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Sweden Visa Photograph Specification
A Sweden Schengen visa is a special kind of visa which allows you to travel among all the Schengen countries including Sweden for a maximum period of upto 90 days. This is a traveller’s dream where with one visa you can travel to any of the other 25 Schengen countries along with Sweden.
A Schengen Visa (issued by a consulate or embassy of a Schengen State) is valid for all 26 States of the Schengen Area (including the European territory of Sweden), unless it is marked otherwise on the visa sticker. So you do not need another visa to enter or stay in the European territory of Sweden. However, you must be in possession of documentary evidence for the reasons of your stay and your means of support. Schengen Area comprises of the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
The Schengen Visa is a short stay visa and takes the form of a sticker affixed to your passport. The definition of “short stay” is a stay of "90 days in any 180 days period". This means that the total duration of stay is of maximum 90 days in any period of 180 days. The precise length of validity of your Schengen Visa is indicated on the visa sticker under the heading “Duration of visit”. With a single-entry visa you can enter the Schengen area only once. This is indicated on the visa sticker under the heading "Number of entries" by "1". A two-entry or a multiple-entry visa allows for two or several entries during the validity of the Schengen Visa. This is indicated on the visa sticker by "02" or "MULT" under the heading "Number of entries".
No, not necessarily all Schengen Visas will be granted for 90 days. You may get the Schengen Visa only for the number of days that you present in your travel itinerary and your flight & hotel bookings
You may appeal against this decision. The decision to refuse a Schengen visa and the reasons for the refusal are notified using a standard form that is handed out by the Member State's consulate that refused the visa. The notification of the refusal must include the reasons, on which the refusal were based, and the procedures and deadlines for submitting an appeal. You are free to re-apply again if your application has been refused earlier. However, it is recommended that you take note of the reasons for the earlier refusal before submitting a new application and make amendments, where necessary. The visa fee is not refunded if the visa is refused. The visa fee covers the cost of the examination of the visa application.
The Schengen Visa cover letter is a letter which summarizes your intent to travel to a country that is part of the Schengen area. In your cover letter you should explain: - the purpose of your trip - when and where you intend to travel - how your trip is going to be funded - day-by-day itinerary for your trip - duration of the trip
You cannot extend your short-stay visa while in Sweden except in special circumstances, and exceeding your permitted period of stay is considered an act of illegality or criminality. Instead, you must return to your home country within the permitted period of stay and apply for another Sweden Visa if necessary.
Schengen visas may allow for a single-entry or multiple entries. With a single-entry visa you can enter the Schengen area only once. This is indicated on the visa sticker by "01". With a visa allowing for two or multiple entries you may enter twice or several times during the validity of the visa.
You may only submit your Schengen visa application 90 days before your date of departure. We recommend that you apply at least 20 working days before the date you wish to depart as certain types of travel purpose may take longer than usual to process. For instance, the processing time of your Schengen Visa Application will take between 10-12 working days from your appointment date.
Typically, a Sweden Visa (Schengen Visa) takes anywhere from 5 to 15 days to process in the France Embassy/Consulate. The processing time for a France Visa is dependent on several factors and can change without notice at the consulate's discretion.
VFS Global Services Pvt Ltd (VFS) is the Service Delivery Provider for the Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi. The role of VFS is to accept visa applications and to dispatch passports and documents back to clients, on behalf of the Embassy of Sweden. VFS does not play any part in or influence the outcome of your visa application.
Applicants can check the status of Sweden visa application online using the Sweden VFS Reference number and Date of Birth. Kindly visit the Track Your Application section of the Sweden VFS website.
As an application centre, the Sweden Visa Application Centre (VFS) will not be able to guarantee you a visa. The issuance or refusal of a Sweden visa is the sole prerogative of The Embassy/Consulate. The Sweden Visa Application Centre cannot influence this decision in any way.
Yes, an appointment is mandatory for Sweden Visa in order to provide your biometrics and submit your visa documents.
Schengen Visa must be applied from the Embassy / Consulate of the country where you will be staying for maximum number of days. If your stay has equal number of days in each country then you must apply to the Embassy / Consulate of the country which would serve as the first port of entry.
Schengen Visas may allow for a single-entry or multiple entries. With a single-entry visa you can enter the Schengen area only once. This is indicated on the visa sticker by "01". With a visa allowing for two or multiple entries you may enter twice or several times during the validity of the Schengen Visa.
According to the EU, a single-entry Schengen Visa allows entry to the Schengen area only once, meaning you are not permitted to re-enter the Schengen Area after leaving, while a multiple-entry Schengen Visa allows multiple entries into the Schengen Area within the visa’s validity period (90 days total within 180-day period).
