(APPLIED THROUGH VFS)

KINDLY PROVIDE ALL THE DOCUMENTS IN A4 SIZE. PLEASE DO NOT STAPLE ANY DOCUMENTS

Kindly check vfs/embassy website for latest visa requirements and quarantine rules, as they change frequently without any intimation.

  • Valid passport must not be older than 10 years also it must be valid for at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay. The passport must also have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa and should be along with all old passport booklets. Handwritten passports, Passports with observation and passports of 20-year validity are NOT acceptable.
  • Photocopy of first and last page of the passport.
  • 1 Visa Application Form duly filled and signed.
  • 2 Recent Coloured Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa) should be: –
    • 35mm x 45mmin dimension With White background
    • With 80% face coverage, non-smiling [without glasses, a hat/cap or other head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of their religious belief or ethnic background not previously used in a visa
  • Covering Letter (addressed to Embassy of Czech Republic) on Company s Letter Head, with mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause .Details of all Applicants with name, passport number,
      • Invitation letter from the Inviting Company or Organization
      • Travel Insuranceas per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.
      • Tour itinerary /Day to day Itinerary
      • Confirmed Return Ticket (or ticket with Live PNR)covering all the sectors
      • Confirmed Hotel as per the ticket (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone no and Email. Id)
      • Original updated bank statementfor last 3 months with bank seal and signature from the authorized person from the Bank
        • If the bank statement is a joint account and only 1 applicant applying the visa then an NOC on an Notarized affidavit is required (on Rs. 10/- stamp paper) that the other person has no objection for using this bank statement for visa purpose
      • Personal Income Tax Returnfor Last 3 years.
      • Occupation proof
        • In case of Employee-Proof of employment(employment certificate/NOC)and Pay slip of last 3 months.
        • In case applicant is the proprietor / owner of the company,Cover letter on company`s letter head ,company`s Original 3 month`s bank statement (with bank seal and signature), proof of paid income tax (for 3 years), company memo, partnership dead, establishment license or proprietorship etc are required.
        • If the applicant is sponsored – proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation by completing a national form of the Schengen State concerned (seethe website of the Member State of destination) Pension statements for the last three months Proof of regular income generated by ownership of property or business
        • If the applicant is a minor: If the minor is travelling with only one parent, written consent certified by public notary of the other parent or guardian, except in cases of a parent having sole custody or guardianship of the minor; If the minor travels alone (without parents), written consent, certified by public notary, of both parents or guardians having custody or guardianship of the minor; Copies of the passport of the parents. If not applicable, birth certificate of the applicant and copies of the ID cards of the parents. In case of pupils and students: proof of enrolment in school or university
      • BIOMETRIC NOW MANDATORY EVERY TIMEfor all Applicants applying for visa .
      • Authority Letter in case biometrics not needed and Airocity is submitting the application on behalf of the applicant.

      Note
      1.Applicants with blank passport or who have never travelled to Schengen or USA or UK before, embassy may ask them to come for an interview personally.
      2.The Embassy reserves the right to ask for additional documents.

      3.All Schengen Embassies have stopped accepting the passports which are handwritten or have any observation on the front data page Hence, all such passport holders are requested to get a fresh passport booklet to apply for Visa
      4.Date of travel should be more than 10 working days after the submission date. Embassy does not accept the visa application if the travel date is less than 10 working days of submission date.

      Personal appearance for visa application submission is mandatory for every traveler.

      Airocity provides very premium services for Schengen as listed below:-

        • Appointment Taking
        • Documentation Assistance and Scrutiny
        • Visa Fee Preparation
        • Meet and Assist For Biometric
          Submission
        • Dispatch of Passports

      Kindly note that in case of any shortcoming in visa form or documents, the applicants would be asked to take a fresh appointment and visit again. Hence, WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND TAKING EXPERT SERVICE OF AIROCITY TO AVOID ANY SUCH HASSLE OR RE-VISIT FOR VISA SUBMISSION.
      Please do send us your passports and documents at least 2 days in advanceso that we may check documents, take the appointment and prepare the documentation for visa submission.
      Following travelers are exempted from Biometric

        • Children under 12 years of age
        • Persons for whom the collection of fingerprints is physically impossible
        • Sovereigns and other senior members of a royal family, Heads of State and members of the national Governments (with their official delegations and spouses) if they travel for official purposes.

