Traveling to Europe and wondering about which visa to get? If you are amongst the lucky ones that do not need a visa to travel in Europe, well I am glad! But if you are like me who needs a visa to travel in Europe, there is one visa called Schengen Visa which allows you to travel to 25 countries with a SINGLE VISA!
The list of Schengen Countries are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland (22 of these countries are EU members and 3 of these are non-EU members).
Make sure you know where you want to go in Europe and whether those countries are on the list or not. Depending on the country of your first entry, you would need to go that country’s embassy/consulate in order to apply for the Schengen Visa or a country where you will spend most of your time. Applying a Schengen Visa is easy, you would need to have these documents handy:
- A fully completed visa application form.
- A passport sized photograph.
- A valid passport or other acceptable travel document.
- The passport must be valid for at least three months after the visa expiry date and it must be enclosed in the application.
- A valid travel insurance for the whole period of travel in the Schengen area.
- The insurance indemnity should be at least EUR 30,000 (approx. AUD60, 000) and should insure the person in case of sudden illness or accident (including travel home) and include transportation home in the event of death. (not required from the dependent family members of EU citizens – copy of the marriage certificate & passport should be included).
- Flight reservation – on collection of the visa, paid return tickets must be presented.
- Visa fees
- Confirmed hotel reservations or an invitation letter where applicable.
- A proof of funds to support the travel.
- A letter from the employer/school/university/college where applicable.
- In some cases, further documentation may be requested.
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Tips: Make sure you know which countries you want to visit as it would help you a lot to plan and also, some countries speak less english and some understand but do not want to speak it, so it is handy to know some words as it would help you to buy food and when you are lost! 
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