If your visa is refused under Code 2, we refund the kit in full.
Our kit is engineered to prevent one specific refusal ground: the consulate being unconvinced by your cover letter and itinerary. If it fails at exactly that, you get your money back.
What we cover
Article 32(1) of the EU Visa Code (Regulation 810/2009), Annex VI — Code 2:
"Justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not provided."
This is the refusal ground tied directly to what the kit produces: your cover letter, your day-by-day itinerary (short-stay) or monthly stay plan (long-stay), and the purpose framing that binds them together.
Multiple codes ticked? If the refusal letter has Code 2 ticked, you qualify — regardless of which other codes are also ticked. We cover the refusal ground, not the file state.
Edited the kit? We cover the refusal ground, not the file state. Edits to the generated kit don't void the guarantee.
Appealed the refusal? If you appeal the refusal, the 30-day window is measured from the date of the final decision — the original refusal or the appeal outcome, whichever is later. Successful appeals (visa granted) are not eligible; there is no refusal to remedy.
What we don't cover
The other ten refusal grounds on Annex VI — each with the reason it's out of scope so there's no ambiguity when you read your refusal letter.
- Code 1 — A false / counterfeit / forged travel document was presentedDocument fraud is a legal matter unrelated to the kit's formatting.
- Code 3 — Proof of sufficient means of subsistence was not providedThis code cannot distinguish between weak presentation and genuinely insufficient funds. Covering it would mean refunding applicants whose finances would have failed regardless of the kit.
- Code 4 — Already stayed 90 days in the current 180-day periodA stay-history rule the kit cannot influence.
- Code 5 — An alert has been issued in the SIS (Schengen Information System)A security-database matter unrelated to documentation.
- Code 6 — Considered a threat to public policy, security, health, or international relationsA background / eligibility ground unrelated to documentation.
- Code 7 — Proof of adequate travel medical insurance was not providedInsurance is a document you purchase separately; the kit lists it in the checklist but doesn't issue the policy.
- Code 8 — Information regarding the purpose and conditions was not reliableThis ground implies the consulate believed the underlying facts were false or contradicted supporting documents — a factual, not formatting, issue.
- Code 9 — Intention to leave the territory before the visa expires could not be ascertainedThis ground turns on personal ties (employment, family, property) and travel history, not on documentation format.
- Code 10 — No proof of inability to apply for a visa in advance (border applications)A procedural ground for border applications only.
- Code 11 — Revocation of the visa was requested by the holderYou requested the cancellation — there is no refusal to remedy.
- Successful appeal (visa granted on review)
- Application withdrawn before a decision
- No-show at the appointment
- Claims filed more than 30 days after the refusal (or appeal) letter date
How to file a claim
- 1Email the claims addressSend your claim to claims@schengendoc.com from the same email address you used at checkout.
- 2Attach the refusal letterA photo or scan of the official refusal letter with Code 2 visibly ticked is enough. Send it in the original language — we handle translation.
- 3Include your nameInclude the applicant name exactly as it appears on the passport used for the application, so we can match it against your original kit.
- 4Wait for the refundWe acknowledge within 2 business days and issue the refund to your original payment method within 5 business days of approval.
Timing — the 30-day window
Claims must be filed within 30 days of the date printed on the refusal letter (or the final appeal decision, whichever is later).
Refusal letter dated 1 March → claim must be emailed to claims@schengendoc.com by 31 March. If you file an appeal that concludes 15 April and is denied, you have until 15 May to file.
How we handle your refusal letter
Refusal letters can contain sensitive personal information — passport number, date of birth, photo, visa application number. We treat those attachments as claim evidence only:
- Never used for anything other than adjudicating your claim.
- Never used for anything other than adjudicating your claim.
- Deleted 60 days after claim resolution (approved or denied), together with any correspondence containing the attachment.
- You can request earlier deletion at any time — see our Privacy Policy.
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