[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":56},["ShallowReactive",2],{"channel-schengen":3},{"meta":4,"threads":9},{"slug":5,"label":6,"blurb":7,"threads":8},"schengen","Schengen","Short stay type C, every member state.",412,[10,38],{"id":11,"slug":12,"channel":5,"channelLabel":6,"title":13,"body":14,"author":15,"authorKind":16,"createdAt":17,"replyCount":18,"views":19,"outcome":20,"replies":30},"th-2","the-28-day-rule-nobody-explains-properly","The statement closing date caught me out, not the balance","I had more than enough money for months. Refused on code 8, information not reliable. The consulate later told my agent the statement ended in March and I applied in June. To them that is not proof I have money now, it is proof I had money then.\n\nOrder the statement last, not first. It goes stale faster than anything else in the file.","Priya N.","traveller","2026-06-28T13:30:00.000Z",22,3190,{"destination":21,"destinationName":22,"visaType":23,"nationality":24,"nationalityName":25,"outcome":26,"processingDays":27,"mission":28,"appliedOn":29},"DE","Germany","Schengen short stay","IN","India","refused",21,"German Consulate, Bengaluru","2026-06-01",[31],{"id":32,"author":33,"authorKind":34,"body":35,"createdAt":36,"helpful":37},"rp-3","Aissatou B.","agent","We now order statements at the two week mark before every appointment as standard. It costs a small fee and removes a whole category of refusal.","2026-06-28T15:11:00.000Z",44,{"id":39,"slug":40,"channel":5,"channelLabel":6,"title":41,"body":42,"author":43,"authorKind":16,"createdAt":44,"replyCount":45,"views":46,"outcome":47,"replies":55},"th-3","insurance-25000-vs-30000-euros","Bought insurance from a comparison site and it was EUR 25,000, not 30,000","The site called it \"Schengen ready\". It was not. The minimum is EUR 30,000 across all member states for the whole stay and mine was 25,000 for one country. Refused on code 7. Ninety euros gone over five euros of premium.\n\nCheck the number on the certificate itself, not the product name.","Blaise N.","2026-05-19T09:45:00.000Z",17,2740,{"destination":48,"destinationName":49,"visaType":23,"nationality":50,"nationalityName":51,"outcome":26,"processingDays":52,"mission":53,"appliedOn":54},"BE","Belgium","CM","Cameroon",14,"Belgian Embassy, Yaoundé","2026-05-02",[],1787351611946]