Visa Note and Fees

Schengen State:

Please read this note for all Schengen Countries.
Schengen Territory: Indian Nationals can obtain short stay visa for a period ranging from one to ninety days, valid for all countries of the Schengen Territory i.e. Austria, Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg), Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden & Switzerland. The Schengen Convention is a great step towards freedom of circulation of people. Foreigners bearing a valid stay permit delivered by one of the Schengen states can leave and later re-enter the Schengen Territory without having to ask for a visa again, on condition that they have a valid passport and relevant travel document and a multiple entry visa. Application for visas have to be submitted with the competent Consular authorities, which are to be determined according to the following criteri

1. If the Applicant intends to stay in one Country only, the application should be submitted at the Representation of the same Country.
2. If the Applicant wishes to travel to several Member States, the application should be submitted at the Representation of the Country where the main purpose of travel lies, determined by the duration of the stay.
3. If the main destination cannot be ascertained, the Country of the first port of entry into Schengen Territory is regarded as the competent Consular office for processing the application.
4. Long term visas are still subject to the laws of the Country of Destination. They must be applied for at the Consular Authorities of the concerned Member States.

Tourist

• Application form to be filled in completely and signed by the applicant
• Two recent passport-size (35-40 mm in width) photographs in colour according to EU norms. The photographs must be: no more than 6 months old, close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face takes up 70-80% of the photograph, photographs taken with a digital camera must be high quality colour and printed on photo-quality paper.
• The passport should be valid for at least three months beyond the intended duration of stay with two blank pages in the Schengen territory. Passports valid for more than 10 years will not be accepted as the main required travel document. It is mandatory to have two blank pages opposite to each other.
• Proof of airline reservation for a round trip e.g. reservation slip. Ticket should not be bought until a visa is guaranteed or issued
• Proof of accommodation: hotel reservation including the name of the hotel, phone numbers and hotel booking code, guarantee of host, etc.
• Overseas medical insurance valid for all Schengen-countries with a minimum coverage of 30,000 EURO. The insurance has to cover all risk e.g. accident, illness, etc. Insurance policies have to be submitted with an English or German translation. The policy has to clearly specify the period of validity and has to cover the date of arrival & departure has to be submitted in original along with a photocopy
• Cover letter explaining the purpose of the trip and a detailed itinerary detailing each location to be visited and duration of stay at each location
• Valid permit to return to India e.g. valid resident or return visa for citizens of other countries residing in India (if applicable)
• Proof of Employment.
• Employment letter from the current organization stating the position, the tenure and contact details.
• Income/ salary slip covering last three months.
• No objection certification from the organization confirming the leave status.
• If you are self-employed; a letter from your lawyer, chartered accountant/The Chamber of Commerce including income statement or income tax return for last three (3) years
• For students, a permission letter from school/college, including phone numbers and address, confirming the leave for specified period of travel (if applicable)
• Proof of sufficient funds
• Original bank statements of last three (3) months including address & telephone number of the bank
• Traveller's Cheques etc.
• Note: Credit cards and cash are not accepted as proof of financial means but credit card statements can be submitted as supporting document.
• In case of a minor
• A no objection certificate should be produced by parents in case minor is travelling alone
• A minor accompanied by one parent should also produce a no objection certificate by the other parent attested by a notary.
• Copy of passport, visa/s and stamps (if any)
• Applicant can be asked for additional documents or may be called for an interview if deemed necessary by the Embassy.
• Please make sure that Air Ticket, Invitation, Insurance and Covering Letters have matching dates. All supporting documents must be submitted together- in original and duplicate/photocopy.
• Application form, declaration & undertaking and requisite document must be signed by the Applicant. Representative and Travel Agents must bring the above signed documents at the time of submission.

The visa fee for application to the Austria Visa Application Centre can be made by a Demand Draft in favor of 'VFS GLOBAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED' payable in the respective cities, in New Delhi, Mumbai, Jalandhar, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata. The visa fee, according to Schengen regulations, is non-refundable. Applicant can also pay the visa fees in cash at the application centre by paying an additional service charge of INR 57 (Inclusive of service tax 12.36%).

