Schengen Tourist Visa

Schengen Country consist of 26 countries such as:

• Austria
• Belgium
• Czech republic
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Liechtenstein

Just simply choose which country is your point of entry/ first entry and go to the Embassy office of your chosen country.

My Experience:

I choose to go Greece first so, first step was going to Greece Embassy in Philippines to get tourist visa.

Address:  Before. This Address is still in social network sites.

12th Floor, Sage House, 110 V.A. Rufino Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila V.A. Rufino St Legazpi Village, Makati, Metro Manila‎

(02) 812 1876

Present Address:

Embassy in Manila

Address: Unit 701 SEDCCO I Building, Rada 120 , Legaspi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines Postal Code 1229
Tel.:  (00632) 8174444, 8172931, 8173417
Fax: (00632) 8120202
Emergency Tel: +63 916.510.3847
E-mail: gremb.man@mfa.gr
Web site: www.mfa.gr/manila

Head of Mission: Kaimenakis Nikolaos

Consular Office in Manila

Address: Unit 701 SEDCCO I Building, Rada 120 , Legaspi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines Postal Code 1229
Tel.:  (00632) 8174444, 00632 8172931, 00632 8173417
Fax: (00632) 8120202
Email: grcon.man@mfa.gr     
Web Site: www.mfa.gr/manila

Head: Spyridon Pagkratis

Requirements: 

Short-Term or Tourist Visa

 (Tourism, Business and other visa less than 90 Days-stay)

1. Duly accomplished Application Form ( computerized or type written) one (1) original and one (1) photocopy.

see Application form and download http://greb.man.googlepages.com

2. One (1) recent passport  sized photo with white background pasted on the application form.

see the sample on https://sites.google.com/site/grembman/home/samplephoto

3.Passport (valid for minimum of 6 months, with atleast 2 adjacent unused pages). Photocopy data page and all page with previously issued visas. 

4. Previous passport if applicable.

5. Economic means of the applicant as follows:

   a.  Bank Certificate with the average daily balance for the past six months:

        Original Bank Book and statement of account for the past six (6) months.

   b. Income Tax Return (ITR)

   c.International Credit Cards

6. If invited, original invitation letter from the host. Photocopy of the host's passport.

7. If employed, original Certificate of Employment with monthly compensation and authorization for leave of absence

8.If Self Employed, Business Permit, Registration, Company ITR

9. For minors: Travel consent required from both parents. If the applicant is not travelling with any of the parents, DSWD travel clearance is also required.

10. For non- Filipino applicants, please present  your ACR, ICR and re-entry permit.

11. Details of travel

      a. Detailed itinerary (only itineraries with Greece as main destination and/or with the longest stay will be processed)

      b. Booking Certificate (not confirmed ticket)

      c. Confirmed hotel reservations

12. Travel Health Insurance

13. Photocopy of all original documents.

PROCEDURE FOR VISA APPLICATION.

* Complete all the Listed requirements

*Put documents in one (1) long brown envelop with applicant's surname, name, and contact number written in bold capital letters on the upper left corner of the envelop

*Request for appointment

Here's the sample:

Email: visa.man@mfa.gr

Subject: {LAST NAME, FIRST NAME}

               {Passport Number}

Attachment:  copy of data page of current passport.

Body:  VISA APPOINTMENT

             EMBASSY OF GREECE IN MANILA

I would like to request for visa appointment. Kindly refer the details below.

PREFERRED DATE: { 10 March 2014]

Name of Applicant: {                               }

Passport No:

Contact No/s:

Type of Visa : { SHORT-TERM}

Main Country of Destination:   ( GREECE )

Expected Date of Departure: { 10 May 2014 }

*Note: Please refer also to their website because sometimes processing change.

Before I go to the Embassy I send first my Appointment Letter to the Consular via Email and they response if my chosen date and time was approved.

I Arrived 9:30 in the morning to avoid waiting too much but the Embassy still closed. Guard on duty told me to sign on the Appointment List beside my name and wait until 11 AM.

OFFICE HOURS:

                                11:00 AM- 12:00 NN Processing (Monday to Friday) 

                                1:00 PM- 2:00 PM Releasing (Monday to Friday)

Greece Embassy conduct biometrics, photo taking process after the one on one interview. After that told me to pay for Visa Processing. 

Visa Payment depends on the value of their money so, not fix amount. 

Year 2014 in the month of March , I pay P 3,720.00 

Note: Applicants must apply personally.

         Average processing of visa is 3 to 5 working days.

Warning:  * website and policies might change without prior notice.

                 * Please note that the granting of visa and the type of visa to be issued is NOT GUARANTED as it is based solely on the discretion of Embassy. 

                 * Visa Fees are NONREFUNDABLE.