Schengen Visa fees to increase from January 2020
Schengen Visa fees to increase from January 2020

According to the updated Schengen Visa code, travelers will need to pay a higher visa fee starting from January 2020. The fees will increase by 33.3% from 60 euros to 80 euros.

“The new rules also permit applications to be submitted for a maximum of 6 months, and no later than 15 days, before the trip. So far, the maximum period has been 3 months.

In addition, the EU intends to introduce a harmonized approach to the issuing of multiple entry visas to regular travelers with a positive visa history for a period, which increases gradually from 1 to 5 years,” SchengenVisaInfo.com said in its statement.