Schengen Application Fees

Fees for the Schengen Visa Application

The fee you must pay to have your Schengen Visa application processed is 60 euros. If you have more than one application, you have to pay the fee for each one. However, if one of your applications is for a child who 6 to 12 years old, the fee is only 35 euros. If the child is under 6, there is no fee for his/her Schengen Visa application.

The fee for your application may be converted from euros into the local currency of the consulate where you file your application.
The fees are the same, no matter how long the visa is for or how many times you plan to enter/leave the Schengen Area.
You cannot get a refund of the application fees, even if your application gets denied.

Situations Where You Do Not Have to Pay the Application Fee

In certain situations, you don’t have to pay an application fee to have your Schengen Visa application processed. These situations include:

• A child who is less than 6 years old
• Students, including college students, and the teachers accompanying them who are going on a trip to study or to get education-related training
• Researchers who are coming to a country in the Schengen Area in order to conduct scientific research
• Representatives of not-for-profit organizations who are 25 or younger and who are coming to the Schengen Area for a seminar, conference, sports event, cultural event or educational event that was organized by the non-profit organization

Reduced or Waived Fees

The processing fee for a Schengen Visa may be reduced or even waived for the following:

• Children age 6 to 11
• Those who have diplomatic or service passports
• Those who are 25 or younger and are traveling to take part in a seminar, conference, sports event, cultural event or educational event organized by a non-profit organization

It is also possible that the country you are applying with has its own exceptions and reduces/waives visa fees in certain situations. Usually, these situations are ones that country believes are in the best interests of their culture, foreign policy, development policy or for humanitarian trips.