Issuance of Schengen visas for children

When taking a child abroad, will he need a visa?

After the new permit code appeared in 2010, the procedure for issuing a child visa became the same for all Schengen countries. Based on the new rules, a Schengen visa is required for all children, including those under the age of fourteen.

When parents have a paper foreign passport, children under the age of fourteen can travel on it. It is necessary for each child to have a separate blank sheet in the foreign passport, in which the consular employees will make the required marks.

If dad and/or mom have biometric passports, young tourists will have to issue an individual document. A personal foreign passport is issued for children over 14 years of age.

Schengen application for a child. Rules for children's departure abroad

1 situation. The child leaves accompanied by parents (or one of the parents), guardians.

The following documentation will be required:

• properly completed application/questionnaire;
• a foreign passport belonging to one of the parents, with entered data about the child, or a child's travel ticket;
• original birth certificate of the child, in some cases a certified copy will be required;
• color portrait photograph 3.5x4.5 cm (quantity — 2 pcs.);
• help from места учебы;
• medical insurance;
• consent of one parent (in writing) for the child to travel abroad, in case of relocation a child in Europe with only one parent;

2 situation. The child goes to a foreign country with a third party.

The following documentation will be required:

• properly completed questionnaire;
• foreign passport of the child;
• original birth certificate, notarized copy;
• color portrait photograph 3.5x4.5 cm (quantity — 2 pcs.);
• help from места учебы;
• insurance policy;
• certificate from the place of work of the parents (father, mother);
• document confirming solvency;
• sponsorship letter, where the name of the sponsoring trip is indicated of a person.

3 situation. Issuance of a Schengen visa for a child in the absence of one of the parents for some reason.

One of the documents is added to the documentation listed above (depending on the reason):

• death certificate;
• certificate about raising a child by a single father or single mother;
• court decision on termination of parental rights of father or mother.

It is important to submit all papers, including secondary ones.

Period of issuing visas

Each consulate has its own deadlines for considering documentation. More often it takes no less than five working days.

What else you need to know when taking a child abroad

Schengen registration contains many nuances. To achieve a positive result, it is better to take them into account.

For example:

• children under the age of fourteen may travel in the Schengen area only accompanied by parents, guardians or third parties;
• the countries of the Schengen Agreement have their own nuances when issuing exit visas;
• if the mother and child have different surnames, a document confirming their kinship is submitted.

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