Article 11 Application form
Article 11
Application form
1. Each applicant shall submit a completed and signed application form, as set out in Annex I. Persons included in the applicant's travel document shall submit a separate application form. Minors shall submit an application form signed by a person exercising permanent or temporary parental authority or legal guardianship.
2. Consulates shall make the application form widely available and easily accessible to applicants free of charge.
3. The form shall be available in the following languages:
(a) the official language(s) of the Member State for which a visa is requested;
(b) the official language(s) of the host country;
(c) the official language(s) of the host country and the official language(s) of the Member State for which a visa is requested; or
(d) in case of representation, the official language(s) of the representing Member State.
In addition to the language(s) referred to in point (a), the form may be made available in another official language of the institutions of the European Union.
4. If the application form is not available in the official language(s) of the host country, a translation of it into that/those language(s) shall be made available separately to applicants.
5. A translation of the application form into the official language(s) of the host country shall be produced under local Schengen cooperation provided for in Article 48.
6. The consulate shall inform applicants of the language(s) which may be used when filling in the application form.