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The best country to apply for a Schengen visa depends on your travel plans and where you intend to spend most of your time. Generally, you should apply for a Schengen visa from your country of main destination.
If your trip takes place in multiple countries, you can apply for a visa at the embassy/consulate of the first country or the country you plan to stay most of your time.
Ok, so you decided which country you want to apply to, right?
Now, the next question is: where is this country processing your visa application?
Depending on the consulate, the place can be one of the following:
- Embassy of the destination country
- A visa center to which the embassy of your destination country has outsourced visa submission
- The embassy/consulate of another Schengen state to which the embassy of your destination country has outsourced visa submission
Schengen Visa Application Jurisdiction in Bangladesh
There are 27 member states in the Schengen area. 25 of them accept short-term visa applications in Bangladesh. One of them, Lithuania, processes visas from the Delhi consulate. We don’t know any updated information about Croatia, the new entrant into the Schengen area.
Below are the details on where to apply for your next Schengen visa, who processes the application, and whether you need a prior appointment to submit your application.
| SL | Schengen Country | Assigned Consulate | Application Submission | Appointment Required? |
| 01 | Austria | The Embassy of France | The Embassy of France | Online Appointment Required |
| 02 | Belgium | The Embassy of Sweden | VFS Global | No Appointment Required |
| 03 | Czech Republic | The Embassy of France | The Embassy of France | Online Appointment Required |
| 04 | Denmark | Embassy of Denmark | VFS Global | Apply to ApplyVisa.um.dk, and submit documents to VFS Global. No Appointment. |
| 05 | Estonia | The Embassy of Germany | VFS Global Germany | Appointment is Mandatory |
| 06 | Finland | The Embassy of Sweden | VFS Global | No Appointment Required |
| 07 | France | The Embassy of France | The Embassy of France | Online Appointment Required |
| 08 | Germany | The Embassy of Germany | VFS Global Germany | Appointment is Mandatory |
| 09 | Greece | The Embassy of Italy | VFS Global Italy | No Appointment Required |
| 10 | Hungary | Embassy of Switzerland | Embassy of Switzerland | Phone/Email Appointment is mandatory |
| 11 | Iceland | The Embassy of Sweden | VFS Global | No Appointment Required |
| 12 | Italy | The Embassy of Italy | VFS Global Italy | No Appointment Required |
| 13 | Latvia | The Embassy of Sweden | VFS Global | No Appointment Required |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | Embassy of Switzerland | Embassy of Switzerland | Phone/Email Appointment is mandatory |
| 15 | Lithuania | Lithuania Embassy | India | |
| 16 | Luxembourg | The Embassy of Sweden | VFS Global | No Appointment Required |
| 17 | Malta | The Embassy of Italy | VFS Global Italy | No Appointment Required |
| 18 | Netherlands | The Embassy of Sweden | VFS Global | No Appointment Required |
| 19 | Norway | Embassy of Denmark | VFS Global | Apply to ApplyVisa.um.dk, and submit documents to VFS Global. No Appointment. |
| 20 | Poland | The Embassy of Sweden | VFS Global | No Appointment Required |
| 21 | Portugal | The Embassy of France | The Embassy of France | Online Appointment Required |
| 22 | Slovakia | The Embassy of Italy | VFS Global Italy | No Appointment Required |
| 23 | Slovenia | The Embassy of Sweden | VFS Global | No Appointment Required |
| 24 | Spain | Embassy of Spain | Spain Visa Application Centre Saimon Centre | No Appointment Required |
| 25 | Sweden | The Embassy of Sweden | VFS Global | No Appointment Required |
| 26 | Switzerland | Embassy of Switzerland | Embassy of Switzerland | Phone/Email Appointment is mandatory |
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Great overview of Schengen visa application in Bangladesh, very clear and informative.
Thank you so much.