For the visa application it is required to submit the following originals:
Documents from the inviting person in Sweden:
1. Signed guarantee letter on the form “Referentbilaga E” not older that three months, which could be taken at the Swedish Migration Board premises, the web page of the Swedish Migration Board www.migrationsverket.se or at the Swedish Embassy in Skopje.
Every visa applicant should present his own sample of “Referentbilaga” E in original.
This also applies for couples and children traveling together.
2. Birth certificate-personbevis for all your sibblings, children, parents living in Sweden (can be ordered from the Swedish taxation authorities) not older that three months.
3. The three last month's payment slips from the person in Sweden stating that he/she will pay the costs for the applicants travel and up-keep.
Documents which the applicant should enclose together with the visa application form
1. One colour photo, not older than 6 months .
2. Passport with a minimum of 3 months of validity from the date when the visa should expire and a copy of the first (photo) page of the passport and other pages
3. containing stamps or previous visas.
4. Bank statements for the last three months.
5. The form "Joint Household" showing with whom the applicant is living
6. For family/relative visits: Proof of family relations with the referring person (invitee) in Sweden (birth certificate –the original, not older than six months or a certified copy). In case the applicant wants to visit his children in Sweden he should submit their birth certificates.
7. Certificate of approval from both parents for children under 18 years, in case the children apply alone or with only one of the parents.
8. Individual medical travel insurance that should cover:
-the costs that can come up in connection with emergency medical help and/or urgent hospital treatmentreturn to the home country due to medical reasons
-the insurance should be valid in the whole Schengen teritory, all EU countries, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
-the insurance should cover the whole time of the validity of the visa and cover expenses of a minimum of 30.000Euros. During the submission of the visa application the original insurance document should be shown and a copy should be attached to the application.
The Embassy recommends that the applicant chooses an insurance company which will reimburse the insurance fee in case the visa would not be granted.
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION NEEDED FOR:
Employed people
· Certificate from the employer , leave certificate and a recent employment certificate M1/M2 in original, certified/stamped by a relevant authority .
Farmers
· Certificate for agriculture
· Receipt from the last paid income tax
Truck drivers.
· Drivers licence should be presented in original and a copy should be attached to the application
· CEMT licence
· CMR
· Driving schedule
· Invitation letter from Sweden in original
· Introduction letter in original
· Registration certificate of the transport company
· Registration certificate for the truck
Entrepreneurs
· Registration of the company
Retirees
· Certificate from the last
pension received
Students
· Original of the student certificate or a student ID should be presented and a copy should be attached to the application.
Pupils
· Certificate from the school, agreement from the principal for the absence of the pupil if the travel is planned during school time.
Persons with no income, students, juveniles and housewife’s
· Certificate that proofs the way of self sustenance for example parents income for the last three months, who is going to pay for the trip and the stay( usually explained by the referee in the “Referentbilaga E” form)
Official trip
· Original invitation from the Swedish company on a memorandum, where the purpose of the visit and the date of the stay in Sweden are stated. This invitation
should be sent directly to the visa applicant, not to the Embassy.
· Certificate from the employer, decision for a duty trip, M1/M2 or registration of company and taxation certificate for private companies.
Transit travellers
· Valid visa for the country of destination, travel schedule and ticket reservation.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN APPLYING
The application fee as of 19 February
year 2007 is 2200 MKD no matter of the validity of the visa or the number of entries and should be paid at Tutunska Banka - account number: 80800006-00-702-0000704-0
The fee should be paid in the bank a few days before the submission of the application, if the payment is not done in the Head office of Tutunska Banka on 12 Udarna Brigada bb. where the payment can be done the same day. The original receipt should be given in to the Embassy when applying. Note, that the fee is paid for each and every application (not passport).The application fees are not refunded in case the visa is not granted.
The applicants are requested to answer to all the questions in the form as detailed as possible, since the decision is taken upon the stated information.
The applicants should fill out their cell phone number in the form (his/her own number or someone else’s) where the Embassy could reach them if any further information should be needed when handling the case.
Keep in mind that the signing of the application means that all the information is correct and complete. Pay attention especially in case that someone else is helping you filling out the forms.
NOTE! The Embassy has no cooperation whatsoever with the persons outside the embassy who offer their services to fill out the forms or copy the documents for a considerable amount of money.Every individual case is evaluated separately and is not to be compared with any other case.
Please apply for the visa on reasonable time before the planned travel. However, you can not apply more than three month in advance before the planned trip to the Schengen area.
The submitted documents are not to be given back.
The granting of a visa is not guaranteed even if all requested documents are submitted and the Embassy reserves itself the right to request for additional documents if necessary.
All applicants are requested to show up in person when applying .
In case when several persons are applying as a group (e.g. group trips for sports clubs, cultural associations and similar) the common documents for all participants (for e.g.invitation, travel insurance membership certificate) should be copied and attached to each single application.
The telephone number of the visa department
from Monday to Thursday between 14:00-16:00 o’clock.
Information related to the issuing of visa can be obtained at the Embassy’s answering machine 24 hours a day in the above stated telephone number.
FORMS:
For visiting family and friends the following forms should be filled out:
Application for Schengen Visa
Appendix D
For business trip the following forms should be filled out:
Appendix A
If the purpose of the trip is
medical treatment the following
forms should be filled out:
Appendix C
These form can be downloaded from the migrations board web-page www.migrationsverket.se or can be obtained at the Embassy.