For all categories	INR 4230
	EURO 60 to be paid in equivalent INR
Children age 6-12 years	INR 2470
	EURO 35 to be paid in equivalent INR
VFS Service Charges	INR 573

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Visitor Visa

• Application form to be filled in completely and signed by the applicant.
• Two recent passport-size (35-40 mm in width) photographs in colour according to EU norms. The photographs must be: no more than 6 months old, close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face takes up 70-80% of the photograph, photographs taken with a digital camera must be high quality colour and printed on photo-quality paper.
• The passport should be valid for at least three months beyond the intended duration of stay with two blank pages in the Schengen territory. Passports valid for more than 10 years will not be accepted as the main required travel document. It is mandatory to have two blank pages opposite to each other.
• Proof of airline reservation for a round trip e.g. reservation slip. Ticket should not be bought until a visa is guaranteed or issued
• Proof of accommodation: hotel reservation including the name of the hotel, phone numbers and hotel booking code, guarantee of host, etc
• Overseas medical insurance valid for all Schengen-countries with a minimum coverage of 30,000 EURO. The insurance has to cover all risk e.g. accident, illness, etc. Insurance policies have to be submitted with an English or German translation. The policy has to clearly specify the period of validity and has to cover the date of arrival & departure has to be submitted in original along with a photocopy.
• Cover letter explaining the purpose of the trip and a detailed itinerary detailing each location to be visited and duration of stay at each location
• Valid permit to return to India e.g. valid resident or return visa for citizens of other countries residing in India (if applicable)
• Invitation and Guaranty by a resident in Austria
• Original invitation letter from the inviting person in Austria.
• Letter of guaranty (Verpflichtungserklärung) in original, legalized by a notary public/district court in Austria, or preferably an Electronic Statement of Guaranty by sponsor (Elektronische Verpflichtungserklärung, EVE), and obtained at the Foreigners Registration Office "Fremdenpolizei" in Austria. (For the letter of guaranty a form has to be used. Text and guaranties are defined by law. The form is available at courts or the notaries offices)
• Proof of Employment
• Employment letter from the current organization stating the position, the tenure and contact details
• Income/ salary slip covering last three months.
• No objection certification from the organization confirming the leave status
• If you are Self-employed; a letter from your lawyer, chartered accountant/The Chamber of Commerce including income statement or income tax return for last three (3) years
• For students, a permission letter from school/college, including phone numbers and address, confirming the leave for specified period of travel (if applicable)
• Proof of sufficient funds (if applicable)
• Original bank statements of last three (3) months including address & telephone number of the bank
• Traveller's Cheques
• Note: Credit cards and cash are not accepted as proof of financial means but credit card statements can be submitted as supporting document
• Application form, declaration & undertaking and requisite document must be signed by the Applicant. Representative and Travel Agents must bring the above signed documents at the time of submission.

Copy of passport, visa/s and stamps (if any).

Please make sure that Air Ticket, Invitation, Insurance and Covering Letters have matching dates. All supporting documents must be submitted together- in original and duplicate/photocopy.

Applicant can be asked for additional documents or may be called for an interview if deemed necessary by the Embassy.

To enable the Embassy to process the documents, the applications for a visa should be filed at least 15 working days prior to departure.

The visa fee for application to the Austria Visa Application Centre can be made by a Demand Draft in favor of 'VFS GLOBAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED' payable in the respective cities, in New Delhi, Mumbai, Jalandhar, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata. The visa fee, according to Schengen regulations, is non-refundable. Applicant can also pay the visa fees in cash at the application centre by paying an additional service charge of INR 57 (Inclusive of service tax 12.36%).
Note: If you want to stay longer than six months in Austria or if you intend to work, you have to apply for a Residence-Permit, not a visa.

For all categories	INR 4230
	EURO 60 to be paid in equivalent INR
Children age 6-12 years	INR 2470
	EURO 35 to be paid in equivalent INR
VFS Service Charges	INR 573

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Business

Note: Please make sure that Air Ticket, Invitation, Insurance and Covering Letter must have matching dates. All supporting documents must be submitted together- in original and duplicate/ photocopy.

