The GOED Foundation (Grenzeloos Onder Een Dak), which represents the interests of Dutch people abroad, inventories complaints about EDV (External Service Provider) such as VFS Global when applying for a Schengen Short Stay Visa.
Taking out Schengen insurance, what should you pay attention to?
How can your Schengen visa be approved? Discover the required Schengen travel medical insurance required with your visa application!
Schengen visa health insurance
To apply for a Schengen visa for the Netherlands, you must have medical travel insurance or health insurance. This insurance reimburses medical costs that you incur in the Schengen area. View the insurance requirements.
What does a visa for the Netherlands cost?
The application for a short-stay Schengen visa for the Netherlands costs money. That is officially called: fees. An external service provider also charges costs. The fee is usually payable in the equivalent of the local currency.
Standard amounts income requirement guarantor Schengen visa as of 01-07-2023
Do you want to act as a guarantor for someone who applies for a short-stay Schengen visa? Then your income (ref) must be at least equal to the standard amount.
Schengen visa: Visa applications are going digital
Yesterday, an agreement in principle was reached between the EU Member States and the European Parliament on the digitization of Schengen visas (Short Stay Visa). In the future, a Schengen visa can be applied for and issued online.