Rule

A Schengen visa may only be extended if new facts have arisen since the visa was issued. Applications to extend a visa must be duly substantiated by force majeure, humanitarian grounds or serious occupational or personal reasons. A visa extension may not result in the duration of the stay exceeding 90 days.

Competent authority

The competent authority is that of the Schengen State on whose territory the applicant happens to be when the application is submitted, even if the extension of the visa means the applicant will travel to the territory of another Schengen State.

Unless otherwise decided by the authority which extends the visa, the extended visa remains a Schengen visa, entitling entry to the territory of all the Schengen States for which the visa was valid at the time of issue. The authority may charge a fee for extending visas.