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Appeal Procedure short-term (Schengen) visa

The decision to refuse a short-term (Schengen) visa up to 90 days and the reasons for the refusal are notified to the applicant using a standard form. The applicant has the right to request for the review of visa refusal (appeal).

Request for the review of visa refusal (appeal) must be received by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Riyadh within 15 days after receiving the negative decision – in original with original signature of the appellant. Instructions are given in the notification form. 

The request is subject to a fee of 80 EUR payable at the Czech Embassy in Riyadh by card in EUR or in cash in SAR according the current exchange rate.

The appellant states the reasons for the appeal, i.e. why he/she sees the decision as incorrect. Information that was not stated in the visa application cannot be a reason for the appeal.  The appeal is subsequently forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, which reviews it within 60 days. The outcome of this review is final. The appellant is informed about the outcome through the Embassy.

VFS Global visa centres do not accept appeal letters. 

This is to state that an appeal against a refusal of a short-term (Schengen) visa is to be submitted in a written form (not an e-mail) to the Embassy. All requests for starting an appeal procedure addressed to the Embassy via e-mail are therefore irrelevant and will not be answered by the Embassy staff.