As of 15 May 2014 the full Schengen Zone "VISA INFORMATION SYSTEM" (VIS) computer is running in Canada, and it connects all Schengen counties and their visa and immigration offices to each other.
The full system was running in Europe as of 11 October 2011, but it took another 2.5 years to roll it out in Canada. The system allows Schengen States to exchange visa data and to see who is applying for what, when and where in order to catch fraudulent or repeated applicants.
Nowe that the system is running in Canada applicants to any Schengen country MUST go for the mandatory interview and for full biometric scanning (fingerprints and digital photos and sometimes iris scans).
Applicants must make appointments to apply for the visa and be scanned. Applicants MUST appear IN PERSON.
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VSC: Helping Canadians travel the world! Pam and the staff at VSC help Canadians and residents of Canada get travel visas for their passports so they can travel anywhere on the planet.
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- Pam the Visa Specialist
- Ottawa, Canada
- Pam the Visa Specialist helps people get visas for travel around the world, and gives great travel tips and advice.