Schengen visa assistance

If you are not facing with sudden or emergency crew change, you have enough time to wait for your seafarers to get their Schengen visa at the home embassy. Thanks to our special Fast-Track visa procedure in several European embassies, we can obtain schengen visa for your crew members within 2-3 working days.

• No time to apply at the competent Embassy?
• No slots available at the Embassy?
• Emergency case on board?
• Port notification received with no time to apply for a visa at the Embassy?

VisaCrew offer you the possibility to apply and obtain Schengen Visa On Arrival for your crew members with 24 hours, at Paris, Frankfurt,Munich, and Hamburg airport.

Any non-European crew member joining a vessel in Germany, France or Netherlands port needs a special transit visa which can be applied from any German, Dutch or France consulate in abroad. This is a time-consuming procedure due to short notice received.

To apply for this “Blue carpet visa”, a letter of invitation (LOI) is required and must be provided by our registered company. Thanks to our special Fast Track visa procedure, we can obtain “Blue carpet visa” in few working days.