My Schengen visa (Norway) was rejected even after I did everything right. What could be the reason?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 22 Jul, 2023
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Just to fill in the cracks of the other answers: Norway is a wealthy nation with the second highest per capita social spending in the world (as of 2015). A reality of living in any government with high social spending is that they need to control access to the resources. (This is not just Norway. I once applied for a library card in a wealthy suburb in America, and you would have thought I was asking for top secret security clearance. They were not even polite in asking for proof of residence.) So — not knowing anything specifically about Norway — one might expect them to be careful about who they let in to the country.
Probably at least part of the reason behind the response was that it’s not really necessary to travel to Norway to see the Northern lights. Russia is more than a little closer.
So those factors, combined with your self-employed status, probably raised some flags. (I don’t know if those are Indian rupees. If so, any 23-year-old who commanded that salary in the West would certainly make people ask questions.)
They have told you the reason. You may be sure that their reasoning is wrong, but the granting of visas is not a "do all the right things you get one" situation. They want to see that you have reasons to return to your country, and that you won’t come for a visit and just decide to stay.
Examples of strong ties are owning property or a non-portable business, having a family such as a spouse or children, having a job that might fire you if you just didn’t come back from Norway. You are young, unencumbered, self employed, and have enough money for a holiday, but not so much that it’s impossible to imagine you leaving your current life behind for a new one in Norway.
As time goes by your ties to your home country will strengthen, and perhaps a visa will be granted later. There are lot of questions on this site related to the topic. You can’t fake it up by quickly buying something or whatever. And you can’t say some magic words in a letter that will make them believe you are not a risk to stay. Other people lie, and you are judged because of that.
I’m not sure what could be the reason?
It’s the previous paragraph:
The rejection came today pointing to "no strong ties to country". They said I’m "young, unmarried, and without children".
There’s absolutely no reason for them to believe that you do not intend to stay in the country illegally. Because you’re young, unmarried and without children. You can do whatever you want. You don’t even have a job to go back to – you’re self employed and your work can presumably just follow you. You have nothing you need to go back for.
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