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A trip to much of Europe has gone costlier from Sunday with an increase in Schengen visa fee to Euro 80 from the current Euro 60, officials said.

A Schengen visa is needed to visit 26 European countries, including Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Switzerland and Spain.

“This increase is the first one since 2006,” a European Union (EU) official said.

The increase in the visa fee comes as an updated Schengen Visa Code takes effect from February 2 this year.