Yes, applications by mail will not be accepted. The Schengen visa application should be presented in person because biometrical data must be recorded.
As from 2nd November 2015 following the introduction of the Visa Information System (VIS), all Schengen visa applicants in India have to appear in person in order to provide biometric data (fingerprints and digital photography). The photograph can be digitally taken at the time of the application or scanned from an existing one. For subsequent applications within the 5 years the fingerprints can be copied from the previous application file in the VIS. In case of reasonable doubt regarding the identity of the applicant, the consulate will again collect fingerprints within the 5 year period specified above. Furthermore, the applicant may request that they be collected if, at the time when the application is lodged, it cannot be immediately confirmed that the fingerprints were collected within this 5 years period.
Yes. Applicants should prove that they are in possession of adequate and valid travel insurance to cover any expenses which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgent medical attention and/or emergency hospital treatment or death, during their stay(s) on the territory of the Schengen Member States. The insurance should be valid throughout the territory of the Member States and cover the entire period of the person’s intended stay or transit. The minimum coverage must be EUR 30000.
Your travel Insurance plan for a Schengen Visa must meet the following requirements: • Minimum coverage of 30,000 Euros (approx. USD $34,000) • Coverage for repatriation for medical reasons • Coverage for emergency medical treatment • Coverage for expenses resulting from your death • Coverage for the entire period of your intended stay • Valid in all Schengen Area countries
Embassy
Visiting address : Embassy of Sweden, 4-5 Nyaya Marg,
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, 110 021, India
Embassy
+91 11 4419 7100
Migration section
+91 11 4566 6300
Fax +91 11 4419 7101
Email ambassaden.new-delhi@gov.se
Migration email visa.new-delhi@gov.se
VFS Global India
New Delhi
Address:
Sweden Visa Application Centre
Shivaji Stadium Metro Station,
Mezzanine Level, Baba Kharak Singh Marg,
Connaught Place, New Delhi- 110001
For Parking:
While the Shivaji Stadium Metro Station does not allow parking of vehicles at the station itself due to Security Protocols mandated by DMRC, ample paid parking is available in close vicinity of the Metro Station premises as detailed below:
Note: Vehicles are allowed to drop and pick up right at the entry of the Shivaji Stadium Metro Station
Submission of Application/ Passport Collection:
08:00 hrs – 16:00 hrs : Representatives / Travel Agents
08:00 hrs – 16:00 hrs : Applicants
Collection of passport
08:00 hrs – 16:00 hrs Monday-Friday (except holidays)
Call +91 022 67866012 between 08:00-17:00, Monday-Friday
Email : infonorth.sein@vfshelpline.com
Mumbai
Address:
Sweden Visa Application Centre
Trade Centre,
FirstFloor , ‘G’ Block,
Bandra Kurla Complex,
Bandra (East),
Mumbai – 400 051
Counter Submission Timings:
08:00-12:00, 13:00-15:00 (Monday-Friday)
Travel Agent Timing:
08:00-11:00 (Monday-Friday)
Collection Timings:
09:00-17:00
Call +91 022 67866012 between 08:00-17:00, Monday-Friday
Email : infonorth.sein@vfshelpline.com
Chennai
Address:
Sweden Visa Application Centre
Fagun Towers, Third Floor,
No 74, Ethiraj Salai, Egmore,
Chennai - 600 008
Submission & Collection Timings:
08:00-12:00,13:00-15:00
Monday-Friday
Travel Agent Timing:
08:00-11:30
Call +91 022 67866012 between 08:00-17:00, Monday-Friday
Email : infonorth.sein@vfshelpline.com
Bengaluru
Address:
-Global Tech Park,No 11 First Floor O’ Shaughnessy Road, Langford Town, Bangalore 560025
Submission & Collection Timings:
08:00-12:00,13:00-15:00
Monday-Friday
Travel Agent Timing:
08:00-11:30
Call +91 022 67866012 between 08:00-17:00, Monday-Friday
Email : infonorth.sein@vfshelpline.com
WHITEFIELD BENGALURU
Address:
VFS Global Services Pvt. Ltd (Premium Lounge Centre)
Brigade Irv, Unit No 108, 1st Floor, Nallurhalli, Whitefield, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560066
Submission & Collection Timings:
09:00-12:00,13:00-15:00
Monday-Friday
Travel Agent Timing:
09:00-11:30
Call +91 022 67866012 between 08:00-17:00, Monday-Friday
Email : infonorth.sein@vfshelpline.com
Kolkata
Address:
Sweden Visa Application Centre
VFS Global Services Pvt. Ltd.
