In the past 2 years I was granted 10 Schengen Visas from Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Switzerland and France (in December 2018)  In February 2019 I applied for a French Visa in the USA &amp; was denied with the following reason:  "not convinced of your intention to return" to the USA.  The documents &amp; purpose of the trip was the same in December 2018 and February 2019, no difference at all.  First visa was approved and I visited France &amp; returned after 7 days, did not of course overstay my visa.  The second visa was refused!   Anyone experience the same situation?   What was the solution? Should I re-apply?  Apply for another Schengen visa (not France)? Appeal the decision?
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Schengen refusal formulae can be difficult to understand sometimes.  Sometimes an applicant receives a refusal with:       Justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not reliable.     often accompanied by:       Your intention to leave the territory of the Member States before the expiry of the visa applied for could not be ascertained.   What is meant by this refusal reason?  What are they trying to say?
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I'm Italian and I wanted to return to the U.S. to meet some friends. The problem is that in 2011 I overstayed my visa by 4 months (so 90 days of regular visa waiver plus 4 months more for health problems). I read that this put me into a 3-year ban.  Now it's 2015 and in March I went to apply for a B2 visa (ESTA was denied), but they refused to give me a visa because I didn't have enough ties in my home country. I took all the proofs so I believe that the denial was actually for the overstay.  I want to reschedule another appointment this month, but I wanted to know if anyone has re-entered the U.S. after an overstay, or if anyone got a B2 visa after an overstay.
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I'm travelling to Belgium for 3 days in the summer, but my first point of entry would be Germany and the closest embassy I have is the German embassy.  Will the German embassy issue a Schengen visa? Because I wouldn't actually be staying in Germany.
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I have an existing used Schengen visa from the 21-July-2015 to 20-July-2016 issued by Belgium. I recently applied for a Schengen visa from Germany &amp; was issued a visa from the 19-July-2016 to 18-July-2017. As you can see, there's an overlap of 19th &amp; 20th of June. Would this cause an issue when I'm traveling? The agents at VFS assured me that this wouldn't be an issue but can someone please confirm?
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I had applied for B1/B2 on my previous nationality but it got rejected Thrice.  I had planned on visiting my mother as she lives there. my last refusal was 3 years back. Now i have gained an European nationality and I am thinking of applying for ESTA so I can visit my mother. I have doubts if it will be accepted because I'll have to disclose about my previous refusals.  What should I do? because if I don't disclose my previous refusals I fear I might be rejected permanently.
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My daughter applied at the Italian Consulate in Philadelphia, and they gave her two entries for 20 days (we thought it was for 20 days each entry). She was in Italy 12 days, then went to England for 1 week and flew to Venice to take a 10-day cruise. She couldn't make it because they said she has only 8 remaining days, but she still has a land tour already paid this week.  What can she do? Can she extend the Schengen visa for 12 more days? Right now, she is in Madrid, but next week she has to fly from Barcelona to Paris to start with the tour. What would happen if she decides to take the tour with the expired visa? She is a US permanent resident.
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I have a multiple entry Schengen business visa issued by Switzerland which will expire in July. Can I travel to Switzerland next week for work and then travel again to France for work at the beginning of July for a week? Or do I have to apply for another visa at the French Consulate?
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I'm planning to go to Germany on Sept 6-8, then Netherlands on Sept 8-11 and exit Switzerland on Sept 11-14.  My question is:  Which embassy do I need to apply for the Schengen visa? The number of days are the same for Netherlands and Switzerland, but I'm planning to apply in Netherlands since it will be my second point of entry.
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I have a valid Schengen visa from France, and I visited France couple of months ago. I would like to ask if I can access Cyprus without obtaining a Cyprus visa.   Is my Schengen visa enough?
