The Schengen visa reform is valid for one year. What is this? The Schengen visa increased in June 65438-2020 10.

Everyone knows that the Schengen visa is not so easy to handle, but if it is done, then you can go to more countries and it is convenient for everyone to travel. At present, there are a series of reforms in Schengen visa, which will be much more convenient for visa processing in the future.

The Schengen visa will increase in price from 2020 1.

This year, the European Parliament passed the Schengen visa reform plan. Since 2020, the price of Schengen visa has increased 1/3. In addition, after the reform, the application time, process and validity period of Schengen visa have been adjusted accordingly.

Before the reform, passengers can only apply for a Schengen visa three months in advance, and after the reform, they can apply six months in advance. In addition, the reformed Schengen visa can be applied online, and the whole application process is basically electronic. The validity period of multiple-entry visas was not stipulated before, and the validity period of multiple-entry visas was uniformly stipulated to be the shortest one year. Applicants can increase the validity of multiple-entry visas with the number of applications, but the maximum period is not more than five years. In order to update equipment, increase manpower and strengthen security inspection, the short-term Schengen visa fee for less than 90 days will be increased 1/3.

In addition, Romania and Bulgaria won the support of the European Parliament in June 5438+February last year, and these two countries are expected to become new Schengen countries. At present, Schengen countries include Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Malta.

Among Schengen countries, France is the most popular destination in the world, and the second most popular destination for Schengen visas is Germany. In addition, Schengen visas from Italy, Spain and Greece are also very popular, with Greece having the lowest refusal rate of only 4.9%.

Schengen reform is valid for one year. What's going on here?

Recently, the Council of the European Union announced the adoption of the proposed amendments to the Schengen visa guidelines. The new regulations will be implemented as soon as 2020 1. According to the new reform plan, after the implementation of the new regulations, applicants can submit their applications six months in advance to unify the validity period of multiple-entry visas.

Applicants can apply six months in advance.

It is understood that the Schengen visa can only be applied for three months in advance. After the implementation of the new regulations, applicants can submit their applications six months in advance.

In addition, the new regulations also advocate online application, and the application process will be electronic. Applicants can fill in, submit or even sign the application form online. Previously, the validity period of visas for Schengen member countries was "independent". After the implementation of the new regulations, the validity period of multiple-entry visas will be unified. The minimum period is one year, and the number of years after that can be increased with the increase of the number of applications by the applicant, but the longest period shall not exceed five years.

After the implementation of the new regulations, in order to increase manpower, update equipment and strengthen security inspection, the short-term Schengen visa fee of no more than 90 days will be increased from the current 60 euros to 80 euros. At the same time, linking the Schengen visa to a country's readmission of illegal immigrants, that is, whether a country cooperates with the European Union to readmit repatriated illegal immigrants, will affect the Schengen visa processing in that country, including processing time, visa validity period, visa fees and so on.

EU takes the lead in drafting visa reform plan.

According to the data provided by the European Commission, the number of Schengen visa applicants increased by more than 50% from 2009 to 20 18. In 20 18 alone, European Schengen countries received more than160,000 applications and issued14.26 million Schengen visas.

At the same time, the Schengen visa application procedure has not changed since 20 10, and the cumbersome application procedure may reduce people's desire to invest and spend in Europe. Therefore, the European Commission took the lead in drafting the Schengen visa reform plan, and announced the details of the plan in March 20 18.

2065438+In February 2009, the European Commission announced that the Schengen visa reform plan entered the legislative process, which was adopted by the European Council on the 20th, waiting for the approval of Eurostat.

As of June this year, there are 26 Schengen member countries, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Malta, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

At the same time, the European Conference adopted a non-legislative report of 20181211,inviting Romania and Bulgaria to become Schengen members. By then, the number of Schengen countries is expected to increase to 28.

According to industry insiders, although this reform has increased the cost of short-term Schengen visas, optimization measures such as extending the application time, realizing the electronic application process, and unifying the validity period of multiple-entry visas will help applicants obtain visas more simply and quickly, on the other hand, it will also help the EU to cope with the changing security situation, adapt to the new opportunities brought by scientific and technological innovation, and effectively promote local economic development, which will be more beneficial.