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What should your travel insurance for Schengen Visa cover?

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    When traveling, it is essential to get the appropriate level of cover in the event of accident or medical emergency. However, if you want to enter Europe, purchasing  travel insurance for Schengen Visa is mandatory. According to the Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009, your policy should cover the following: ·          Medical emergencies, including sickness; ·          Repatriation of remains in the event of death; ·          Emergency evacuation; ·          Accidental injuries; ·          Return of a minor; ·          Overseas funeral expenses. It is worth noting that, generally, travel insurances do not cover pre-existing conditions, such as diabetes or asthma. In these cases,...

OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHENGEN VISA FOR INDIAN PASSPORT HOLDERS

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    There are other situations that will necessitate you to provide additional documents and meet particular thresholds in the process of  getting a Schengen visa as an Indian national.  These include the following; 1.         If you are looking for an airport transit or transit visa. This applies when you are making a stopover on a Schengen airport or state. For this purpose, you will need to provide the visa of your final country you are intending to travel to if it does not fall in the Schengen bloc. A plane ticket will also be needed. 2.         If you are visiting friends and relatives that are residents in the Schengen country, you should provide the formal invitation by the friend or relative. If the friend or relative is to cater for the finances, they should sign the official affidavit of support. 3.         If you are traveling for business related activ...

Benefits of Schengen Visa

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  As you can already begin to imagine, forming part of the Schengen area as a host of benefits. The benefits of a Schengen visa can be as simple as travelling from Germany to Luxembourg without having to go through passport control each time you cross the border. Or, more complex things like moving goods and trades across borders. The Schengen area has also reduced the time it takes to move goods across Europe. In the past, it could take hours for trucks to cross certain borders; now, they may cross the border completely unnoticed. This makes it much easier, quicker, and cheaper to move goods around Europe. It can also be a step further as travelling across Europe, by which you will be entering several countries without any questions asked. Therefore, one of the main  advantages of Schengen Visa  is that it saves you time. A lot of time. For example:  if you have relatives who live in a Schengen country and you intend to visit them every couple of months, this would ...

APPLICATION FOR SCHENGEN VISA FOR INDIAN PASSPORT HOLDERS

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  In order to successfully make an application for a Schengen visa as an Indian passport holder and citizen from within India, you must be conversant with the process of acquiring one, the requirements that go with the process and the fees charged for the Schengen visa. This article will cover all there is in the process of applying for a Schengen visa as an Indian citizen. WHO CAN APPLY FOR SCHENGEN VISA IN INDIA? Any Indian citizen and citizens of other countries legally living in India can apply for a Schengen visa in India. Indians living in other countries but legally present in the country may also  apply for a Schengen visa in India  if they can provide a competent reason why they cannot do in from the primary countries of residence. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR INDIAN PASSPORT HOLDERS There are many documents that are supposed to be provided to the Schengen visa issuing office in the embassy of a Schengen member country in India. The documents should be provided in full...

How to get travel insurance for Schengen Visa from the UK?

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    Even though the UK is an EU state member, it is not part of the Schengen Area. In other words, the UK operates the Common Travel Area border control with other EU and Schengen member countries. British citizen can enter and remain in the Schengen Area without applying for a visa. However, if you are a UK resident but not an EU citizen,  you may need to apply for a Schengen Visa.  Subsequently, you will need travel insurance. To be eligible, you must reside in the UK, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man. You also need to be registered with a GP. If you are in the UK for working or studying purposes, but you are not a permanent resident, you need to purchase your policy from your home country. Need help with your Schengen Visa insurance? Nowadays, travel insurance is a must for most travelers, who wish to feel safe in case of unexpected circumstances that may arise during one’s trip. Unforeseen events, such as sickness, medical emergencies, and ev...

Is a Flight Reservation Expensive and Explain about flight Reservation for Schengen Visa?

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    There is a common misconception that a flight reservation for Schengen visa is expensive. It will only be expensive if you purchase the roundtrip ticket prior to receiving your visa approval, which in truth is such a great risk. What if you are not granted a visa? What will you do with the confirmed ticket? To solve this dilemma,  we offer an affordable service which can give a confirmed flight reservation (Flight Itinerary) document without having to pay for the actual flight fare.  For just a fraction of the real airfare, the document you will receive is actually verifiable and totally valid. How is this possible? We have partnered with several legitimate travel agencies that can give confirmed bookings without the need of paying for the full amount. You can actually check the legitimacy of the confirmed flight reservation document that you will receive from us. Just go to the airlines’ website and type in the reservation code on your document and you will see ...

12 Common Reasons Why Schengen Visa Applications Get Rejected

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    What makes an Embassy or Consulate reject providing you a Schengen Visa? This is the question many people make anytime they are about to apply for such a visa. The fact is that whenever a Schengen visa or any visa gets rejected, there is something UNSATISFACTORY as regards of that visa application. Many visa applicants get confused and unable to exactly understand the reason for their visa refusal. That is why the article will focus on presenting the commonly known reasons for such refusal. A visa application might be considered unsuccessful if the consular officer fails to get from the candidate all the needed information about him/her. Lacking to possess such information, the consular officer will be incapable to decide if the candidate qualifies to be given a visa. On the other hand, sometimes the consular might get information from the applicant that is unacceptable or beyond the fixed procedures. Sometimes the candidate is prone of illegitimate and/or dishonest activi...