We recently visited the Netherlands in November 2019, my wife applied for a Schengen visa and was given a multple entry visa which stated schengenstaten. This visa was from November 2019 to November 2020. We were in Netherlands for 3 days  We are planning on visiting Lisbon towards the end of next month, but we are unsure whether my wife will need to apply for schengen visa again. We are planning on staying in Portugal for 6 days. VFS Global are saying it should be fine but are also saying as a precaution I should contact the Portuguese consulate to confirm however, I am having an extremely difficult time contacting them and I live 3 hours away from their location in the UK.   Would anyone happen to know if this will be okay?  Thanks
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My wife was just issued a multiple entry visa by France, which is good for one year.  Our first trip will be to France, the issuing country.  My question is: after we leave the EU and return, must future trips also start in France? Or may we go directly to (say) Greece from the US on a later visit?
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My husband is in Switzerland for 6 months with L permit.  I applied for visitor visa.  I submitted all documents with his entrance visa in which date of his coming back to India was not mentioned but later on after submission of visa documents to VFS office, I submitted his L-permit through mail.  But my visa got rejected stating " your intention to leave the territory of the member state before the expiry of visa could not be ascertained".  I also got confused on the answer of extension of my husbands visa permit during answering to the embassy council.  I have only 7 days left to reapply for visa.  I don't know what should I do?  Will I able to get visa again within 7 working  days??
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I'll be travelling to Europe next July, but I want to visit Romania and stay for a week and also go to Amsterdam for 4 or 5 days. Can I apply for a Schengen visa from the embassy of The Netherlands? Will it permit me to enter Romania?
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My friend has applied for a Schengen visa from the Hungarian Embassy. At the first try the visa was rejected due to insufficient travel insurance. When he re-applied again on the 14th June, the visa status currently shows it is still under process in the embassy while his travel date is 17th June which has now already passed.   In such a situation what happens?
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I planned to travel on my German-issued Schengen visa to Berlin for 7 days by myself and my tourist multiple entry visa got approved. However, now it looks like I will not be able to go to Germany during those dates due to work commitments.   Can I do the following instead:   Can I travel to Germany at another time during the validity of my visa for 7 days? Can I travel during my initial intended period of travel to some other Schengen country? If so, my port of entry will change to another country. However, given my travel to Germany later on, Germany will still be the country I spend my most time in overall.  Do I need to let the German embassy know of my change in travel plans?   From comment:     So original plan: 7 days Berlin and that's it. New plan: 4 days probably Greece or Hungary during the same week as the original plan as I have to work some of the days now and the flight tickets are too expensive for the days I want to go. Following this trip, another trip to Frankfurt for 9 days in October. All for tourism purposes, and change only due to work commitments and flight prices going up.
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I have read a few posts specifying that you are allowed to travel for a 90-day period of a 180-day visa.  I have a type D Schengen visa for 365 days. I have been in Italy for 5 months but have not travelled to another Schengen territory yet.  Would I still be able to travel to other countries or has my window of opportunity disappeared?
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I was given a Schengen Visa by the Greek embassy in Cape Town, valid for one year, duration of stay 90 days. I went to Greece last Sept for 10 days.  It says valid for all Schengen States.  Can I use it again to go to France this year in July? Or do I have to apply for a new Schengen for France?  My visa expires on 14 Sept 2014.
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Valid for: Schengenstater (Issued by Sweden) valid From: 26-09-16 to 16-10-16 Type of Visa: C Number of Entries: 1 Duration of Stay: 6 days  1st entry in Greece on 10-10-16 and exit on 13-10-16 2nd entry in Belgium on 13-10-16 and exit on 14-10-16 3rd entry in Norway on 14-10-16 and exit on 16-10-16   My stay at Schengen countries in total of 6 Days (from 10-10-16 to 16-10-16). This is how the calculation or I am over staying? Please Advise.
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I am traveling to Germany on May 1st for an exhibition for which I have already obtained a visa and its validity is up to May 13th. I am returning on May 12th and then traveling on May 17th to UK, and from UK to Switzerland for vacation with family. As time is very short for applying for a Schengen visa again after returning on the 12th with May 13-14 being a Saturday and Sunday, can I apply for Schengen visa again and can I get 2 valid Schengen visa?
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I am from Brazil and travel a lot in Schengen countries. Under the rules of Schengen visa (3 months stay in a 6 months period). In my passport are the entrance and exit stamps, also to chec the days I stay in Schengen.  I need a new passport and will get this in Brazil. So in this new passport are NOT the stamps. Does this mean I start new with the Schengen visa rule? I seems like. The new passport is empty. Or do I miss something? It would be great because I am almost on my 90 days stay in the period of 180 days.
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I hold an Indian passport. I am applying for a Schengen visa for a short trip in Eurpe in September 2018.  My itinerary is Bangalore, India -> Dubai on September 22. Dubai -> Sofia, Bulgaria on September 25. Sofia -> Brussels on September 27. Brussels -> Amsterdam on September 28. Amsterdam -> Brussels on October 1. Brussels -> Sofia -> Dubai on October 2. And Dubai -> Bangalore on October 3.  While applying for the visa there is this question: "Is your final destination inside the Schengen Area?"  As per my itinerary, I will be going to Sofia the second time on October 2 using my Schengen visa. What should be the answer to this question?
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I'm planning to travel to the Netherlands, Spain and Bulgaria. My longest stay will probably be in Bulgaria. Now, Bulgaria doesn't issue a Schengen visa but allows people with a Schengen visa to visit. Which visa should I be applying for? Bulgarian Visa AND Schengen visa or just the Schengen visa for Netherlands or Spain?
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I am planning a trip to France and other Schengen countries. First point of entry will by France. I am from South africa. Can I visit from France, with a Schengen visa from there the UK?  Can I apply on that side, or do I have to apply in my own country first?
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I am a Portuguese Passport Holder and and at present on visit to my relatives in Paris and my wife is holding Indian Passport and had traveled along with me to Paris on Schengen Visa which was valid for 20 days And now we are planning to visit our next relatives in UK but my wife's Schengen Visa expired. So need information how we can travel to UK. And can my wife apply for UK visa from Paris now?
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I have been granted multiple entry Schengen Visa valid for 4 years with the duration of stay of 90 days. Does it mean only 90 days of stay in total during a 4 years period?  I'll be travelling to Schengen Area in September for 25 days, then after 2 month or so I will travel again for 30 days. Similarly, I'll be traveling to the Schengen Area in the future depending on the business meetings.  How will I know, that how many days are left? On what basis the calculations are done?  Also, please explain the "90/180" rule.
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I will go to France from 17/12/13 – 19/12/13, then I will come back to London. And again I will go back to Portugal and Spain from 26/12/13 to 03/01/14 which I will stay in Spain for the longest period. However, the Spanish consulate told me that I have to request for the visa from the French consulate.  The point is: Do I need to apply for a visa for a single trip two times (from French and Spanish consulate) or a single visa for multiple time (from French consulate).
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I have a Vietnamese passport. I'm planning to visit Vietnam on July 7th and be back in the Czech Republic (in Schengen area) on August 29th. My visa is a multiple-entry, long-term, D type visa (for study purposes) and the expiration date is September 10th. I am afraid that the boarding officer will not allow me to enter EU since the arrival is so close to the expiration date.   Is it OK for me to enter Schengen on August 29th when I have only 12 days left until visa expiration?