The visa fee shall be waived for applicants belonging to one of the following categories:
- § children under six years;
- § school pupils, students, postgraduate students and accompanying teachers who undertake stays for the purpose of study or educational training;
- § researchers travelling for the purpose of carrying out scientific research or participating in a scientific seminar or conference;
- § representatives of non-profit organisations aged 25 years or less participating in seminars, conferences, sports, cultural or educational events organised by non-profit organisations.
- § family members of EU citizen
"EU citizen” is a citizen of one of the European Union countries, of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland.
The following persons are defined as family members:
- the spouse;
- the partner with whom the EU citizen has contracted a registered partnership
- the direct descendants who are under the age of 21 or are dependent as well as those of the spouse or partner as defined above; or
- the dependent direct relatives in the ascending line and those of the spouse or partner as defined above.
