Schengen short-stay visa requirements and timing
One canonical, EU-source-backed report for short-stay eligibility, timing, insurance and core documents. Filing fees are deliberately excluded from this report.
The Schengen short-stay visa covers visits of up to 90 days in any 180-day period. The common process includes a defined submission window, normal 15-day processing that may extend to 45 days, travel medical insurance and evidence of purpose, means, accommodation and return intent.
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- Countries represented
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- Last checked
- 2026-07-11
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| Country | Route and main conditions | Official source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who the Schengen short-stay visa covers | Up to 90 days in any 180-day period | 2026-07-11 | Official source |
| When to submit an application | 15 days to 6 months before travel | 2026-07-11 | Official source |
| Normal processing time | 15 days normally; up to 45 days in extended cases | 2026-07-11 | Official source |
| Travel medical insurance | Minimum cover €30,000 | 2026-07-11 | Official source |
| Core document policy | Core documents plus case-specific evidence | 2026-07-11 | Official source |
| Countries issuing Schengen visas | 29 issuing countries; Cyprus and Ireland excluded | 2026-07-11 | Official source |
What this measures
Use EU-level rules for the common layer and keep consulate-specific variation as a visible caveat.
- Schengen visa requirements are not the same as national long-stay visa rules.
- Fee amounts exclude external visa-service-centre charges.
- The area list is maintained by the Council; Cyprus and Ireland are explicitly not Schengen visa issuers.
- Rows
- 6 countries
- Last checked
- 2026-07-11
- With an official source link
- 6 of 6
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Schengen short-stay visa requirements and timing [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/schengen-visa-requirements/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_schengen-short-stay-visa-requirements-and-timing_a58715150c82,
author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {Schengen short-stay visa requirements and timing},
publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-12},
version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/schengen-visa-requirements/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}Markdown citation
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