Hey, everyone, it's Grant Thomas from Visa's Association,
bringing you another question and answers video.
Where this session, we're going to be walking through how long
after I have got a Schengen visa or even being a refused Schengen Visa,
Can I apply again?
And they are two very different situations.
So we're going to walk through exactly what this means.
And towards the end of the video,
we're actually going to outline the exact time frames.
But exactly how you should go about it
to ensure that you don't raise red flags within the consulate and embassy.
So before we jump into that,
if you've already got a Schengen visa approved and you're just looking
to reapply for your next travel, please do wait at least one to two months for this.
The reason being is that you can't really
have two applications outstanding at any one time.
So, the logic is that if you go and apply for Schengen Visa to travel this year
and then that gets approved and then next month you go and apply for a Schengen
visa the backs straight onto that Schengen visa,
it can start ringing some alarm bells within the consulate or the embassy.
Saying, "Well, why is this?"
However, if you are looking for a transit
visa to travel through a Schengen state and then the second application is
actually for a multiple entry visa, you can go and do that.
But if, again, you're in that situation, please just ask for a multiple entry
Schengen visa, get one visa to save the headache of going in and out
and provide them evidence that the Schengen visa you're getting is
because you're looking to transit through one month and then a couple of months
later you're looking to actually travel through the Schengen region.
It's so much better to maximize the use
of a multiple entry Schengen visa than it is to apply for two Schengen visas.
So it's very, very rare that if you've got
your Schengen Visa approved, you're gonna need to apply to another one.
So in the situation that you're sitting
there saying, how long can I apply because of that situation?
Try and think about do I just go and get the multiple entry visa?
So hopefully that helps.
Again, quite a rare scenario.
But it is quite valid
Now, for the more common scenario, which is if you've been refused or
rejected entry and you've appealed and you haven't been approved.
So, again, our link across to an appeals video which talks about why the top
reasons why people get rejected and refused for their Schengen visa.
So if you've gone through that whole
process and you're rejected again, please don't submit another appeal process
if you've applied and you refused and then you appealed and you refused again.
There is a reason to it.
So stop, reassess and recalibrate yourself before you go and apply again.
The time frame that we usually recommend people to take is a one month period.
Just cool it off, relax and continue on.
But again, if you've just been refused.
Don't try and reapply.
Go for an appeals letter.
And so we talk about the appeals process
in other videos, but that is the best logical step
number two. The first one is if you've been approved
and you're looking for a second one, try to just factor in whether or not
at the start you should just go for a multiple entry.
Step number two is,
if you've been rejected, go through an appeals process, don't reapply.
And the reason for this is because
an appeals process means that they can go back to you previously provided
documentation and say, "there were things that were missing?"
And you go and update it. The time you want
to reapply, which is on another three, is when you have got a situation where
your complete Schengen visa application changes.
So, for example, if in the first one,
which you refused for, you're applying for multiple entry.
But you only really need a single entry.
That is probably a good justification for going and reapplying.
Again, if that is a situation, the re-application will be around
that type of visa, which is a single entry tourism visa,
where you don't need to worry so much about validating that you're going
to travel between a whole heap of different countries. So,
to dive a little bit deeper into that.
If you are reapplying, there is no formal limit time that you have to wait.
Our recommendation is 30 days.
And the reason for that is because if a consulate or embassy sees someone apply,
then send an appeal and then reapply again.
It just raises red flags if it logically concerns you if you were to do it.
The embassy and consulate is just an extreme version of us.
They are trying to protect their borders
and make sure that people don't go in who shouldn't be going in.
So it just makes it harder for you to be approved.
Spamming them with applications doesn't help.
So, the next thing that we want to do is if we
have been rejected and we're looking to reapply
and we don't want to send an appeal.
We really should find out why the first ones were rejected in the first place.
So if you've missed the documents,
if you haven't had things certified, if you forgot to attach your photos or
anything like that, go through the appeals process,
do not reapply. The time that you want to reapply
is if your entire travel situation has completely changed.
So if they rejected your first one
in the example before where it was a request for multiple entry visa
and you only needed a single entry, go and reapply for a single entry.
Put your latest utility bill, put your latest payslips and bank
statements, because probably a month has passed and reapply to the Schengen visa.
And the reason for this is because it kind of it's kind of like when you've got
a document on your computer that you that you're completing.
If you've written all of your essay
and then it gets to the end and you go, oh, I want to change my topic,
you don't go and try and change the essay to be applicable to the new topic.
You create a new document and you start again.
And Schengen visas are very similar.
So if my entire reason for travelling or the entire amount of countries I want
to visit changes, I shouldn't try and adapt my previous application for it.
I should just go and create a new one.
And it's really important that you always learn from your mistakes.
Just because you've been rejected does not put a big black mark against your name
and decrease the chances for you to get approved later.
It doesn't.
They do make a note of it. Yes.
And it is visible. Yes.
But again, if it is because you missing
documents or otherwise, they are completely reasonable.
So you can go through and reapply.
And as long as you come back down
into this is the exact reason that I need this type of visa.
They're completely fine.
Then the final bullet point is: don't use the same documents.
And so the example that we talk to on this one is: imagine I applied in June.
And then I got a rejection in July.
By the time I understand why I was refused
the documents that were missing, the updates I've made, it's in August.
So I can't just resubmit the same
documents because they've already been flagged is not appropriate.
But there's also been two months that have
passed, which means I need to apply the latest photos,
the latest utility bills, the latest everything.
Just because I applied in June 1st and now it's in the end of August, doesn't
mean I can just keep submitting the same stuff.
No, you still need to go back and re-evaluate and attach everything.
Now, there were some examples for this,
which is like birth certificates and passports and stuff.
But I will say this,
the latest certified passports and birth certificates is critical.
So if, for example,
you had your birth certificate certified a year ago,
don't use that same certification, try and get it within the last month or two.
And so, again, look at all of the certification dates
and all of the dates and all these documents and then reapply from there.
So as we were talking about - again,
it really relates back to the reasons why you're reapplying,
which we ran through all the other steps in order for you to understand exactly how
you should reapply or what timeframes you should reapply.
So hopefully this video has answered a lot of your questions.
And again, it is quite a confusing kind
of topic because there are a couple of reasons why people would be reapplying.
So we've tried to dive deeper into each one.
And so go through the appeals process.
If that doesn't apply, then reapply and try and wait.
That month is probably the best summary that I can give you.
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And I look forward to seeing you on the next video.