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Schengen Short-Stay, Type CVerified 11 May 2026Luxembourg Schengen Type C visa for Indian participants in cultural events, sports competitions, conferences, congresses, fairs, and academic / professional gatherings organised in the Grand Duchy.
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Not included in our fee: a flight reservation (from ₹708) and a confirmed hotel booking (₹590 per hotel). Book them separately, only if your visa needs them:
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Guide last reviewed 2026-05-11. Fees, documents and appointment rules can change.
Luxembourg — Schengen member · Embassy New Delhi (84 Jor Bagh) · Authorization to Stay rules everything
All India applications are decided by the Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, New Delhi (84 Jor Bagh, ND-110003) through VFS Luxembourg centres. The Embassy is the single jurisdiction for India + Bangladesh + Sri Lanka + Maldives. For Long-Stay D Visas (Work / Study / Family Reunification / Researcher / EU Blue Card), the Immigration Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Luxembourg issues an Authorization to Stay (applied for at guichet.public.lu) BEFORE the D Visa — the original letter is required at VFS.
guichet.public.lu for the substantive decision. Once issued, the ORIGINAL Authorization triggers the D Visa at VFS. Field n°31 (Employment) or n°30 (Family Reunification) of the form is mandatory.(1) The Prise en Charge MUST carry the MAEE stamp from inside Luxembourg — sponsor-signed alone is not enough. (2) €0 visa fee for family members of EU/EEA/Swiss citizens under Directive 2004/38/EC (relationship certificate must be apostilled / legalised; VFS service charge still applies). (3) VAYD/ODMV doorstep biometrics available at ₹9,900 solo / ₹7,500 each for 2–10 applicants — useful for cities outside the 11 VFS hubs.
Note: SureshotVisa handles the 5 Schengen Short-Stay (Type C) categories — Tourist, Business, Visit Family/Friends, Cultural/Sport/Conference, Family of EU/EEA/Swiss — plus Airport Transit (Type A) end-to-end through VFS. Long-Stay D Visas (Work / Study / Family Reunification / Researcher / EU Blue Card / Investor) require an Authorization to Stay decision inside Luxembourg first — we handle the India-side VFS submission once that's in hand. Call us for category-specific guidance.
Foreign nationals travelling to Luxembourg to participate in a cultural event, sports competition, conference, congress, university programme, fair, or organised gathering apply under this Schengen Type C category. Valid up to 90 days within any 180-day period. The defining document is the invitation letter from the Luxembourg-side organiser (company, university, fair, congress, sport federation, religious / cultural organisation), which sets out the purpose of the visit, the complete programme, and who covers travel / accommodation costs.
What it costs
Paid directly to Luxembourg / VFS — these are not our service fee, and we never mark them up.
Figures per VFS Global, last verified 11 May 2026. Fees change without notice — the official page is final.
Visa fees are set by the Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in INR and tied to the EUR / INR exchange rate — they are revised every month-end. All fees and VFS service charges are non-refundable in case of refusal. VFS service charges are inclusive of CGST 9% + SGST 9%. Optional services: SMS Facility ₹400, Premium Lounge ₹3,600, Prime Time Collection ₹800, Prime Time Submission ₹3,500, VAYD/ODMV doorstep biometrics ₹9,900 (solo) or ₹7,500 each (2–10 applicants). Family members of EU/EEA/Swiss citizens applying under Directive 2004/38/EC pay zero visa fee — but the VFS service charge still applies.
Flights · Hotels · Insurance · Itinerary
Luxembourg applies the Schengen rules, so travel insurance is not a nice-to-have — it is a legal condition of the visa.
2 of 4 are compulsory for Luxembourg
Where people slip: Flying into one city and out of another with nothing showing how you travel between them. Officers read the whole route, and an unexplained gap reads as a plan that does not hold together.
Book for ₹708 (+₹472 per family member)Where people slip: Free-cancellation bookings are accepted, but if the entire file is free-cancellation the officer sees a trip nobody has committed to. Some of it should be real spend.
Confirmed hotel booking, ₹590 per hotel: message us firstWhere people slip: Buying cover for the adults and forgetting the children. Every traveller needs their own EUR 30,000, infants included — a real refusal we have seen on a family of four.
What a Schengen policy must showWhere people slip: Spending more nights in another Schengen country than in Luxembourg. That gets a file rejected before it is even assessed.
The letter your itinerary attaches toWe can arrange the flight reservation, the hotel and the itinerary for your Luxembourg file — each sold separately.
We are a B2B travel agency as well as a visa consultancy, working with partners including Riya Travel — so the flight reservation and the confirmed hotel booking both come from us, and you deal with one team. Every booking is a real one under your own name. We do not sell travel insurance: buy the policy directly from an insurer.
None of them is part of our visa fee: each is bought on its own, at the price below, with or without our visa service.
Flight reservation ₹708 (+₹472 per extra family member) · Confirmed hotel booking ₹590 per hotel · Travel itinerary ₹1,499. GST included.
Delivery. Usually within 30 minutes during office hours, Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00 IST. Confirmed hotel bookings are not bought online: message us first on WhatsApp or email info@sureshotvisa.com with the city, dates and travellers.
Tell us your dates — we will say which of these you actually need
What to gather
Having a document isn't the same as presenting it right — that's the part we handle.
Schengen short-stay form for Type C; Long-Stay D form for Type D. Download from visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/lux/.