Rene Tower, Building No. 1842, Rajdanga Main Road, Rajdanga,
Landmark: Near Geetanjali Stadium Kolkata, 700107, India
Counter Timings: 08:00 to 18:00 (Monday - Friday)
Passport Collection Timings: 08:00 till 18:00 (Monday- Friday)
Please Note: Passports dispatched from New Delhi will be ready for collection at the Kolkata centre on the next working day after 08:00. Please confirm if the passport is ready for collection at the Kolkata Center by calling at the call Center number before visiting the Application Center.
Call +91 022 67866012 between 08:00-17:00, Monday-Friday
Email : infonorth.sein@vfshelpline.com
Hyderabad
Address:
8-2-700, 3rd Floor, Srida Anushka Pride
Road No. 12, Banjara Hills
Hyderabad – 500 034.
India
Applicant Timings:
08:00- 12:00 and 13:00-15:00 Monday-Friday
Travel Agents & Representatives:
Between 01 & 04 applications: – 08:00-10:00, Monday-Friday.
Collection Timings:
15:30-16:30, Monday-Friday
Email : infonorth.sein@vfshelpline.com
Pune
Address:
4th Floor, F core, Marvel edge, Viman nagar
Pune 411014
Counter Submission Timings:
08:00-12:00 , 13:00-15:00 (Monday-Friday)
Travel Agent Timing:
08:00-11:00 (Monday-Friday)
Collection Timings:
09:00-17:00
Call +91 022 67866012 between 08:00-17:00, Monday-Friday
Email : infonorth.sein@vfshelpline.com
AHMEDABAD
Address:
First Floor, Emerald House,
Near Parimal Garden Cross Road, – Off C G Road,
Ahmedabad - 380006
Counter Submission Timings:
08:00-15:00 (Individual applicants)
08:00-12:00 (Representatives/Travel Agents)
(Monday – Friday)
Collection Timings:
13:00 to 16:00 (Monday to Friday )
Call +91 022 67866012 between 08:00-17:00 , Monday-Friday
Email : infonorth.sein@vfshelpline.com
In summer, this is the Land of the Midnight Sun with 24-hour daylight lasting several weeks. The park is some 77 square kilometers in size and famous for its pristine natural beauty and Nordic wildlife. It's a great place for Scandinavian winter adventures and long summer hikes. Abisko is situated approximately 100 kilometers west of the town of Kiruna and is more than 200 kilometers inside the Arctic Circle within the auroral oval, a particular area where there's a higher chance of seeing the Northern Lights. Regular flights operate to Kiruna from Stockholm, and bus, train, or taxi transfers are available to the park. Weather permitting, make sure you visit the spectacular Aurora Sky Station.
Fairytale Drottningholm Palace on the island of Lovö is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and lies about 11 kilometers west of Srockholm city center (45 minutes by boat). Dating from the 17th century, the palace is now the official residence of the Swedish Royal Family. In the picturesque, terraced park are bronze sculptures from Bohemia and Denmark, brought back as trophies of war. Be sure to take in the Chinese Pavilion which dates from the late 1700s. The 18th-century Palace Theatre (Drottningholms Slottsteater) is still used for performances during the summer months. In the Theatre Museum, you can see period stage costumes and stage scenery.
Stockholm's Old Town is known as Gamla Stan, a small concentrated area where the city began in the middle of the 13th century. Much of the medieval enclave remains, although in typical Scandinavian style, it is freshly brushed and painted. Its charm is in the architecture along its narrow stone-paved lanes and around its squares, especially the main one, Stortorget, surrounded by old merchants' houses. In this neighborhood, along with plenty of shops, restaurants, and tea rooms, you'll find the Nobel Museum, the Post Museum, the Royal Coin Cabinet, and several churches.
Sharing the same latitude as central Greenland, Kiruna is Sweden's northernmost town. It's also the chief town of the largest commune in the country, which borders both Norway and Finland. The midnight sun is visible here from mid-May to mid-July. Originally a Lapp settlement, the town began to develop when mining of iron ore started around 1900. Incredibly, due to subsidence caused by mining, the entire city is being slowly moved northwest to the foot of the Luossavaara Mountain.
Liseberg is one of the most popular destinations in Sweden and each year, the park lures more than three million visitors. It has a huge range of attractions, from children's carousels and a fairy-tale castle to adrenalin-pumping rides for speed demons, bumper cars, and four roller coasters. The park stages concerts in summer too and it's a real favorite with both Swedish families and visitors from abroad. At Christmas, the park hosts an excellent market. There are plenty of places to eat and beautiful flowers in bloom during the summer. For the best views in Gothenburg take a ride on the Big Wheel.
