Every Schengen consulate requires proof of accommodation for the full duration of your stay. This is one of the mandatory supporting documents, alongside your flight itinerary, travel insurance (€30,000 minimum) and proof of funds. The good news: you do not need to prepay a hotel — a booking confirmation that covers your dates is what they ask for.
What counts as proof of accommodation?
Acceptable evidence includes a hotel booking confirmation for every night of your trip, a formal invitation letter from a host (with their address and ID copy), or a rental reservation. A hotel booking confirmation is the simplest and most widely accepted option, because it is standardised and easy to verify.
Do you have to pay for the hotel?
No. The consulate requires a reservation confirmation, not a paid-in-full receipt. Booking a non-refundable hotel before your visa is approved is unnecessary and risky. A genuine, dated booking confirmation — like the QR-verifiable document we issue — satisfies the requirement.
Make the dates match
Consulates cross-check consistency. Your hotel check-in should align with your arrival flight and check-out with your departure. Because you choose the exact dates, our confirmation lines up with your itinerary automatically.
Can the consulate verify it?
Yes — and they increasingly do. Every confirmation we issue carries a QR code and reference that resolve to our verification portal, confirming the document is authentic and matches your dates. That transparency is exactly why verifiable confirmations are trusted.
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