Colour, full face, less than 6 months old, non-edited and no-filter. PASTED (not stapled) on the form. Name and surname written on the back.
Machine-readable (handwritten Indian passports issued after 01.04.2010 NOT accepted), issued within last 10 years, valid ≥3 months beyond Schengen departure (≥6 months for Long-Stay D), ≥2 blank pages.
Required only for non-Indian nationals living in India — present residence permit and any work / study authorisation.
States purpose of visit, complete programme with activities and/or meetings, dates of travel, applicant's name and passport details, and who covers travel/accommodation costs.
Confirms applicant's position, length of service, and that leave / vacation has been granted.
Not required if accommodation arranged by the inviting organisation — state this in the invitation letter.
Confirmed paid tickets are NOT required — reservations are accepted. Include intra-Schengen connecting flight / train / bus to Luxembourg. If travelling by car, mention the route.
Hotel booking confirmation, or for Visit Family/Friends — the signed/stamped Prise en Charge from the host (acts as accommodation proof).
From an Embassy-approved insurance provider. Covers accident / illness / emergency hospital / repatriation. Period of validity covers the entire trip. Multi-entry: sign an additional declaration for further journeys.
Mandatory for Tourist; recommended for Business / Cultural. Reinforces 'genuine traveller' narrative.
Required if the inviting organisation covers travel costs.
Required if applicant covers their own costs.
Plus copy of the non-travelling parent's photo ID bearing their signature.
Plus copies of both parents' photo IDs bearing their signatures.
Substitutes for the consent of the absent parent.
Especially for Family Member of EU/EEA/Swiss applications.
Required · optional / if applicable
7 steps from intake to approval — never as linear as government sites pretend.
Confirm Luxembourg is your main Schengen destination
Apply via Luxembourg if your itinerary spends most time (or has its main purpose) there. If splitting time evenly between Schengen states, apply through the country of first entry.
Download and complete the Schengen visa application form
Get the form from visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/lux/. Complete by hand or digitally, then date and sign. Paste the 35×45mm photograph on the form (do not staple).
Get supporting documents in order
Passport (machine-readable, ≥10-year validity rule, ≥3 months beyond return, ≥2 blank pages) + financial documents + ITR (last 2 years) + €30,000 Schengen insurance + accommodation + travel reservation + category-specific docs (Prise en Charge / invitation letter / etc.).
Book your VFS appointment online
Schedule at visa.vfsglobal.com/ind/en/lux/book-an-appointment. Tourist visa: applicant must attend in person — no representatives. Other categories accept authorised representatives or travel agents.
Submit at VFS in person + biometrics
Attend with all originals + copies, pay visa fee + VFS service charge (cash / Visa / Mastercard / RuPay). Biometrics (fingerprints + photo) captured at the centre — re-used for 59 months. Children under 12 are fingerprint-exempt.
Wait for the decision (15 calendar days standard; up to 45)
Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, New Delhi decides. Transit between VFS and Embassy is 1–4 days each way depending on the centre. Files received less than 15 days before travel can be deemed inadmissible and returned unprocessed.
Collect your passport from VFS
Once notified, collect from VFS or use the courier service (₹800 + optional ₹1,200 courier assurance). Verify visa validity dates, entry type, and stay duration before leaving the counter.
Biometrics and the visit to the visa centre are yours to attend in person — no consultancy can do those for you. How we work
What works
4 levers that flip a borderline case.
What kills cases
Top 3 refusal triggers we see.
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We're actively building per-visa quizzes. For now, the best way to assess your eligibility for Cultural / Sport Event / Conference Visa (Schengen Short-Stay, Type C) is a 1-on-1 consultation with our team.
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Frequently asked
Apply via the country of MAIN destination — usually defined by where you spend most days or where the principal activity takes place. If Luxembourg is just a stopover, apply via the country hosting the bulk of the activity. The cover letter and invitation should make the main-destination determination clear.
Yes — we coordinate with your Luxembourg organiser on the invitation letter, prepare the Indian-side employer cover letter and financial pack, and submit at VFS. For delegations, we can handle group submissions. ₹499 consultation to start.
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A strong Luxembourg file clearly explains your travel purpose, funds, and ties to India. We structure and submit everything properly — so your case is presented clearly and professionally.
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Everything below — included, nothing extra
Not included in our fee: a flight reservation (from ₹708) and a confirmed hotel booking (₹590 per hotel). Book them separately, only if your visa needs them:
Not sure you qualify? Start with a refundable ₹499 possibility report — an honest Yes / Maybe / No, credited to this fee.
Price is for our consultancy service only and includes 18% GST. No agency can guarantee a visa — the final decision rests with the visa authority.
Your fee, in one glance
Government, VFS, insurance, ticket and hotel costs are separate and charged at cost. Read what each item means, in full.
Before you file
Filed on a guessed checklist, the government fee is gone on a refusal and the refusal follows every future application. Filed after a consultant at our licensed firm has read the papers against each other, the file answers the officer's questions before they are asked. Same Luxembourg rules, different outcome. How we do that is written once, in full, on the method page rather than repeated here.
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Source & Disclaimer
Data on this page is sourced from the official VFS Global Luxembourg website and Embassy of Luxembourg. Last verified 2026-05-11. Always verify with the official embassy before applying — fees and requirements change without notice.
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