Schengen Visa fee hike! Here’s how much Europe travel is going to cost from February 02

According to reports, the Schengen visa fee will be raised to Euro 80 and the hike will come into effect on February 02, 2020. Currently, the visa fee is Euro 60.
The Schengen Visa is the most common visa for travelling to Europe and is required for business travel, while travelling to visit friends and family, tourism, holidays, cultural and sports events, airport transit and transit for seafarers, official visits, medical tourism, short-term study and research purposes.
As per updated regulations, children between 6 to 12 years of age will need to pay Euro 40 instead of the earlier fees of Euro 35. However, there is no fee for infants and children below six years of age.