The Unión European approvaló what, próximly, the process of obtainingón of visa for the Schengen area be all digital and online.
It seems that business for visa processing agencies is Unión European is coming to an end and this process will passá to be managed directly by the EU online and digitally, generating lower costs and processing times.
Thoseí, this does not avoidá that some users, especially those who ask for it for the first time, They should go to the consulateás they are looking for país they want to visit as the first port of entry to reviewón documentary and interview.
Show Schengen seeá online
The Council of the Unión European approvaló the 13 November 2023 new rules to allowán people who plan to travel to the Schengen area apply for a visa thereínea. Space Schengen It is an area of 27 paíEuropean countries that have abolished many types of internal border controls.
The possibility of applying for a Schengen visa in línea is a great improvement for citizens and for application processing. Simplifies the application process for travelers and, at the same time, eases the burden on national administrations, what couldán responder más rárequestably and in a más effective.
The new rules have the following consequences:
- It will be createdá an EU visa application platform. With some exceptions, Schengen visa applications are submittedán a través from this platform. on the platform, visa applicants canán enter all relevant data, upload electronic copiesóunique features of your travel documents and supporting documents, and pay your visa fees.
- no longer beá necessary to appear in person at the consulate. In principle, the presentationón personal just beá required for first time applicants, people whose biom dataétricos are no longer válidos and people with a new travel document.
- The current visa label will beá replaced by a cócryptographic signed bar codeáficaly.
The current process to obtain a Schengen visa is as follows:
- The applicant must collect all necessary documents, including a passport válido, a visa application, photographerías, a flight reservation and proof of accommodation.
- The applicant must schedule an appointment at the country's consulate or embassy.ís Schengen you want to travel to.
- The applicant must appear at the consulate or embassy with the necessary documents.
- The consulate or embassy processá the application and takeá one I decidedón.
- If the request is approved, the applicant receiveá a Schengen visa.
The new rules simplifyán this process in several ways. First, applicants will not haveán have to collect so many documents, since the oldestíA of them can be uploaded to the application platform at línea. In second place, applicants will not haveán you have to appear in person at the consulate or embassy, unless necessary. In third place, the new visa label beá más fáeasy to verify and beá más difíeasy to fake.
The new rules are expected to come into force from 2028 gradually, once the system has been created, officially tested and released, so in the meantime, We must continue carrying out the visa process as it has been until today.ífrom today.
