is an aircraft, you should also provide a ticket confirmation form. This can be found by Ctrip, no payment is required)
- Accommodation confirmation form (yes, all, book a hotel or youth tour that can be cancelled with booking. )
- The reservation confirmation letter and the list of materials (the attachment sent to you by VFS PDF is printed out and printed to Office Works)
- Certificate of work (employer`s certificate and payslip)
- Insurance (Schengen visa must provide insurance, I am looking for go insurance, can be rescheduled and refunded within the specified time. I don`t know if it`s true or not, but then I entered Europe more than half a month later than on my itinerary, so I changed the time with them. )
- You can prove your address in Melbourne, Australia (the total bank deposit certificate that is reflected, can also find other documents, can prove the address of the line)
Submission of application information
VFS address:
Suite 3, Level 13, 55 Swanston Street, Melbourne. VIC 3000
This address was later sent by VFS to me a replacement address, which is subject to the appointment confirmation form.
To the VFS office is basically to submit information, step by step according to what they say to do, they will also be the same one by one audit materials, and then pay a total of 138.8 Australian dollars, remember to bring bank cards! If you want to mail a passport, remember to tell them in advance, or you will default to get it yourself! Friends can take it on their behalf, but note it on the back of the list given to you. Friends use this list to get your passport.
Signing time
I signed it very quickly, as if I had received a text message about three days to get my passport. The stay time given is basically the same as the time applied for by my itinerary, giving me a little more time. Schengen signature is usually according to the itinerary to give time, will not give you more, the first application is usually only a single entry. The application on my itinerary is 8.2 / 8.30 and the undersigned is 8.3 / 9.14.
safety fragmentation
Before going to Europe, I did my homework and found that stealing and robbing there was rampant, especially in Spain, France and Italy, as if no one had survived. Plus my Time line had a little partner who had just gone to Italy to buy more than a hundred thousand luxury goods and was stolen. I was so nervous that I didn`t expect to go to developed countries, but I was dozens of times more careful than going to some Southeast Asian countries! But in the past, I found that as long as I was a little more vigilant, it was not so exaggerated! I was lucky and didn`t lose anything. I only dropped a pair of myopic glasses in Milan at the hotel and called them back to Rome.
Author: Wu Xiaoxian, if you have any questions, please add private social app 2827 49401, official account / Weibo: love style
