Consular Services - Schengen Visas

The Airport Transit Visa, Transit Visa and Short Stay/Multiple Entry Visa are all designated "Schengen Visas". These can be valid for one or more States that form part of the Schengen Convention Agreement of 14 of June 1985, signed in Schengen on 19 of June 1990. (States included: Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden).

Airport Transit Visa

- This visa entitles foreigners who are required to have such a visa to pass through the international transit area of airports without actually entering the national territory of the country concerned, during a stop-over or transfer between two stages of an international flight. The requirement to have this visa is an exception to the general right to transit without a visa thtrough the above mentioned international transit area.

Transit Visa

- This visa entitles foreigners who are travelling from one Third State to another Third State to pass through the territories of the Contracting Parties.

- This visa may be issued for one, two or exceptionally several transits, provided that the duration in each case does not exceed five days.

Short Stay/Multiple Entry Visa

- This visa entitles foreigners who seek to enter the territories of the Contracting Parties, for reasons other than immigration, to pay a continuous visit or several visits, the duration of which does not exceed three months in any half-year from the date of first entry. As a general rule, this visa may be issued for one or several entries.

- In the case of foreigners who need to travel frequently to one or several Schengen States, for example on business, short-stay visas may be issued for several visits, provided that the total length of these visits does not exceed three months in any half-year. This multiple entry visa may be valid for one year, and in exceptional cases, for more than a year for certain categories of persons.