Monday, June 10, 2024 - African nationals seeking a Schengen Visa to enter the European Union will have to pay an extra £10 as the visa fee was increased from £80 to £90.
This is according to the latest data released by Schengen
visa statistics at the weekend.
The EU Commission said from June 11, 2024, African Nationals
will pay £90 for the visa application fee.
According to the data, in 2023, African nationals received
704,000 negative responses for their visa requests, meaning African Nationals
spent €56.3 million on visa applications last year only.
“This means that €56.3m went up in smoke, considering that
visa application fees are not refundable,” it stated.
Morocco has the highest number of Schengen Visa Applications
in the year under review.
“African nationals spent €56.3m in visa application fees in
2023, representing 43 percent of all expenses; rejection rates in 2023 were
especially high for African and Asian countries, which bear 90 percent of all
expenses.
Expenditures are to increase by 12.5 percent starting next
week as the EU raises visa fees for adults from €80 to €90 on 11 June,
following a recent decision by the EU Commission,” it added.
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