Schengen visa refused on box 2: the purpose was not justified
Article 32(1)(a)(ii) of the Visa Code, printed on the refusal form as the box about justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay. It is the most commonly ticked box and it is usually about missing paper rather than an unconvincing trip.
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What the ground says
Box 2, Article 32(1)(a)(ii)
you have not provided justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay
Whether the documents explain what you are going to do, where you will stay, and on what terms.
What the consulate was looking for
A file that describes one journey: what you are doing, where you will sleep on every night you asked for, and what ties the dates together. Consulates decide thousands of these and they read the documents rather than the form.
The usual gaps
Accommodation booked for four nights of a twelve-night trip. No itinerary at all. An invitation with no address and no status. A conference named on the form with no registration enclosed. Flights booked for dates that are not the dates on the form.
What answers it
A dated itinerary covering every day. Accommodation for the full period, or a host invitation with their address and residence status. Flight reservations that match. Evidence of the reason: registration, tickets, a letter from both companies for a business visit.
Your route and your deadline
You can reapply at any time. You can also challenge the decision, and the route depends on the member state that refused you: Germany takes a remonstration within a month, Poland a request for re-examination within fourteen days, France an appeal to a commission within two months. The deadline printed on your form governs, and we print it at the top of the letter.
Evidence that addresses it
- A dated itinerary covering every day of the stay
- Accommodation bookings for the full period, or an invitation with the host's address and status
- Flight reservations matching the itinerary
- Evidence of the reason for the trip: conference registration, event tickets, a business letter from both companies
- For a visit to family or friends, the host's proof of residence and their formal invitation where the member state uses one
Your route
Reapply
You may apply again at any time. A new application is decided on its own evidence, so it only helps if the ticked boxes are answered.
Remonstration, within 30 days
A remonstration asks the same consulate to look again, with the evidence that was missing. Some member states offer it, some do not, and the deadline differs by state. The deadline on your refusal form governs.
Appeal, within 30 days
Every member state must offer an appeal against a Schengen visa refusal. The body and the deadline are named on the refusal form. Appeals are formal and most are decided on the papers.
This route needs a regulated adviser.
The refusal is given on the standard form in Annex VI of the Visa Code, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009. The ticked boxes are the grounds. The appeal route, its authority and its deadline are printed on that form and the printed version governs.
Reapply, £49
We read the refusal, name the grounds and the route, check every ground against your documents with the refused ones held open, and write the reapplication letter that answers each one by its reference. Re-runs and second-refusal handling included for 30 days.