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Home » Reader question » Thais are more likely to apply for a Schengen visa for Scandinavian countries
Scandinavian countries are poplar with Thai. Many Thai women are looking for a (marriage) partner from these countries. As a result, the Scandinavian embassies received more than 2017 percent more applications for Schengen visas in 4 than a year earlier.
In 2017, a total of 52.595 applications were submitted. The most popular country is Sweden. Sweden also had the highest number of rejections: 8,2 percent. Denmark is also in demand and ranks second, followed by Norway and Finland.
Source: Bangkok Post
Can I believe well. It is much easier to obtain a visa in these countries. In Belgium, for example, it is almost impossible to even enter with a tourist visa.
Not quite agree with you. Am married to asian flower. As an EU citizen, living in Belgium or planning to live there = no problem at all to register with your municipality. You will be automatically registered and after 6 months you will receive your permanent registration (provided you have sufficient income and a residential address). Your wife benefits from your registration, receives a temporary 6-month registration and, just like you, receives her registration with 6 years validity after 5 months.
Experienced this myself recently. So why impossible?
Neste Jack that is not correct, no Schengen embassy rejects more than 10% of visa applications. Sweden is the most difficult embassy (8,2%), Belgium takes 2nd place (7,2% rejections).
The conflicting reports that it was 'almost impossible' according to one and 'a piece of cake' according to the other, prompted me to dive into this matter and look for the hard numbers. The image people have of something sometimes deviates (extremely) from the facts. With the facts on the table, we can of course still discuss whether and if so how it can be done better, simpler, more customer-friendly, more flexible, more efficient, less strict/straightforward, etc.
In my opinion, for example, the Schengen procedures are still too cumbersome for the foreign national (shifting costs, information not being centralized, submitting an application can be done faster and with less hassle, etc.). The system is only really good if my Schengen file on this blog is completely superfluous. But by then, Thais will hopefully be allowed to travel visa-free for short stays.
Not exactly a surprise for the regular readers of this blog who are probably familiar with my annual Schengen review:
https://www.thailandblog.nl/visum-kort-verblijf/afgifte-van-schengenvisums-in-thailand-onder-de-loep-2017/
The number of applications has been growing year by year for virtually all Member States. Germany, France and Switzerland are the most popular countries. The Scandinavian countries are about as popular as the Netherlands, and the purposes of stay (tourism, visiting family, visiting partner, business, ...) are not really that different. We are all in the middle segment so to speak.
In Scandinavia there are indeed slightly more visits to friends/family and slightly less tourism, but unfortunately there are no exact figures because the member states do not keep track of this.
Sometimes you hear that Thai women go to Sweden to work, collecting berries in the woods seems to be allowed and also earns quite well for Thais. Does the Netherlands or other countries in the area now also have the opportunity for Thais to do temporary work, for example in the greenhouses?
Hello Ger,
I'm not an expert, but I have some experience. If it hasn't changed recently then you are not allowed to work in the Netherlands at all when you are here on a Schengen visa. Applies to everyone with a Schengen visa, not just Thai women of course.
And as soon as you can stay here (like my girlfriend with a 5-year residence permit) you can work just like that with the same rights and obligations as we Dutch people.
PS. There are always possibilities to work temporarily / black, but that is of course not allowed 🙂
Sincerely, Arnold
There are roughly the same rules for this: if an employer within the EU/EEA cannot fill the vacancy, he may look for and hire an employee from outside the EU. Apparently the blueberry products are not able to find European. I think Dutch horticulturists can find (Eastern) Europeans.
But you have to listen to the employers. They also arrange the papers. Naturally, the procedures differ on a detailed level, the how and what about the temporary residence permit and work permit is up to national authorities (IND).
The growth figures in applications from TH per Member State:
Austria 15,1%
Belgium 20,2%
Czech Republic 55,5%
Denmark 9,7%
Finland -3,1%
France 5,0%
Germany 6,5%
Greece 17,8%
Hungary 3,1%
Italy -3,9%
Luxembourg 22,4%
Netherlands 17,2%
Norway -2,3%
Poland 8,4%
Portugal 40,7%
Slovenia 45,7%
Spain 29,4%
Sweden 8,7%
Switzerland 13,9%
Together 9,04% growth in applications
Collectively 9,25% growth in awards
Looking at these figures I wonder why Bangkok Post limits itself to Scandinavia . The growth figures between these Member States also differ considerably, Norway and Finland even show a contraction in the number of applications.
Would I work for the Bangkok Post rather talk about the main member states (D, FR, CZ, I) and the striking growth figures such as Belgium, Spain and Portugal.
Or why not write about the lower number of applications when you tap a piece with the Scandinavian cap? So with what angle did Bangkok Post write this?
Incidentally, the source of Bangkok Post (Schengenvisainfo) is only an online copy of the figures that have been online since April on the website of the European Union.
Bangkok Post does not write anything about marriage partners, only that Scandinavia is popular among Thais: “the Nordic countries are much-sought-after destinations by Thai citizens”. Then Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland and Austria must be super-extremely popular.
See: https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1588514/schengen-visa-bids-up-last-year
On the island of Spitsbergen (belonging to Norway) a large influx of Thais.
Thailendere er blitt svært synlige i gaten i Longyerbyen. I day counter gruppa 100 innflyttede fra Thailand.
In the streets of Longyearbyen (capital of Spitsbergen) the Thais are easy to see, there are currently 100 Thais working there, Longyearbyen has 2.000 inhabitants.