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Checklist for visa application
Tourism and visit to family / friends
Applications should be submitted in person (also babies and children) and the following documents
must be submitted:
For every document, you must provide the original and one copy.
The documents are to be presented in (or translated to) Dutch, English, French or Spanish.
The documents submitted will not be returned. Only the travel document will be returned.
1. Application
1.1 A completed and signed Schengen visa application form.
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2. Travel Documents
2.1 A passport or other travel document.
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2.2 A copy of all pages of the passport.
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Please note:
• Your passport or travel document must be valid for at least 3 months from the date on
which you leave the Schengen area.
• Your passport or travel document must have at least 2 empty visa pages.
• Your passport or travel document cannot have been issued more than 10 years ago.
2.3 Additional requirements for minors (under 18 travelling alone or with only one parent):
• An authorisation to travel (alone or with one parent) indicating the purpose of the trip and
signed by both parents/legal guardians or from the parent/guardian who does not travel,
with copy of their passports or national identification cards. The signature(s) should be
legalised by a notary office, or
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the parents/legal guardians may lodge the application and authorisation in person; • the minor’s birth certificate (photocopy).
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