Council gives green light to the digitalisation of the visa procedure The Council adopted new rules today which will allow people who plan to travel to the Schengen area to apply online for a visa. The Schengen area is a zone of 27 European countries which have abolished many types of internal border controls. The possibility of applying for a Schengen visa online will be a great improvement for citizens and for the processing of the application. It will simplify the application process for travelers and, at the same time, will ease the burden on national administrations, which will be able to respond more quickly and effectively. Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gómez, acting Spanish minister for the interior The two regulations adopted today: will create an EU visa application platform. With a few exceptions, applications for Schengen visas will be made through that platform. On the platform, visa applicants will be able to enter all the relevant data, upload electronic copies of their travel documents and supporting documents, and pay their visa fees render in-person appearance at the consulate redundant. In principle, in-person appearance will only be necessary for first-time applicants, people whose biometric data are no longer valid and people with a new travel document replace the current visa sticker with a cryptographically signed barcode Next steps Following signature, the two regulations will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force on the twentieth day after publication. The date of application of the new rules will be decided when technical work on the visa platform and the digital visa has been concluded. Source: European Council / Council of the European UnionNews Date: 20231114 IRAN EXPO 2024-La sexta exposición de las capacidades de exportación de Irán IRAN EXPO 2024 La inversión extranjera en España alcanzó los 28.215 millones de euros en 2023 Foreign investment in Spain reaches 28.215 billion euros in 2023 Happy Nowruz Archieveچاپ صفحه
The Council adopted new rules today which will allow people who plan to travel to the Schengen area to apply online for a visa. The Schengen area is a zone of 27 European countries which have abolished many types of internal border controls.
The possibility of applying for a Schengen visa online will be a great improvement for citizens and for the processing of the application. It will simplify the application process for travelers and, at the same time, will ease the burden on national administrations, which will be able to respond more quickly and effectively. Fernando Grande-Marlaska Gómez, acting Spanish minister for the interior
The possibility of applying for a Schengen visa online will be a great improvement for citizens and for the processing of the application. It will simplify the application process for travelers and, at the same time, will ease the burden on national administrations, which will be able to respond more quickly and effectively.
The two regulations adopted today:
Following signature, the two regulations will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force on the twentieth day after publication.
The date of application of the new rules will be decided when technical work on the visa platform and the digital visa has been concluded.
Source: European Council / Council of the European Union