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Write a printable Schengen cover letter with your itinerary, funding and a 90/180-day and passport-validity check.
The Schengen Visa Cover Letter Builder turns your trip details into a printable Type C cover letter and checks the stay against the rules the consulate applies. It counts days of presence the way the Schengen Borders Code does — the day of entry and the day of exit both count toward the 90 days allowed in any 180-day period — and flags a passport that will not stay valid three months past your departure, insurance below the EUR 30,000 minimum in Article 15 of the Visa Code, or an application lodged outside the six-month to 15-day window. It is for first-time and repeat applicants who want the covering letter and the arithmetic to agree.
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Entry day and exit day both count, so the total in your letter matches the total in the entry-exit system.
Shows the exact date your passport must remain valid to — three months after departure — before you pay the fee.
Produces the signed letter plus the supporting-document list the consulate expects with it.
Up to 90 days in any 180-day period. The Schengen Borders Code counts the day you enter and the day you leave as full days of presence, and the 180-day period rolls backwards from each day you are in the area — so the 90 days are shared across every Schengen country, not per country.
The country of your main destination — where you will spend the most nights, or where the main purpose of the trip lies. If no single main destination can be determined, you apply to the country whose external border you cross first. Applying at the wrong consulate is a common reason for a file being refused as inadmissible.
It is not on the harmonised list of mandatory documents, but most consulates and visa application centres ask for one and it is the only place you explain the trip in your own words. A good letter states the purpose, the exact dates, the main destination, who is paying, and your reasons for returning home.
At least EUR 30,000 of cover, valid in all Schengen states for the whole period of stay, including emergency medical treatment and repatriation of remains. That figure is set by Article 15 of the Visa Code, and the certificate must show it explicitly. For questions about your own case, ask the consulate or a licensed immigration adviser.