Mentioning new date in Schengen visa Appeal
I hold a Pakistani passport living in Pakistan. I have recently applied my tourist visa in French embassy and they refused on the following grounds:
- The purpose and the conditions of the proposed visit have not been justified.
- The information communicated in order to justify the purpose and conditions of the proposed stay is not reliable.
- Your willingness to leave the Member States' territory before the expiry of the visa could not be established.
Kindly help me which documents should I provide in addition
As I have provided them with all documents required. I can appeal in the next 60 days of refusal and my original travelling date was 28th Dec 2015, I know that appeal takes a lot of time. So, can I change my travelling date from the 28th Dec 2015 to maybe 15th Mar 2016 next year?
Best Answer
There are several reasons why lodging an appeal with new dates makes little sense:
You are effectively lodging a new application, you might as well do that properly. An appeal makes sense if you want to point out a mistake in the way the law was applied, not if you want to provide a whole lot of new information. Most of the documentation you originally submitted (itinerary, etc.) will not be valid anymore and even if you do submit convincing new documentation, the original decision could still be upheld on the grounds that it was the right decision based on the information available at the time…
You have no idea how long an appeal might last. A member of my family is currently waiting on an appeal for a French long-stay visa (slightly different procedure but still) for over a year. A new application is cheaper and quicker when that's an option.
Being willing to choose arbitrary dates and wanting to go to France ASAP undermines the credibility of your plans. It appears that you are doing a holiday on New Year's eve each year, that's a very good thing. You could for example go somewhere else this year and reapply next year to France or another Schengen country, joining a letter highlighting that you are going to a different place each year and what you changed since your last application.
They selected three different reasons to refuse the visa. It's not a small issue that could be fixed easily, you will want to review the application very carefully (ideally with the help of a legal professional with expertise in French/Schengen visas) before trying again.
Beyond that, you can have a look at the following questions to understand what the grounds for refusal mean and what you could do differently next time:
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How do I write an appeal letter for Schengen Visa?
Dear Sir/Madam: With this letter I would hereby like to appeal against the refusal decision made regarding my Schengen visa application for [Name of the Country].Can I change my travel date after getting Schengen Visa?
You cannot change your itinerary so completely that the information you gave in the visa application is no longer true. If you planned a trip lasting 10 days, and you now have 15 days "duration of stay", you can extend your trip by up to 5 days (including a visit to another country if you want).How long does it take to get Schengen Visa after appeal?
Generally, it takes around 4 weeks. However, in some cases, you might have to wait 8 weeks. After your visa appeal has been approved and processed, your visa needs to be issued by competent authorities. This shouldn't take too long as authorities will be instructed to issue your visa after the appeal is successful.How do I write a visa appeal?
Explain the reasons why your visa was refused, as given in the rejection letter you got from the embassy (if you did) List and explain the reasons why you believe the rejection was incorrect, showing arguments. Do not forget to put your signature at the end of the letter, after you print it.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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