Schengen Visa processing to happen within a fortnight: Greece Embassy in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A visit to picturesque Santorini will not be suffering from visa delays. The Greece embassy says it has resolved the problem inflicting visa processing delays. Greece is among the many 26 nations which are part of the Schengen space issuing Schengen visas.
In a press release issued on Monday, the Greece Embassy in Delhi stated it “needs to convey to the information of all these Indian mates who’re desirous about touring to Greece for his or her holidays or for enterprise {that a} momentary drawback that had occurred concerning the processing of the Schengen Visa functions in its Consular Workplace, has been completely resolved. Consequently, it ought to be identified that every one functions are processed and answered well timed and quickly, i.e. in a interval of lower than 15 working days. Due to this fact the Embassy of Greece in New Delhi invitations everybody wishing to go to Greece for holidays or enterprise to use for his/her Schengen Visa.”
Up to now few months, pent-up demand has led to visa processing instances for the Schengen States, US, UK, Canada and another nations taking pictures up majorly. A pointy revival in post-Omicron demand for worldwide journey has led to huge delays in visa processing — proper from searching for appointment slot to provide biometrics, submit the paperwork after which getting passports again.
The issue is especially extreme with overseas consulates which are but to ramp up employees power again to pre-2020 ranges.
The Schengen space covers 26 nations (Schengen States) with out border controls between them: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
The federal government had final month intervened to expedite visa processing for Indian college students headed overseas for research this fall as candidates throughout classes have been going through huge delays.
“Senior ministry of exterior affairs (MEA) officers coping with Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, New Zealand, Poland, UK and USA had constructive discussions with corresponding Heads of Missions/senior diplomats of those nations about streamlining pupil visas to Indian nationals. They agreed to stay engaged on additional easing and fast-tracking the method, for the reason that move of scholars has been mutually helpful,” MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi had Tweeted final month.