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The minors have to provide additional documents to the Schengen Embassy or Consulate at the time of filing application of Schengen visa. The Schengen visa application procedure for the minors accompanying their parents or some else or going alone to a Schengen nation is different from that of the other individuals. So here is the information which will prove to be useful for you if you are travelling with your child who requires a Schengen visa. The documents to be submitted to the designated embassy or consulate of the country of the Schengen area where a person is travelling with a minor are mentioned here. First document to be provided is the original birth certificate of the child on which both the parents' names are written. This certificate must be in the language other than English or the language of the country with whose embassy the person is going to apply for Schengen visa. If it is some other language, then you must have the proof of official translation confirming the authenticity of this document. If the parents or the legal guardians of the child live in a foreign country, then their authentic passports or authorized copies are to be presented. The minor if going alone has to provide the original letter of consent written by the both the parents to apply for and get a Schengen Visa duly signed by both parents. A solicitor or Commissioner for Oaths, or a Consular official of the minor's nationality must verify this letter. If one of the parents is going with the minor, then the other parent must write and sign the letter of the consent which is to be provided to the Embassy. It may be required that the parents have to sign this letter in front of an embassy official. If child is in the sole custody of a single parent due to legal dispute between the parents, then the proof of the Court's Decision of giving custody needs to be presented. The Death Certificate is to be submitted if the other parent of the child is dead. If the other parent is dead, the Death Certificate must be supplied. Minors also need to present the evidence of Schengen travel insurance that has cover for urgent medical expenses and repatriation of the amount not less than what is asked by the European law. The applicable amount of travel insurance Schengen is 30,000 Euros. It must be kept in mind that for the safety of the children, Schengen Visa authorities may take more time to verify all these documents. Author of this article works in a reputed insurance company and assists her clients as regards to issues of Schengen visa and Schengen travel insurance so that they face no problem while traveling to Schengen region.
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