{"id":145323,"date":"2025-05-30T23:19:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T23:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/145323\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T23:19:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T23:19:21","slug":"travellers-face-one-big-change-if-they-head-to-this-popular-european-country-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/145323\/","title":{"rendered":"Travellers face one big change if they head to this popular European country this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It means you&#8217;ll need to have your paperwork in order first time and well in advance if you&#8217;re planning on heading there<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_Munich.jpg\" alt=\"The German city of Munich\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The German city of Munich(Image: Istock\/Getty)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"\/>If you&#8217;re planning a visit to Europe this summer a big visa change is coming. From July 1, people applying for a Schengen visa to go through Germany won&#8217;t be able to appeal if their application is turned down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Germany\u2019s Federal Foreign Office is scrapping the appeals which let applicants ask for a second check if they were rejected. Until now, people whose visa was turned down could submit a free written appeal within 30 days, which was a process know as a remonstration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">German authorities have now decided to permanently end this appeal system.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Under the changes travellers rejected for the visa will have to submit a new visa application if they want to try again. <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation,<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/?view=Solus&amp;mailingListId=8cdecf69-0a19-43af-8d50-ed4e2c52d045&amp;utm_source=solusarticle\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">German officials believe this will make visa processing times faster.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_Spring-Weather-Reaches-Berlin.jpg\" alt=\"People enjoy the sun near Museum Island in Berlin, Germany\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>People enjoy the sun near Museum Island in Berlin, Germany(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In a trial, taking out the remonstration stage allowed staff to focus on new applications instead \u2013 which meant faster turnaround and more Visa approvals overall,<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/euroweeklynews.com\/2025\/05\/26\/schengen-visa-rule-change-could-affect-summer-travel-from-july-1\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> reports Euro Weekly News.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">So, if you\u2019re applying through a German consulate after July 1 it will help to get your application right at the first attempt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If you apply without all documents needed or with unclear travel plans you may have to start the process again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Visitors can can apply for a Schengen visa through any member country \u2013 not just Germany \u2013 as long as they meet the rules.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0_German-Federal-Police-Test-New-Biometric-Border-Control.jpg\" alt=\"police officer at border control post\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Border control(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Usually that means entering through or spending the most time in the country you apply through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A Schengen visa allows non-EU citizens to travel freely for up to 90 days in a 180-day period across the Schengen Area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">This includes 27 European countries such as Germany, France, Italy and Spain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It means you&#8217;ll need to have your paperwork in order first time and well in advance if you&#8217;re&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":145324,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[2000,299,5187,183],"class_list":{"0":"post-145323","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-european","11":"tag-travel"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114599347187564313","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/145324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}