Schengen Visa

Interviews will be held at the Consulate or Embassy of the Country of the main destination. The payment receipt provided by the DBA will carry the Interview date & time (case to case).

You will need the interview letter, original documents which you did not submit at the time of application and any additional documents - requested by the Consulate (to be notified by DBA).

List of Required Documents:
Please check the list of requisite documents before submitting your application – it will minimize chances of rejection of your Visa Application due to incorrect or inadequate documents!

• General requirements: If the first destination is Italy, Germany or France.

Contact Dubai Business Advisors on +971 (0)4 341 9702 to check the status of your application. It is advisable to check the application status only after the average processing time (1 – 4 weeks).

It is advisable to check the status after the average of the processing time (1 – 4 weeks).

If the visa is issued:
a) Courier Case:  your passport will be delivered at the address provided by you. You need to hand over stamped photocopy of the data page to the courier person to get the delivery.

b) Non-Courier Case: you will be able to collect your passport from the Dubai Business Advisors where you submitted your application, between 15.00 hrs – 17.00 hrs.

If the visa is refused
Passport & other documents will be handed over to you at the Dubai Business Advisors, where you applied.

General information

• Visa fees / DBA Service Charges, once paid, are non refundable
• In case of organized tourist trips, an accredited travel agency may submit the visa application
• In case of group travel – other than organized tourist trip - , the application may be submitted by a representative sufficiently authorized.

DBA Office will contact and assist you in attending the interview at the designated Embassy.

Schengen visa applications have to be submitted at the representation of the country which is the main destination of the visit. (If visiting several states with stays of approximately the same duration, the consulate responsible for issuing the visa is that of the country of the first entry into the Schengen area.)

Practical example: If you wish to travel around Europe for three weeks, spending two weeks in Austria and one in Hungary, you should apply for the Schengen visa at the Austrian consulate.

• It is sometimes difficult to determine the main destination, for example where the traveler intends to make several consecutive short stays of approximately the same length in various Schengen States. In this case, you should go to the consulate of the first country you intend to visit.

Practical example: A businessman plans a trip to Europe to meet business partners in various European capitals, in each of which he will stay for one or two days. He has booked a trip to Frankfurt, from which he will continue on his journey. In this case, the appropriate consulate is the German consulate.
Who can submit a visa application?

• The applicant can submit personally his/her own or his/her family member’s visa application
• The applicant can submit personally his/her own or his/her family member’s visa application