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I applied for multiple visas before (not US visa), but all of them were from my residence country. In all of these cases, I can get official paper which support my evidence (bank statement, letter which states I am employed with high salary, marriage certificate, security clearance, ...).  It is the same question as , but I am not residing; I have a business visa.  case-specific details: I am from Egypt, I have business visa for Ireland. While in Ireland, I want to apply for US business visa.  Why not to apply from Egypt? Because the waiting time is too long (75 days). The waiting time in Ireland in only 18 days. Both visits (Ireland, US) are short visits (3 weeks for each).
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I want to apply for a Schengen visa. I am planning to stay in Paris  for 3 nights and 7 nights in Switzerland.  Which visa do I need to apply for? If I choose France then is it possible that I can stay for 2 nights in France and 8 in Switzerland after visa approval.
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Lets say I have France Schengen visa (multiple entries short stay of total 90 days in 6 months). I understand that my first ever visit to Schengen zone has to be France as the main destination. My question is : If I happen to make subsequent visits to Schengen area (while my visa is still valid with regards to dates and total duration)  - is it required on every visit (second, third, etc.) that France be my main destination for the visit?  PS: I know that I can enter any Schengen country for my visit - but I am specifically asking if I can totally avoid visiting the issuing country on my subsequent visits? Will doing so be used against me if I apply for visa in future?
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I am a British resident and applying for Schengen visa to France. I am preparing my documents for application and as stated they require old passports and previous issued Schengen visa. However I realised I have lost my old expired passport which has my 3 previous (expired) Schengen Visas issued in the past 3 years.   Can I still apply in this case? Will I get rejected?
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My husband has a Chinese passport and I am a U.S. citizen; I don't need a visa to travel to Schengen countries. I am helping him to apply for a visa.  Our plans are to go to Paris, Italy and Spain, but we haven't nailed down definite dates; the approximate dates are August 18 to September 11. We made an appointment with Spain consulate to apply for the visa. We need to show air flight reservations, I could book it online without any problems.    Since we don't have definite dates, what dates should he put down on the application?  I know that, once they approve you, they give you 90 days, so does it matter what dates I put down on the visa application?   Our appointment at the Spanish Consulate is in a few days.
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(NOT a duplicate of )  Earlier last year, I went to the US for a business trip. In preparation for it, even though I applied for a B1/B2 visa, I was granted a (seemingly rare) straight B1 visa.  That visa was granted for 3 years and is going to be valid for a long time. Right now, however, I'm looking to make another trip to the US, this time to visit a friend (so, no business intentions). Does this mean I have to explicitly apply for another, B2, visa all over again? Or, if I do travel with my current B1, I can avoid the problem somehow?
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I have planned travel to Iceland, Germany and Spain this summer, from July 1st to July 21st. I see that EU Commission is now considering visa requirements for US citizens and may come to a decision by mid June.    How do I apply for a visa when there is no current requirement?
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I'm a citizen of Ukraine planning on visiting Italy early in October for tourism. Later that month I'm accepted as a speaker at the conference in Prague, Czech Republic. Both countries are members of Schengen agreement and a visa is required for me to visit them. Therefore, I need to visit Schengen countries 2 times and I need to get my visas ASAP (to confirm my talk to the conference organizers, as well as to avoid overpaying for hotels/flight tickets).   I've heard a number of times that a single person can't apply for a Schengen visa if already in possession of one, but I'd like to clarify this. Say, I've got a visa from Italy for the period of October 1st - October 14th. Can I get another one from Czech Republic for October 25th - October 30th before I visit Italy? Would the answer be different if I were to visit the second country (CZ) on October 13th - October 20th, thus, having a single day overlap between these visits. It would be of a tremendous help if you could link to the official documents that prove your point, but I'd certainly appreciate answers even without such links.  Both times I'm going to apply for a short-term tourist visa covering the dates of my travel. If the answer to both questions above is no - would several visits to multiple Schengen countries over a short period of time be a valid reason to apply for a single multiple-entry visa that covers the whole period from October 1st to October 30th from Italy?