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What is the point of a visa, how is it processed? I have a passport. I want to go to Germany, for example, for a couple of weeks? and got a better answer
Response from Антон Владимирович[+++++]
A visa is the basis on which they let you into the same Germany. It is pasted into your passport Some countries do not need a visa - a passport is enough. For example, in Serbia you can just buy a ticket, at Belgrade airport briskly go to the counter with the inscription "For citizens of countries that do not need a visa, the controller will see that your passport is Russian, and put a stamp on it on the border crossing Germany - Schengen Union country. This means that you can get a visa from any Schengen Union country - for example Latvia, and then fly to any Schengen country - Germany, Poland, France, Spain, etc. The first entry by visa should be in the country, which issued it - otherwise the next time the Schengen visa can not give. It is better to immediately apply for a multiple entry visa from France and my wife in 2016, as participants in a scientific conference in Rouen a little over 100 km from Paris, on the way to see Paris and Rouen I liked it more, and the fall on the same visa drove around Spain. Our multi-visa was valid until the end of the year In Latvia, many locals now earn by renting out corners for the summer to Russians who else their resort paradise, for crying out loud, need! and make them themselves in their police invitations, on the basis of which the Latvian consulate in Russia to give entry visas. Documents are sent to the consulate through their official channels, and you come to the consulate with your passport validity should fully cover the period of intended travel, and may be with a margin - to clarify, and you make out a visa. I applied for a visa to Latvia in 2005, but it was not a Schengen visa - Latvia joined the Schengen Union later. Accommodation was provided by my host country - my cousin from Riga. And when I went from her to travel around Latvia - from Apshuciems, it's on the coast behind Jurmala, 12 km from Tukums, to Liepaja, I spent the night under a bush in one place - the city of Kuldiga, because the hotel price seemed to me excessive Thank God, the police did not notice me there?
A visa is the basis on which they let you go to Germany. It is pasted into your passport. In some countries you don't need a visa - a passport is enough. For example, in Serbia you can just buy a ticket, at Belgrade airport briskly go to the counter with the inscription "For citizens of countries that do not need a visa, the controller will see that your passport is Russian, and put a stamp on it on the border crossing Germany - Schengen Union country. This means that you can get a visa from any Schengen Union country - for example Latvia, and then fly to any Schengen country - Germany, Poland, France, Spain, etc. The first entry by visa should be in the country, which issued it - otherwise the next time the Schengen visa can not give. It is better to immediately apply for a multiple entry visa from France and my wife in 2016, as participants in a scientific conference in Rouen a little over 100 km from Paris, on the way to see Paris and Rouen I liked it more, and the fall on the same visa drove around Spain. Our multi-visa was valid until the end of the year In Latvia, many locals now earn by renting out corners for the summer to Russians who else their resort paradise, for crying out loud, need! and make them themselves in their police invitations, on the basis of which the Latvian consulates in Russia give entry visas. Documents are sent to the consulate through their official channels, and you come already at the consulate with your passport validity should fully cover the period of intended travel, and may be with a margin - to clarify, and you make out a visa. I applied for a visa to Latvia in 2005, but it was not a Schengen visa - Latvia joined the Schengen Union later. Accommodation was provided by my host country - my cousin from Riga. And when I went from her to travel around Latvia - from Apshuciems, it's on the coast behind Jurmala, 12 km from Tukums - to Liepaja, I spent the night under a bush in one place, the city of Kuldiga, because the price of the hotel seemed to me excessive, thank God the police did not notice me there.
call the consulate, they will tell you about the need to book a hotel certificate that there is money for accommodation insurance, etc., or pay the intermediary will prepare everything will put the visa and go
1-know at the consulate what documents for travel 2-passport office at the place of residence for overseas 3-insurance, money exchanges and other things should tell the consulate