After going through the Schengen visa application procedure and finally getting your visa, the last thing you want to see is a misspelling or another. 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 label. 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 biography page.
We recommend that you check all your Schengen visa information very carefully when you receive your passport. Please do it right there before you leave the visa center where your visa application was processed. If you requested 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, make sure it is valid from the start date of your vacation. Another thing you need to check is how many days you can stay in the Schengen area; it must cover the number of days your vacation is reserved for.
Normally, a single entry Schengen visa is issued for 30 days. Allow the holder one ticket and cover you only for one trip.
If you noticed an error in any of these entries, you should contact the visa center immediately, either by email or by phone. The best option would be to go to them directly 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 mistake in the last name because their vacation was supposed 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 it is returned to them. to the visa center.
What you can also do if you are short on time, you can go directly to the consulate. You may be granted a new visa on the spot 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 (wrong one or two letters), it may not be a big deal and you are probably fine with customs (still, if you have time, contact the consulate and Get the visa amended!) But if you see that the visa shows a completely different name or passport number, you definitely cannot travel with said visa. The same goes for wrong dates – the customs official 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 spelling mistakes will make the customs official suspicious of you, as mistakes often indicate forged documents.