Back office processes in a schengen visa application [closed]
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I'm an Indian national and have been to the Schengen area many times before. However, For the sake of information I would like to know how the process occurs once the visa application has been submitted to the consulate / embassy.
- Do they call and check with the hotel ?
- The embassy asks for the complete travel itinerary with booking confirmations. Do they use the booking code to check the airline website if the booking actually exists ?
- Generally Is there a single person who looks at a visa application ? or does their visa approval process involve going through multiple people always ?
- How much time do they spend per application on an average ?
- Do they do a credit check with credit check agencies (like CIBIL, experian) to see the individual's liability and credit score ?
- What other backend processes are involved in the life cycle of a visa application ?
- What is the qualification of a person who reviews a visa application ? Bank statements and income tax returns are also submitted by me - so are they qualified enough to understand balance sheets, capital accounts summary etc. ? Or is there a process where an application is run through a financial eligibility check (with an accountant maybe ?)
- Do they go through past schengen itineraries to check for overstays (by comparing with stamps in passport) or they have this information already calculated by entry / exit scans ?
I understand the above steps can differ based on individual applications and additional checks can take place however, I would like to know if any of these steps are a part of the basic process itself (undertaken for every visa application) and more if any.
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