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To acquire Schengen Visa it is very important that one must file its documents according to requirements listed by consulate. The common mistakes that an applicant may make must be avoided while applying for visa. The application must be dully filled and submitted by the consulate two to three weeks prior to your scheduled trip. First thing to acquire a Schengen visa it is very important that the application and other required documents are filled according to requirements mentioned by the consulate you are applying visa for. The common mistake that most of the applicants make is applicants do not understand what Schengen visa is. The 25 member countries under the Schengen agreement issues can issue Schengen visa and visa issued by these countries is called a Schengen visa. If the visa has been issued by Italian consulate it would be called Italian Schengen Visa. One cannot apply for Schengen visa at any country consulate but according to visa requirements one must apply for visa at the consulate of the country under three conditions • Applicant’s main destination • Place of longest stay during his journey • The place of first visit If the applicant fails to define the destination correctly or is not able to clear destination and applying at a different consulate the visa may get rejected or is asked to apply at different consulate. Another mistake can be regarding duration of stay and validity. People are confused on duration of stay and validity while applying a tourist visa is issued for 90 days. Long term visas are also issued under certain conditions. Other mistakes that people usually do applying at wrong consulate or centre, submitting wrong visa application form, processing time underestimation and low insurance cover. It is very important to schedule appointment at the right consulate or application centre representing that country. Many people follow the belief that there is unified Schengen application form which can be used to for any Schengen country but it is not as it is believed. Each Schengen country has its own application form that can be found and can be easily downloaded from the consulates respective website. The visa processing may take minimum 4 working days or sometimes more to process your visa application before granting visa to the applicant. So it you should not underestimate the visa application process. One must understand that applicant must apply for visa application two to three weeks prior to your actual visit and same as with Schengen insurance. Schengen Travel insurance which is the basic requirement to be fulfilled while applying Schengen visa must be chosen wisely which fulfills the requirement to get minimum cover required according to Schengen application requirements. It must be for the number of days you would be staying in Schengen area. If you follow all the requirement procedure wisely you will be surely issued a Schengen visa. The Author is a visa advisor and knows requirements of documents and application process in application of Schengen visa and knows how to avoid common mistakes in visa application.
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