      Medical Requirement

      Travel Insurance as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.


      Fees

      Rs. 6700/-(Adult)
      Rs. 3300/-(Child)

      VFS Charges – Rs.1173


      Processing Time

      1. Applications shall be decided on within 20 calendar days of the date of the lodging of an application which is admissible in accordance with Article 19.
        2. That period may be extended up to a maximum of 30 calendar days

      Special Instructions

      Passport Collection Forms : There are two options for passport collection

      Option-1
      : Counter collection, which can be done only by the Applicant (carrying the Original VFS Receipt) OR any of the below personnel

        1. Family Member (Blood relative) who needs to carry – proof of relationship, original VFS Slip, Authorization Letter duly signed by the Applicant for collection of the passport, Government Photo ID of the person going to collect the passport
        2. One member of the group travelling together can collect the passport for remaining group with Original receipt and Authorization Letters signed by each applicant
        3. Office Colleague who needs to carry – his Company ID Card, original VFS Slip, Authorization Letter duly signed by the Applicant for collection of the passport, Government Photo ID of the person going to collect the passport

      Option-2: Courier Collection : VFS sends passport through courier (one passport per courier) VFS courier charges applicable.


      Visa Type Visa Fee (INR) VFS & Courier Charges (INR) Handling Charges (INR) Total Amount (INR)
      Adult Rs. 6700.00 1173.00 1652.00 9525.00
      Child Rs. 3300.00 1173.00 1652.00 6125.00

      (APPLIED THROUGH VFS)

      KINDLY PROVIDE ALL THE DOCUMENTS IN A4 SIZE. PLEASE DO NOT STAPLE ANY DOCUMENTS

      Kindly check vfs/embassy website for latest visa requirements and quarantine rules, as they change frequently without any intimation.

      • Valid passport must not be older than 10 years also it must be valid for at least THREE MONTHS longer than the intended stay. The passport must also have at least TWO BLANK PAGES to affix the visa and should be along with all old passport booklets. Handwritten passports, Passports with observation and passports of 20-year validity are NOT acceptable.
      • Photocopy of first and last page of the passport.
      • 1 Visa Application Form duly filled and signed.
      • 2 Recent Coloured Photograph (Fresh ones i.e. NOT used earlier for any visa) should be: –
        • 35mm x 45mmin dimension With White background
        • With 80% face coverage, non-smiling [without glasses, a hat/cap or other head covering, unless the applicant wears such items because of their religious belief or ethnic background not previously used in a visa
      • Covering Letter (addressed to Embassy of Czech Republic) on Company s Letter Head, with mentioning duration of visit, purpose of visit, expenses clause .Details of all Applicants with name, passport number,
          • Invitation letter from the Inviting Company or Organization
          • Travel Insuranceas per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.
          • Tour itinerary /Day to day Itinerary
          • Confirmed Return Ticket (or ticket with Live PNR)covering all the sectors
          • Confirmed Hotel as per the ticket (with hotel Name, Address, Telephone no and Email. Id)
          • Original updated bank statementfor last 3 months with bank seal and signature from the authorized person from the Bank
            • If the bank statement is a joint account and only 1 applicant applying the visa then an NOC on an Notarized affidavit is required (on Rs. 10/- stamp paper) that the other person has no objection for using this bank statement for visa purpose
          • Personal Income Tax Returnfor Last 3 years.
          • Occupation proof
            • In case of Employee-Proof of employment(employment certificate/NOC)and Pay slip of last 3 months.
            • In case applicant is the proprietor / owner of the company,Cover letter on company`s letter head ,company`s Original 3 month`s bank statement (with bank seal and signature), proof of paid income tax (for 3 years), company memo, partnership dead, establishment license or proprietorship etc are required.
            • If the applicant is sponsored – proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation by completing a national form of the Schengen State concerned (seethe website of the Member State of destination) Pension statements for the last three months Proof of regular income generated by ownership of property or business
            • If the applicant is a minor: If the minor is travelling with only one parent, written consent certified by public notary of the other parent or guardian, except in cases of a parent having sole custody or guardianship of the minor; If the minor travels alone (without parents), written consent, certified by public notary, of both parents or guardians having custody or guardianship of the minor; Copies of the passport of the parents. If not applicable, birth certificate of the applicant and copies of the ID cards of the parents. In case of pupils and students: proof of enrolment in school or university
          • BIOMETRIC NOW MANDATORY EVERY TIMEfor all Applicants applying for visa .
          • Authority Letter in case biometrics not needed and Airocity is submitting the application on behalf of the applicant.