This is Sweden's most visited cathedral and one of the most visited sites in the southern province of Skåne. You'll understand why when you stand in front of the imposing Roman structure with its magnificent twin towers. It was founded around 1080 by the Danish King Canute IV and is the oldest and finest Romanesque church in Sweden. The present building dates from the 12th century. Over the altar is a magnificent 14th-century carved reredos, the work of a north German master. The crypt is the oldest part of the cathedral. It's roof is borne on carved stone pillars, with figures that are traditionally believed to represent a mythical giant, Finn, who is said to have built the cathedral. In the aisle is the famous 14th-century astronomical clock with figures of the Three Kings, which emerge twice daily at noon & 3pm on weekdays and 1pm & 3pm on Sundays.
Famous as being Sweden's first ever town and founded in AD 980, the last century of the Viking era, the idyllic village of Sigtuna nestles alongside Lake Mälaren in the lush green landscape of Uppland, north of Stockholm. Sigtuna's amazing history is to be found in the medieval churches, ruins, rune stones, and buildings that remain to this day. Along Storgatan, which has stood for more than a thousand years, are clusters of interesting little boutique shops selling fashion, designer items, and handicrafts. By car, Sigtuna is just 45 minutes from Stockholm, 30 minutes from the medieval university town of Uppsala, and just 20 minutes from Arlanda airport.
Skansen, the world's oldest open-air museum, is a historic village made up of houses and farmsteads from all over Sweden, representing both rural and urban culture at various periods from 1720 to the 1960s. Gathered here are churches, schoolhouses, manor houses, shops, mills, workers' homes, artisan's shops (including a book bindery, print shop, shoemaker, tinsmith, comb maker and glassworks), a bakery, a funicular railroad, a Sami camp with reindeer, and a number of complete farmsteads. These homes, farms, and workshops are inhabited by costumed interpreters who carry on the everyday work, demonstrating the crafts and skills as well as doing household and farm tasks. A zoo includes animals native to Sweden, as well as sections for exotic animals and a children's zoo.
Stockholm is often referred to as the Venice of the North. Water is everywhere, and around 30,000 islands lie in Stockholm's wondrous archipelago (skärgården). Distinctive red and yellow timber summerhouses occupy some islands while others remain totally unspoiled. A trip on the water, either in and around the city or to one of the islands, should be top on your list. Many tours include lunch or dinner and all give a unique vantage point of the city. Hop-on hop-off options are available too. When downtown, the distinctive Stromma boats are impossible to miss.
One of Sweden's most famous buildings, the Stockholm City Hall was built between 1911 and 1923, using an astonishing eight million bricks. It is considered one of the finest examples of National Romanticism, designed by the architect Ragnar Östberg. The 106-meter-tall tower is topped by three crowns. A very informative tour recounts some of its history, as well as information about the Nobel Prize, which is presented here each year. On the tour, you'll see the Blå Hallen, the Blue Hall, where the Nobel dinner is held, and the Gyllene Salen, the Golden Hall, lined by 18 million gold mosaic tiles.
Often described as Sweden's greatest feat of engineering, the canal dates from the early 19th century and is 190 kilometers in length. It's now one of the country's premier tourist attractions and offers a unique perspective on Sweden's heartland. In addition, by connecting with lakes Vänern and Vättern and the Trollhätte Canal, it forms part of a water link all the way from Stockholm , in the northeast, to Gothenburg, in the southwest. Featuring 47 bridges and 58 locks the canal stretches from Sjötorp at Lake Vänern to Söderköping on the Baltic Sea. There's a choice of passenger cruise vessels or you can hire a boat and experience the canal in your own way.
The Vasa Museum in Stockholm is Sweden's most popular museum and now attracts around a million visitors annually. More than 20 million people have visited since the museum opened in 1990, and it's not hard to see why. In 1628 the pride of the Swedish Imperial fleet, the Vasa battle ship, sank on its maiden voyage. The ship lay below the icy waters for more than three centuries until, in 1961, an incredibly ambitious salvage operation took place. Now visitors from across the world come to see this fascinating time capsule. The museum caters to tourists of all nationalities. A visit to the Vasa, which houses ten separate exhibitions, is a day out in itself.
Steeped in medieval history and brimming with ruined churches, the rose-entwined, walled town of Visby, on the island of Gotland, is a huge draw for visitors from around the world. Quaint cobblestone streets snake about the town, and when exploring, it's all too easy to lose your sense of being in the modern world. Adorned with stepped gables, many medieval trading houses remain, as well as some timber buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries. Clearly, Visby's reputation as 'the pearl of the Baltic' and UNESCO World Heritage Site status are both well deserved. A self-guided or guided tour of the magnificent walls, which date back some 700 years, is a must. Built into the structure are some 44 defensive towers, and the walls still bear the scars of attack in the form of two breaches. Direct flights are available from Stockholm and several other Swedish cities as well as excellent ferry links.