• Application form to be filled in completely and signed by the applicant
• Two recent passport-size (35-40 mm in width) photographs in colour according to EU norms. The photographs must be: no more than 6 months old, close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face takes up 70-80% of the photograph, photographs taken with a digital camera must be high quality colour and printed on photo-quality paper.
• The passport should be valid for at least three months beyond the intended duration of stay with two blank pages in the Schengen territory. Passports valid for more than 10 years will not be accepted as the main required travel document. It is mandatory to have two blank pages opposite to each other.
• Proof of airline reservation for a round trip e.g. reservation slip.
• Proof of accommodation: hotel reservation, guarantee of host company, etc.
• Overseas medical insurance valid for all Schengen-countries with a minimum coverage of 30,000 EURO. The insurance has to cover all risk e.g. accident, illness, etc. Insurance policies have to be submitted in English or German. The policy must clearly specify the period of validity and has to cover the date of arrival & departure and has to be submitted in original along with a photocopy
• Valid permit to return to India e.g. valid resident or return visa for citizens of other countries residing in India (if applicable)
• Proof of occupation.
• Employment letter from the current organization stating the position and the tenure.
• Income/ salary slip covering last three months
• Proof of sufficient funds
• If you are self-employed; a letter from your lawyer, chartered accountant/The Chamber of Commerce including income statement or income tax return for last three (3) years
• Original letter from the company specifying reason for and duration of travel to Austria.
• Original invitation letter from the company in Austria sent directly from the Austrian Company to the Embassy, copy to be submitted with the application.
• Electronic Statement of Guaranty by sponsor (Elektronische Verpflichtungserklärung, EVE) obtained at the Foreigners Registration Office "Fremdenpolizei" in Austria.
• Proof of sufficient funds
• Original bank statements of last three.
• months including address & telephone number of the bank.
• Traveller's Cheques etc.
• Note: Credit cards and cash are not accepted as proof of financial means but credit card statements can be submitted as supporting document.
• Copy of passport, visa/s and stamps (if any)
• Applicant can be asked for additional documents or may be called for an interview if deemed necessary
• The Visa fee, according to Schengen regulations, is non-refundable
• Frequent business travellers have the option of applying for a business visa for one year validity.
• Application form, declaration & undertaking and requisite document must be signed by the Applicant. Representative and Travel Agents must bring the above signed documents at the time of submission.

The visa fee for application to the Austria Visa Application Centre can be made by a Demand Draft in favor of 'VFS GLOBAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED' payable in the respective cities, in New Delhi, Mumbai, Jalandhar, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata. The visa fee, according to Schengen regulations, is non-refundable. Applicant can also pay the visa fees in cash at the application centre by paying an additional service charge of INR 57 (Inclusive of service tax 12.36%).

For all categories	INR 4230
	EURO 60 to be paid in equivalent INR
Children age 6-12 years	INR 2470
	EURO 35 to be paid in equivalent INR
VFS Service Charges	INR 573

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Country is landlocked.

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Work Permit

• Application form to be filled in completely and signed by the applicant.
• Two recent passport-size (35-40 mm in width) photographs in colour according to EU norms. The photographs must be: no more than 6 months old, close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face takes up 70-80% of the photograph, photographs taken with a digital camera must be high quality colour and printed on photo-quality paper.
• The passport should be valid for at least three months beyond the intended duration of stay with two blank pages in the Schengen territory. Passports valid for more than 10 years will not be accepted as the main required travel document. It is mandatory to have two blank pages opposite to each other.
• Proof of airline reservation for a round trip reservation slip. Ticket should not be bought until a visa is guaranteed or issued.
• Proof of accommodation: hotel reservation, guarantee of host company, etc.
• Overseas medical insurance valid for all Schengen-countries with a minimum coverage of 30,000 EURO. The insurance has to cover all risk e.g. accident, illness, etc. Insurance policies have to be submitted with an English or German translation. The policy has to clearly specify the period of validity and has to cover the date of arrival & departure has to be submitted in original along with a photocopy for the first 14 days of stay in Austria
• Cover letter explaining the purpose of the trip.
• Valid permit to return to India (e.g. valid resident or return visa for citizens of other countries residing in India (if applicable).
• Original letter from the company specifying reason for and duration of travel to Austria.
• Original invitation letter from the company in Austria sent directly from the Austrian Company to the Embassy, copy to be submitted with the application.
• Permission from the Austrian Labour Market Authority (“AMS Bestätigung”) in original.
• Letter from the Indian company in original (not applicable to seasonal workers)
• Copy of passport, visa/s and stamps (if any)
• Visa fees paid are Non-Refundable now.
• Applicant can be asked for additional documents or may be called for an interview if deemed necessary by the Embassy.
• Application form, declaration & undertaking and requisite document must be signed by the Applicant. Representative and Travel Agents must bring the above signed documents at the time of submission.
• The applications for a visa should be filed at least 15 working days prior to departure.
• The visa fee for application to the Austria Visa Application Centre can be made by a Demand Draft in favor of 'VFS GLOBAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED' payable in the respective cities, in New Delhi, Mumbai, Jalandhar, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata. The visa fee, according to Schengen regulations, is non-refundable. Applicant can also pay the visa fees in cash at the application centre by paying an additional service charge of INR 57 (Inclusive of service tax 12.36%).

