Can I Get Schengen Visa In Uk

If you’ve missed the opportunity of getting a Schengen Visa before travelling, then this article will give you all the information you need. Read on to know whether it is possible to get a Schengen Visa in UK even if you have missed the application deadline.

Can I Get Schengen Visa In Uk

The Schengen Area has 26 countries. People who wish to visit these countries should apply for a Schengen Visa. Before applying for this type of visa, you need to know whether a Schengen Visa can be issued in the United kingdom (UK).

If you are a frequent traveler, you will understand the importance of getting hold of a Schengen visa. A Schengen visa allows the holder to move freely throughout the Schengen area.

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Collect the required documents for UK residents

To complete your application for a Schengen visa in UK, you need to collect and submit the required documents. Require a checklist of these documents at the embassy of the country responsible for processing your application, and collect them according to the set criteria.

The required documents to apply for a Schengen visa in UK are as following:

• Visa application form. The Schengen visa application form is the same for each of the member states. You can download it online or require it from the embassy. Fully complete this form with correct information. Print it in two copies and sign both of them at the end.
• Valid Passport. Your passport should be no older than 10 years. It should also have at least one free page in order to affix a visa sticker in it.
• Two identical photos. You should also submit two identical photos, no older than three months. They should fulfill all of the Schengen visa photo requirements, as being in color and of high quality.
• A valid UK residence permit or other forms of Identity Card. The UK residency permit must be endorsed in the actual passport (or on a new biometric ID card)
• Schengen Travel Medical Insurance. Evidence that you have purchased health insurance is necessary. Your health insurance must cover the whole Schengen territory with a minimum of 30,000 Euro per person.

• A Schengen visa cover letter. In this letter, you are required to explain in details why you wish to visit the country, where you will be staying and what you will be doing throughout your stay.
• Round-trip Travel Itinerary. This is a traveling plan from the UK to the Schengen Zone and back, as a booked flight reservation,  package tour, etc. Click here to learn how to book fake flight tickets without paying the full price.
• Evidence of accommodation. Amongst others, you need to show where you will be staying during your time in Schengen. This could be one of the following:
  • Hotel booking. A document issued by a hotel in your destination country/countries, which includes your dates of stay, hotel address and other contact details.
  • Invitation letter. In case you are planning to stay over at a relative or friend, then you will have to submit a letter in which they invite you to stay over. It should contain details as the host’s personal information, your dates of stay and your relationship with them.
  • Rent agreement. If you are planning to stay at a rented place, then you should show a rental contract as evidence of accommodation.
• Proof of financial means. Each of the Schengen countries requires travelers to own a minimum specified amount of money per day, in order to be permitted to enter. This could be a bank statement, which proves you have that amount of money, a letter of sponsorship, etc.
• Depending on your employment status you will have to submit the following documents:
  • If you are an employee, you need to submit:
    • Leave permission from the employer.
    • Employment contract.
    • Income Tax Return (ITR) form or Certificate of Income Tax deducted at the source of salary.
  • If you are self-employed, you need to submit:
    • A copy of your business license.
    • Income Tax Return (ITR).
  • If you are retired, you need to submit:
    • Pension statement of the latest 6 months.
• If you are studying at a UK university, you need to submit:
  • Proof of enrollment.
  • No objection letter from School or University in the UK.
• If you are unemployed and married to a UK citizen, you need to submit:
  • Your spouse’s Confirmation of Employment. This document should be issued by the employer of your spouse and must indicate details such as the position held by your spouse within the company, as well as the starting date.
  • Spouse’s valid passport.
  • An officially translated marriage certificate. If your marriage certificate is not in English, translation is required. This translation must be certified as a true copy by the Embassy of the country where the marriage took place or by the Legalization Bureau of the Foreign Office in the UK. In case this Certificate was issued outside the EU, it must bear a stamp by the Foreign Office of the issuing country, or its Embassy in the UK.
• Proof of paid visa fee. When you pay the fee, save the receipt in order to show it to the consular officer as proof that you have paid it.

Attend the visa interview

All applicants must appear for the interview. This is the part where the consular officer will decide whether to grant you the Schengen visa.

Pay the visa fee

When you pay the fee, keep the receipt since you will need it later.

The cost for a Schengen visa application in the United Kingdom may vary from 30 £ for children aged between 6 and 12 to 51 £ for adults (depending on currency fluctuations).