Step by step guide to the Schengen application form

Each Schengen country may produce its own variant of the standard Schengen visa application form.  However, the application forms do not vary a great deal and completing the visa application form is generally straightforward.

Below is a section-by-section guide to filling out a standard Schengen visa application form.  An example of a correctly filled-out application form is also available in Appendix C.  

Section	Heading	Guidance
1	Surname	Enter your surname as recorded in your passport.
2	Surname at birth	Enter your maiden name if different from the one used in Heading 1
3	Given name(s)	Enter your given names as indicated in your passport (e.g. Paul John Smith, fill in Paul John)
4	Date of birth	Format is DD/MM/YY
5	Place of birth	Enter place of birth as indicated in your passport
6	Country of birth	Enter country of birth as indicated in your passport
7	Current nationality	Enter the nationality as indicated in your passport, as well as any other nationalities that you hold
8	Sex	Tick appropriate box
9	Marital status	Please tick the box in accordance with your legal status. If you are living in a marriage-like relationship with your partner without being legally married, tick "other" and enter "unmarried partner".  If you are in a civil partnership or PACS with a French citizen, tick "other" and  write “Civil partnership” or “PACS”
10	In the case of minors	Enter details regarding the child's legal guardian
11	National insurance (NI) number	Leave it blank unless you have resided in the UK and have been issued a NI number
12	Type of travel document	Tick "National Passport" if you hold an ordinary passport
13	Date of issue	Enter as indicated in your passport
14	Valid until	Enter as indicated in your passport
15	Issued by	Enter as indicated in your passport
16	Applicant's home address	Enter your full current address and email address
17	Telephone number(s)	Enter your landline and mobile telephone numbers
18	Residence in a country	If you are residing in the UK, tick "Yes" and enter your UK visa number.  This is located in the UK visa in your passport, on the top right hand corner.  It is either a 9 digit number (e.g. 123456789), or you may have a residence permit stamp with a black 7-digit number preceded by UK (e.g. UK1234567).  Enter also your Expiry Date if applicable
19	Current occupation	Enter your current occupation (e.g. doctor, student, engineer)
20	Employer and employer's address	For workers, enter the name, address and telephone number of your employer.  For students, enter the name, address and telephone number of your education institution
21	Main purpose(s) of the journey	Tick as appropriate
22	Member State(s) of destination	Enter the Schengen countries that you will be travelling to (e.g. France and Italy)
23	Member State of first country	Enter the Schengen country where you will enter first
24	Number of entries	Tick as appropriate.  Note if you are traveling to more than one Schengen country, you must tick "Multiple"
25	Duration of intended stay	State the number of days you wish the visa to be valid for.  This cannot be longer than 6 months, nor longer than your UK visa validity
26	Schengen visas during the past 3 yeas	Enter details of previous Schengen visa(s) granted (e.g. Germany 2009)
27	Fingerprints collected previously…	Tick as appropriate and enter details if your fingerprints were taken in order to grant you a Schengen visa
28	Entry permit for the final country of destination	Only complete if applying for a transit visa.
29	Intended date of travel	Enter your intended date of arrival in the Schengen area
30	Intended date of departure	Enter you intended date of departure from the Schengen area
31	Surname and first name of the inviting person(s) in the Member State(s).  If not application, name of hotel(s) and fax	Enter the name, address and telephone number of your host or hotel that you have booked to stay with.  If you are staying at several hotels, enter details of the first hotel and then "various"
32	Name and address of inviting company/organisation/ telephone and fax of company/organisation	Complete only if applying for a business Schengen visa.  Enter details (name, address, telephone number) of the company that has invited you
33	Cost of travelling and living during the applicant’s stay is covered	Enter yourself, unless you are being sponsored.  Tick "Cash" and "Credit Card"
34	Personal data of the family member who is an EU, EEA or CH citizen.	Only complete if you are the spouse, dependent child or parent of an EU, EEA or CH national
35	Family relationship with an EU, EEA or CH citizen	Tick as appropriate
36	Place and date	Enter the place and date according to the time and place where you complete this application even if different from where you will submit your visa
37	Signature	Sign the application form.  For minors, the application form must be signed by his/her legal guardian