EU Visa Compass exists because applying for a Schengen visa should not require reading 27 different consulate websites in six languages.
Every field is verified against primary sources: national consulate websites, official outsourced application centers (VFS Global, BLS, TLScontact, Capago, e-Konsulat), and the European Commission's Visa Code. We never rely on forum posts or blogs as a primary source.
Our system monitors official consulate and outsourced-center pages on a regular schedule. When a page changes materially, the diff is flagged for human review before any update is published on the site.
Automated detection does not go live automatically. A human editor confirms the change against the source before it is published, and stamps a fresh "last verified" date on the entry.
We are not a visa agency, a law firm, or affiliated with any government. This is an information portal to help you understand and compare the process. Always confirm the latest requirements with the official consulate for your country of residence before you apply or travel.
Articles, country summaries, visa-type explanations and checklist suggestions on this site are produced or assisted by artificial intelligence and then reviewed by a human editor. We do this to scale coverage across 27 EU member states and many visa categories, but AI output can contain errors or become outdated. Every entry is stamped with a "last verified" date and we encourage readers to cross-check any critical requirement against the official consulate or application-centre source.
Spotted an error, want to suggest a country, or have a partnership or press enquiry? Email contact@eu-visa.org and we will get back to you. This is also the address to use for privacy or data-protection requests.