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Below mentioned forms/checklist are mandatory for all visa categories accepted by BLS

Documents required checklist

Tourism / Business / Student / Culture / Sport / Visiting Family or Friends

Overview

Short term visas are visas that permit for an intended stay up to 90 days only. Applicants travelling for a period less than 90 days can apply.

Visa fee

Visa Type Fee(Euro)
Tourism / Business / Student / Culture / Sport / Visiting Family or Friends (Adults) 90
Children between 6 – 12 years old 45
Citizens of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosna and Hercegovina, Georgia, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, and Serbia
"Nationals from countries with a visa facilitation agreement (as per January 2023: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus (partially suspended), Russia (partially suspended), and holders of nonbiometric passports from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia and Ukraine)" 		35
Citizen of Gambia 120
Children between 0 – 6 years old 0
A family member of an EU/EEA national 0
Holders of diplomatic, official, or service passports travelling for official purposes 0
Pupils, students and accompanying teachers during a school trip
"Participants aged 25 years or less in seminars, conferences, sports, cultural or educational events, organised by non-profit organisations"		 0
Researchers travelling to perform scientific research 0
Citizen of Ukraine holder of biometric passport 0

Note:

  • Applicants will be paying a service fee of Euro 16.9 (including VAT)
  • All the Fees are non-refundable

Document requirements


Checklist for Tourism / Business / Student / Culture / Sport / Visiting Family or Friends - Click here

Application Form (English) - Click here

Application Form (Slovak) - Click here

List of supporting documents to be submitted by applicants in Egypt for short stay visas - Click here


Photo specifications

The applicant’s photo for the application form must be taken in person at BLS to ensure it matches the printed photo on the visa

The photo must:

photo requirement

Applicants need to submit their Application form with the new photo format, as explained below:

The photo must fulfill the norm specified by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).

  • Use plain light-colored background.
  • The photo must be no more than 6-months old.
  • Not tilted picture (portrait style) showing both edges of face clearly.
  • Close up of the head and top of the shoulders so that the face takes up 70–80% of the photograph.
  • Photo in sharp focus and clear.

Photo Size

The photo for each visa applicant submitted must measure:

  • The picture dimensions must be 240 pixels wide by 320 pixels high at least. A smaller picture will be rejected. For instance, a photo being 235 pixels by 320 pixels is not valid.
  • On the other hand, the photo should keep a proportion of 3.5 x 4.5 (width x height) within limits. However, 250 x 340 pixels picture would be valid, but not a 290 x 340 pixels one.
  • Finally, the image weight (size in Kbytes) can never be bigger than 120 Kbytes. Finally, the image weight (size in Kbytes) can never be bigger than 120 Kbytes.

Processing Time

The processing time for assessment of a Schengen visa varies accordingly to the nationality of the applicant and the period of the year in which the application is given. The regular visa processing time is 15 days upon completion of the application, the processing time may be extended to 30 or even 60 days calendar days, in cases that require a detailed assessment.