Note: An Applicant intending to work longer than six months should apply for a residency-permit, and not for a visa. The Visa "D+C" allows only a stay up to 6 month within a period of one year and is not extendable. If a "D+C" visa is issued, the Applicant is allowed to travel to any other Schengen Member States only for a period of up to 90 days during the validity of the visa. Work-visas, which are issued according to the travel-schedule are usually for validity up to 91 days minimum or six months maximum, and cannot be renewed in Austria.

Visa fee is	INR 7040
	EURO 100 to be paid in equivalent INR
Children age 6-12 years	INR 2470
	EURO 35 to be paid in equivalent INR
VFS Service Charges	INR 573

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Student

• Application form to be filled in completely and signed by the applicant.
• Two recent passport-size (35-40 mm in width) photographs in colour according to EU norms. The photographs must be: no more than 6 months old, close up of your head and top of your shoulders so that your face takes up 70-80% of the photograph, photographs taken with a digital camera must be high quality colour and printed on photo-quality paper.
• The passport should be valid for at least three months beyond the intended duration of stay with two blank pages in the Schengen territory. Passports valid for more than 10 years will not be accepted as the main required travel document. It is mandatory to have two blank pages opposite to each other.
• Proof of airline reservation for a round trip e.g. reservation slip. Ticket should not be bought until a visa is guaranteed or issued.
• Proof of accommodation: hotel reservation, guarantee of host, etc.
• Overseas medical insurance valid for all Schengen-countries with a minimum coverage of 30,000 EURO. The insurance has to cover all risk e.g. accident, illness, etc. Insurance policies have to be submitted with an English or German translation. The policy has to clearly specify the period of validity and has to cover the date of arrival & departure has to be submitted in original along with a photocopy.
• Cover letter explaining the purpose of the trip including detailed description of your proposed course of study.
• Valid permit to return to India e.g. valid resident or return visa for citizens of other countries residing in India (if applicable).
• Proof of sufficient funds (if applicable)
• Original bank statements of last three (3) months including address & telephone number of the bank.
• Traveller's Cheques.
• Note: Credit cards and cash are not accepted as proof of financial means but credit card statements can be submitted as supporting document
• An invitation by a resident in Austria (if applicable)
• Original invitation letter from the person in Austria
• Electronic Statement of Guaranty by sponsor (Elektronische Verpflichtungserklärung, EVE) obtained at the Foreigners Registration Office "Fremdenpolizei" in Austria.
• Original and copy of letter of admission (University, language course, school etc.).
• Copy of receipt or money order to prove payment of tuition for course (if applicable)
• A permission letter from school/college where applicant is attending, confirming the absence of leave for the duration of studying in Austria (if applicable).
• Copy of passport, visa/s and stamps (if any).
• Applicant can be asked for additional documents or may be called for an interview if deemed necessary by the Embassy.
• Application form, declaration & undertaking and requisite document must be signed by the Applicant. Representative and Travel Agents must bring the above signed documents at the time of submission.
• To enable the Embassy to process the documents, the applications for a visa should be filed at least 15 working days prior to departure.
• The visa fee for application to the Austria Visa Application Centre can be made by a Demand Draft in favor of 'VFS GLOBAL SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED' payable in the respective cities, in New Delhi, Mumbai, Jalandhar, Chennai, Bangalore and Kolkata. The visa fee, according to Schengen regulations, is non-refundable. Applicant can also pay the visa fees in cash at the application centre by paying an additional service charge of INR 57 (Inclusive of service tax 12.36%).

An Applicant intending to study longer than six months should apply for a residency-permit, and not for a visa. The Visa "D+C" allows only a stay up to 6 month within a period of one year and is not extendable. If a "D+C" visa is issued, the Applicant is allowed to travel to any other Schengen Member States only for a period of up to 90 days during the validity of the visa. Work-visas, which are issued according to the travel-schedule are usually for validity up to 91 days minimum or six months maximum, and cannot be renewed in Austria.

Visa fee is	INR 7040
	EURO 100 to be paid in equivalent INR
Children age 6-12 years	INR 2470
	EURO 35 to be paid in equivalent INR
VFS Service Charges	INR 573