Haha, just tell me briefly, I hope it will be helpful to future friends.

Information:

Application form

1 photo

Company certificate (business license with red seal)

Leave application certificate

Bank regular fund certificate

China Merchants Card current half-year transaction details, please pay attention to the bank’s red seal

Real estate certificate

Own vehicle driving license

Travel insurance

Hotel reservation form

Travel plan

Air ticket reservation form

Process:

After preparing the information, I asked a friend to bring it to Guangzhou, and then sent it to the visa appointment center, which is opposite CITIC Plaza. I have never been there specifically, and it was all done by my friends in Guangzhou. .

The visa center will check the materials. If there are too many missing materials, they will not be accepted. If there are relatively few missing materials, you can bring them with you during the interview. However, it is best to be fully prepared. I feel that the more complete the information, the earlier the interview will be scheduled. When they first collected my materials, I didn’t pay attention to two of them, and they planned to schedule me for an interview 10 working days later. Later, after a phone call to remind me, they found that I had all the materials, and they arranged for me to be interviewed in three working days. Haha, that’s fast enough. Probably faster than the German consulate.

After I got the interview notice, I arrived in Guangzhou one day in advance and stayed at a friend’s house for a night (actually I found that my friends in Shenzhen could go there on the same day). The next morning I took the subway to 52 CITIC Plaza. Lou attended the interview. When I first went up, there was no one inside, and I thought there was a mistake. Later, I called the reservation center and found out that it only opened at 10:30. I originally wanted to interview early and go back to the office to work, but it seems that’s not possible. Later, around 10 o'clock, a window opened for interviews. I made an appointment at 10:50. In fact, it is not that fixed. And now that there is this appointment system, there are very few people inside, and there is no crowding or noise like before. pull.

The interview is very simple, just go through the materials one by one. If the copy is unclear, you will be asked to see the original. Anyway, I think everything went smoothly. It's ok in ten minutes. And the so-called interview is still the same hall where materials are handed in. To be honest, it doesn’t feel like an interview. This guy during the interview was very kind and did his homework, so I'd like to praise him. Then I go home and have nothing to do.

The passport will be returned to the appointment center the day after the interview. My friend helped me pick it up. It was OK. It is 22 days and can be valid for a period of more than 40 days. Not bad, exceeded expectations.

Cost:

180 (appointment fee) + 622 (visa fee) + 500 (insurance) + 20 (bank deposit certificate) + 30 (photography) + 120 (Guangzhou Shenzhen transportation )=1472

Suggestions:

To apply for a European Schengen visa, the Italian consulate is currently a good choice, especially the reservation center, which is better than the original one. Although it charges a fee, I feel like I save a lot of things than before.

To apply for a European Schengen visa, it is recommended not to use a travel agency, but to apply through an agent. They can’t help much. A travel agency directly told me that I recommend individuals to apply for it themselves, because they have no idea. All the travel agency can do to help you is hand over the materials to the reservation center. This money is not as economical as treating friends in Guangzhou to a meal, haha.

You can make hotel and air ticket reservations by yourself. Hotels can be made online, and air ticket reservations can be made at basically all ticket sales points.