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Hi,

I wanted to know how much time does it take to apply for Schengen Visa?
I am a Pakistani and am travelling to Denmark for business trip. My husband will also be accompanying me. I have been advised to apply for visa from German Consulate as it'll take only 20 working days, is that correct?
Also I'm planning to go to Switzerland after my training, can I visit Zurich with this visa?
Please provide me information as I'll hence apply quicky.

Mahira.

Trust you have got the information by now.
Firstly check if Denmark has its own consulate in Abu Dhabi or Dubai.
Your Schengen visa does not entitle you to travel to Zurich, Switzerland.
The Schengen visa is granted within a few days unless there are hitches.

As of beginning Jan 2009, Switzerland is now part of the Schengen countries ... google Schengen + Switzerland, loads of info there.

Don't know how long it would take for you to get a Schengen Visa, but in general, try always to get 4-6 weeks in advance to process (I know not always possible).

I'm turning around Schengen Visa's for my wife within 24hours now, including express passport delivery to the house, but then again, she had a few already in her passport and I'm German. So that's now a different game alltogether.

Good Luck!

mahira wrote:Hi,

I wanted to know how much time does it take to apply for Schengen Visa?
I am a Pakistani and am travelling to Denmark for business trip. My husband will also be accompanying me. I have been advised to apply for visa from German Consulate as it'll take only 20 working days, is that correct?
Also I'm planning to go to Switzerland after my training, can I visit Zurich with this visa?
Please provide me information as I'll hence apply quicky.

Mahira.

Schengen visa applications are usually processed quicker than that. Switzerland is part of the Schengen.