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Transit visa to the Schengen countries

In mid-1985, several European countries (Germany, Luxembourg, France, Belgium and the Netherlands) signed an agreement on the termination of border passport control at the borders between them. And in ten years this agreement came into force. Later, seven more European powers joined the treaty, according to which to enter their territory you need to have a special document - a Schengen visa. Since the aforementioned agreement was signed by the participating countries in the small and little known Swiss town of Schengen, it was called Schengen.

The code regulating the boundaries within which the contract operates was adopted in 2006. The last change to this document was made at the end of 2007.

To date, the Schengen Treaty has been signed by almost all European countries, but in several it actually does not work. This is explained by the fact that several countries that signed the agreement did not abolish passport control on their borders. Such countries are actually located outside the Schengen zone, while the vast majority of European countries are included in it.

What do you need to visit any European state that has canceled passport control? Of course, first of all, a relevant transit visa is required. This document is of several types. Most often, however, a type C visa is issued. It can be either a multiple or a single visa. Having a Schengen visa, you have every right to visit any country entering the Schengen area. In other words, if you have this document, you do not need to issue a visa to each of the Schengen states you wish to visit. The reasons for obtaining it can be: a trip for a rather long time in a certain country, or an invitation to some of these countries.

Where is this transit visa issued? In the consulate of the country, which is the main purpose of your trip. That is, if you are traveling to Germany through Poland, a transit Schengen visa is issued at the German Embassy. However, it should be said that if you want to go to Germany and then visit Belgium, then you will have to provide the embassy staff with documents that apply to both the Belgian and the German part of your trip. However, on the other hand, if you buy a train ticket to a Belgian city or hire a taxi, it's unlikely that you will be asked about anything on the border.

According to the rules established by the Schengen Agreement, the corresponding transit visa must be issued by the consulate of the country in which the maximum travel time will be spent. If the state that is the main goal of your voyage can not be identified (for example, in the case of a country cruise), then it will be necessary to obtain a visa at the consulate of the country in whose territory the Schengen boundary will be crossed.

As it was said, there are two main types of the corresponding visa: single and multiple. If you are issued a one-time visa, then you have the right to enter any Schengen country exclusively from the territory of the country that issued the document. For example, you got it at the German Consulate. And you can only enter Germany from neighboring Germany. If, with your visa issued by the German mission, you are traveling, for example, to Estonia, you may have to explain at the border why it happened. And, maybe, if your explanation is considered satisfactory, you will be allowed into this country.

A multiple transit visa differs from a one-time visa in that it opens the way for you to any of the states that signed a well-known agreement on the abolition of the passport regime. And the common thing between them is that they act for a strictly certain period of time. Multiple Schengen transit visas can operate from one month to a year.

The consular fee for the preparation of this document is from 35 to 65 euros, depending on its type.

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