Before you apply

• You should apply well in advance and as a rule no later than 15 days before you plan to travel. Due to the courier sending of documents in some countries, we recommend that you apply at least 4 weeks prior to your planned departure.
• You may submit your application up to six months before your planned departure, or up to nine months for seafarers.
• We recommend that you do not buy your ticket until a visa has been granted.
• You must register your application online before you can hand in the required documentation.
• When you hand in your application, you will be asked to provide fingerprints, unless your fingerprints have been collected within the last 59 months.
• Travel to Svalbard requires you to apply for two or more entries.

Where to submit the application?
In order to apply for a Schengen visa, you must either be a citizen of Seychelles or have a Seychelles residence permit. You must have had the Seychelles residence permit for at least six months before you can apply for a Schengen visa. 

Applications for visas must be submitted at the visa application center, VFS Global, in Nairobi, Kenya.