After going through the Schengen visa application procedure and finally getting your visa, the last thing you want to see is a spelling or other mistake. But these things happen, so make sure your visa information is correct.
We were dealing with the situation recently when a Schengen embassy made a mistake on a client’s visa sticker. It is the responsibility of both the visa applicant and the Schengen consulate to check if all the details issued on the visa sticker match the passport information on the bio page.
We recommend that you check all your Schengen visa information very carefully when you receive your passport. Do it right there before you leave the visa center where the visa application was processed. If you ordered a special delivery, you must ensure that all the information entered on the visa stamp is correct. What do you need to check in particular? Your passport number, your first/middle name and your last name. Also check the dates for which the visa is issued. If it is a single entry visa, please make sure it is valid from the start date of your holiday. Another thing to check is how many days you can stay in the Schengen area; must cover the number of days for which your vacation is booked.
Normally, a single entry Schengen visa is issued for 30 days. It allows the holder one ticket and covers him for only one trip.
If you noticed an error in any of these entries, you should contact the visa center immediately, either by email or phone. The best option would be to go directly to them with your passport. Ask them to solve the problem as soon as possible.
When another client encountered this problem, the consulate simply did not have enough time to correct the spelling error in the last name because their vacation was due to start three days after the visa was granted. It will take at least 3 days to correct the error if you do it through the visa center, since they normally take the passport to the consulate the next day, on the second day they issue a new visa, and on the third day they return it to you. to the visa center.
What you can also do if you have little time, you can go directly to the consulate. You may be issued a new visa on the same day.
So what will happen if the errors on your visa are not corrected? Well, it depends on a few things. If, for example, a consulate misspelled your first or last name, one or two letters wrong, it may not be a big deal and you’ll probably be fine at customs (still, if you have time, contact the consulate and change the visa!) But if you see that the visa shows a completely different name or passport number, you definitely can’t travel on that visa. The same goes for incorrect dates: the customs officer of a Schengen country will not want to hear your explanations as to why the printed dates do not match the actual dates.
Also remember that misspellings are sure to make the customs officer suspicious of you, as mistakes often indicate falsified documents.
