Turkey is experiencing a maj\u00f6r crisis regarding the European Union Schengen visa. According to the news by Ali G\u00fclen from S\u00f6zc\u00fc, applications directed to the official system iDATA for Germany and Italy visas were transferred to intermediaries.<\/p>\n
While there is a wait for months for every application from tourism to family reunification, appointments are sold for prices between 200 and 1000 Euros. Making an appointment directly from the official website often results in a warning saying \u201cno available dates\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Istanbul tariff of intermediaries WHO sell appointments for 200 Euros in Ankara and \u0130zmir is 250 Euros. There are appointments that go up to 1000 Euros under the name of \u201cGold\u201d or \u201cVIP\u201d applications. However, iDATA’s official service fee is around 45 Euros. By making bulk purchases through the system, intermediary companies push ordinary applicants into the background and arbitrarily direct the transactions.<\/p>\n
The German Consulate’s lack of response, the inability to query the iDATA system and fraudulent emails are deepening the crisis.<\/p>\n
While those waiting for family reunification, students and business people wait for months, millions of Euros are changing hands in an unregistered manner. The fees paid by those whose visas are rejected are not refunded and the reason for the rejection is not disclosed.<\/p>\n
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