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visa or having had the visa application rejected. Schengen visa appeal needs to be furnished pursuant to the appeal law or local practice of the Schengen country which has rejected the visa application or denied the visa. In other words, the Schengen visa appeal is not governed by a central European policy, and individual countries have the freedom of establishing their own procedures and Schengen visa appeal methods.
If the state at which you applied for Schengen visa has a Schengen visa appeal process in place, it is likely that new applications would not be even accepted before a certain period following the issuance of the visa refusal (usually 30 days). If the state has a process for Schengen visa appeal, then it makes sense to use it. Because a Schengen visa appeal is reviewed and decided by someone other than the person that issued the denial, there is a chance that the rejection or denial can be overturned by the Schengen visa appeal body. Schengen visa applicants are often pressured by time (for example by air plane tickets purchase before having visa), and a Schengen visa appeal may take weeks or even months to process. In case time is an issue, it might make more sense to reapply for visa instead of appealing the rejection or denial. A previous visa refusal shall not lead to an automatic refusal of a new application. A new application should be reviewed and assessed on the basis of all (new) available information. Schengen visa application is not free, but submitting and processing aSchengen visa appeal should be free of charge. From the financial perspective, it may make more sense to submit a Schengen visa appeal instead of a new Schengen visa application. Even though a previous visa refusal shall not lead to an automatic refusal of a new application, having the "visa denied" label in the visa information system does not look good. From this perspective, it is much better to get the visa denial removed from applicant's record, and a Schengen visa appeal is needed in this case.
Applicants have no right to Schengen visa. Schengen visa is issued voluntarily, and an applicant can be turned down for any reason (even the way an applicant looks can be the cause for visa denial). The issuing embassy or consulate is not required to provide a valid reason.
Since embassies are not required to provide reason for rejecting, by submitting a Schengen visa appeal, the applicant might have a chance to pass the application decision on to a person with more welcoming view.
The following is a generalized description of how the Schengen visa appeal process usually works (when it is established in your country). In case a Schengen visa application has been rejected or the visa application denied, the Embassy should issue a document (letter) stating the reason for application refusal or visa denial. The reason for refusal or denial is not discussed with the officer that issued the refusal, but the case is passed on to a higher body (either a higher ranking official or a body governing the embassy, usually a ministry). This is called that the applicant may appeal against the decision (i.e. "Schengen visa appeal"). The address where to send the Schengen visa appeal should be mentioned in the letter that conveys the denial. The letter should also mention the deadline by which the applicant must submit his or her Schengen visa appeal (usually 30 days upon receiving the decision).
Denmark
no time limit
Netherlands
Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Ministry of Justice Directorate of Immigration (UDI) Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid the visa denying embassy
30
21 30 30
(Note: Deadlines are informative only. Check with your embassy and your denial letter!)
Schengen visa appeal is a difficult topic inducing many questions. You are welcome to ask your questions and discuss the Schengen visa appealprocess in this discussion forum. You can find threads related to Schengen visa appeal for example here: how to make an appeal.
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