77 MDH were spent by Moroccans who did not obtain the visa. From 2020, you will have to pay fees of 80 € instead of 60 € and children 40 € instead of 35 €.
SchengenVisaInfo.com statistics show that in 2018, Schengen embassies and consulates in Morocco processed 662,585 visa applications, of which 119,586 were rejected, marking a rejection rate of 18%.
France was the preferred country for the submission of visa applications. 362,425 applications submitted to Morocco concerned Schengen visas for France, followed by Spain with 200,968 and the Netherlands with 29,808 applications.
In terms of spending, in 2018, Moroccans spent 39,755,100 euros (nearly 424 MDH) on visa applications for Europe, including 7,175,160 euros (or nearly 77 MDH) by applicants whose visa was refused.
Changes to procedures and fees in 2020
Moroccans will be subject to several changes in terms of visa application procedures, rules and benefits, starting Monday, February 2, 2020, said Visa Schengeninfo, in a statement dated December 18.
"Due to the implementation of the updated Schengen Visa Code, adopted by the Council of the EU in June 2019, all representative missions of Schengen countries located abroad are required to apply the new rules, including those from Morocco, "says the same source.
From February 2020, Moroccan citizens will have to pay fees of 80 € (almost 854 DH) instead of 60 € (almost 641 DH) as they have done so far when applying for a Schengen visa in Morocco.
Children will also have to pay 40 € (427 DH) instead of 35 € (almost 373 DH), as is currently the case.
The new rules also allow Moroccans to apply up to six months before their trip, instead of three as is currently the case, and provide a harmonized approach for issuing multiple entry visas with longer validity. to regular travelers.
According to SchengenVisaInfo.com, member states which are not represented in Morocco in terms of visa admission, are now obliged to cooperate with external service providers, in order to facilitate the visa application for travelers.
External service providers are allowed to charge service fees, which cannot be higher than visa fees. This means that Moroccans who apply to an external visa service provider may have to pay up to € 160 per visa application, if external service providers set the maximum authorized service fee, which is 80 €.
Fee change every three years?
In addition, the updated visa code introduces a mechanism that assesses whether visa fees should change, every three years. Another mechanism which will use visa processing as leverage will be introduced, in order to improve cooperation with third countries on readmission.
According to Gent Ukëhajdaraj of SchengenVisaInfo.com, due to this mechanism, costs can even reach € 160, if the EU authorities deem it necessary.
"Visa fees of € 120 or € 160 will apply to non-cooperative third countries, in cases where the European Commission considers that action is necessary to improve the level of cooperation of the third country concerned and the overall relations of the Union with this third country ", explains Ukëhajdaraj, adding that this provision does not apply to children under 12 years of age.
The mechanism can also shorten the validity of visas and introduce extended visa processing periods.
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