Here are the documents that you are required to submit when applying for a Schengen Tourist Visa for Europe:

• Schengen Tourist Visa Application Form. 

• Two photographs in line with the Schengen requirements. 

• Your valid passport. It should have at least two empty pages in order to affix the visa and be issued within the last ten years. The passport must be valid for another three months beyond the intended stay in the Schengen Area.

• Clear photocopies of the 1st and last page of the passport (biodata).

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• Previous passports (if applicable) – if you have more than one old passport, do not staple them, but tie them together with a rubber band instead and hand them along with the other documents.

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• Personal covering letter (original) – where you will tell more about the purpose of visiting the EU, the countries you plan to travel to, the dates, where you plan to stay and other details of your trip.

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• No Objection Letter. This is a letter from your employer or your school/university which states that you have contractual obligations in your home country and assures the embassy that you will return back to your homeland.

• Travel Health Insurance covering emergency medical, hospitalization and in case of death, repatriation. 

• Flight reservation . 

• Hotel confirm booking