          Note
          1.Applicants with blank passport or who have never travelled to Schengen or USA or UK before, embassy may ask them to come for an interview personally.
          2.The Embassy reserves the right to ask for additional documents.

          3.All Schengen Embassies have stopped accepting the passports which are handwritten or have any observation on the front data page Hence, all such passport holders are requested to get a fresh passport booklet to apply for Visa
          4.Date of travel should be more than 10 working days after the submission date. Embassy does not accept the visa application if the travel date is less than 10 working days of submission date.

          Personal appearance for visa application submission is mandatory for every traveler.

          Airocity provides very premium services for Schengen as listed below:-

            • Appointment Taking
            • Documentation Assistance and Scrutiny
            • Visa Fee Preparation
            • Meet and Assist For Biometric
              Submission
            • Dispatch of Passports

          Kindly note that in case of any shortcoming in visa form or documents, the applicants would be asked to take a fresh appointment and visit again. Hence, WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND TAKING EXPERT SERVICE OF AIROCITY TO AVOID ANY SUCH HASSLE OR RE-VISIT FOR VISA SUBMISSION.
          Please do send us your passports and documents at least 2 days in advanceso that we may check documents, take the appointment and prepare the documentation for visa submission.
          Following travelers are exempted from Biometric

            • Children under 12 years of age
            • Persons for whom the collection of fingerprints is physically impossible
            • Sovereigns and other senior members of a royal family, Heads of State and members of the national Governments (with their official delegations and spouses) if they travel for official purposes.

          Medical Requirement

          Travel Insurance as per Schengen specification, matching with ticket dates with risk coverage of Euro 30,000. For downloading the list of Approved Insurance Companies and detailed information on Travel Insurance please visit our visa forms section of our website.


          Fees

          Rs. 6700/-(Adult)
          Rs. 3300/-(Child)

          VFS Charges – Rs.1173


          Processing Time

          20 working days (All Visas are referred)


          For Tourist Group visas, the processing time will be 30 working days


          Special Instructions

          Passport Collection Norms : There are two options for passport collection

          Option-1: Counter collection, which can be done only by the Applicant (carrying the Original VFS Receipt) OR any of the below personnel

            1. Family Member (Blood relative) who needs to carry – proof of relationship, original VFS Slip, Authorization Letter duly signed by the Applicant for collection of the passport, Government Photo ID of the person going to collect the passport
            2. One member of the group travelling together can collect the passport for remaining group with Original receipt and Authorization Letters signed by each applicant
            3. Office Colleague who needs to carry – his Company ID Card, original VFS Slip, Authorization Letter duly signed by the Applicant for collection of the passport, Government Photo ID of the person going to collect the passport

          Option-2: Courier Collection : VFS sends passport through courier (one passport per courier) VFS courier charges applicable


          Visa Type Visa Fee (INR) VFS & Courier Charges (INR) Handling Charges (INR) Total Amount (INR)
          Adult Rs. 6700.00 1173.00 1652.00 9525.00
          Child Rs. 3300.00 1173.00 1652.00 6125.00