Schengen Visa: The Olympic Games are currently going on in Paris, the capital of France. India has won 2 bronze medals so far in the Paris Olympics. India's biggest hope for the gold medal is Golden Boy Neeraj Chopra. Every Indian has high hopes from him. Meanwhile, a company has started a special offer. It has said that if Neeraj Chopra wins the gold medal, it will give Schengen visa to everyone for free.
Schengen visa is issued for travel to Europe
Schengen visa is issued for travel to Europe. With this visa you can easily travel for 90 days in any 180 days in the Schengen area of Europe. Mohak Nahata, founder and CEO of online visa application platform Atlis, wrote on his LinkedIn account that if Neeraj Chopra wins gold in the Olympics, I will send free visas to everyone. His company Atlis also wrote on the social media platform X that if Neeraj Chopra wins gold, free visas will be sent to everyone.
Visa applications for France are rising rapidly
However, Mohak Nahata and his company have not yet clarified what they mean by free visa. Earlier this month, the company had said that visa applications for Paris are increasing rapidly. According to a Business Standard report, there has been an increase of about 40 percent in listings for travel to Paris on Atlis' platform. Along with the Olympics and other historical places in Paris, people also want to visit places like Nice, Aubervilliers, Colombes and Saint Ouen sur Seine. In April this year, the European Union said that now Indian travelers who frequently visit Europe can apply for a multiple-entry Schengen visa for up to 5 years.
Schengen visa covers 29 countries in Europe
Schengen visa gives you the opportunity to travel to 29 European countries. These include Belgium, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Its fee has now been increased to around Rs 8,000.