What should I do for an individual tourist visa to Europe? What materials do I need to apply for a European visa?

The process of applying for a European visa

1. Check the visa information yourself.

Through the visa quick search function, enter the Chinese name or pinyin of the country to find the visa information you need to apply for; Through the popular navigation of the website, you can find the visa information of the country you need to apply for according to the distribution of each continent.

2. Call for visa information.

Communicate with visa customer service through customer service telephone to get the latest information of visa application, such as whether the visa information has changed recently and the recent acceptance time of the embassy; Get the latest information about the visa you need by sending an email to the customer service department; Get the latest information about the visa you need to apply for from the visa customer service office through QQ and online messages.

3. Submit the visa materials/pay the visa fee/sign the visa agreement.

Submission of visa materials: the visa applicant can send the visa materials to Room 1 107, Block C, Oriental Ruijing, Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing by delivering them by himself, mailing them or entrusting others to deliver them.

Fees for visa submission: visa applicants can submit visa materials in person, entrust others to submit them, and wire transfer.

Sign the visa agreement: the visa application can be signed in person or by fax.

The embassy accepts visa applications.

After receiving the visa materials and visa fees, the visa Commissioner will sort out and review the visa materials on the same day, and arrange the on-site staff to go to the embassy to deliver the visa application on the first working day thereafter. Countries that need the applicant to submit and sign in person need the applicant to go to the embassy to submit and sign in person.

5, notify the visa results

If the visa application is successful, the visa will be obtained for the applicant with the permission of the embassy, and the visa applicant will be informed at the first time.

Step 6 get a passport

Applicants can collect passports, visas and invoices by themselves, or entrust others to collect and mail them.

Materials required for visa application:

1. Passport: two 2-inch photos. Passports must provide copies of all visa records.

2. Visa application form: downloaded from the website of the other consulate.

3. Round-trip air ticket booking form: As long as the ticket office or air ticket agent can buy international air tickets, they can be issued.

4. One visa insurance: the insurance amount is 30,000 euros or more, which needs to cover the whole journey. You can find an insurance company or buy it online.

5. certificate of going abroad: a certificate issued by the work unit, including the applicant's name, position, salary and time spent traveling abroad. And indicate the name, address and telephone number of the person in charge of the work unit, affix the official seal and issue the name, position and signature of the person in charge of the certificate, with an English translation.

6. Proof of residence and reception in Schengen countries: Some countries can accept the website reservation certificate, while others only accept the hotel fax certificate, so you can check it on the website first.

7. Household registration book: original and photocopy, all contents need to be translated.

8. Personal financial guarantee: salary, unfrozen deposit certificate, or real estate license, or car purchase money, etc. Original and translation are required.

9. ID card: original and photocopy are required.

10. All the above materials need 1 original and 1 copy. A4 paper is required and submitted in the above order.

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Matters needing attention in applying for a visa

1, expiration date

The validity period of a visa refers to the period during which the holder is allowed to enter the country from the date of issuance of the visa. After this time period, the visa will be invalid. Generally, entry visas issued by various countries are valid for 3 months, while entry visas issued by some countries are valid for 1 month.

Step 2 Stay time

The duration of a visa refers to the time the holder is allowed to stay after entering the country. The difference between it and the visa validity period is that the visa validity period refers to the use period of the visa, that is, the holder can enter and leave the country within the specified time.

If a country's entry-exit visa is valid for 3 months and the stay period is l5 days, then the visa can enter or leave the country on any day within 3 months from the date of issuance, but the holder can only stay in the country for 65,438+05 days from the date of entry to the date of exit.

3. Effective time

In addition to the validity period and stay period, the visa also stipulates the number of valid times. Generally, it is divided into one valid visa, two valid visas and multiple valid visas. The number of times a visa is valid means that once it is used within the validity period, it will be invalid. Two valid visas, that is, you can use them twice within the validity period of the visa. Multiple valid visas, that is, within the validity period of the visa, the holder can leave and enter its territory many times.

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