I have been issued Germany National Type D visa but it is never used (no port of entry). Can I travel to other Schengen areas without going to Germany at all on that Visa?
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I have requested for a French long term (Type D) student visa from a consulate in India. It's a national Type D visa and not a Schengen visa. My question is that can we still go to other Schengen countries on this visa? If not then can we get a Schengen visa from a consulate in France?
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I have a Schengen Visa issued by Germany, which expire on 11th Jan 2014, and I can remain in the zone till 11th Jan 23.59 PM. I have already visited Germany in the past with this visa, so I can travel whenever in Schengen zone directly from my country (Turkey).  I have a second Schengen Visa issued by Italy, which START on 12th Jan 2014, such that I can remain in Schengen zone from 12th Jan 00.00 AM onwards (I'm putting times to clarify which dates are inclusive).  I would like to travel to Greece with this visa: Entering the country on 6th January, and leaving the country on 19th January.  Is this allowed? Or do I have to leave the country first, and then re-enter through Italy?
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Let's say I already have a tourist Schengen visa which will be valid at the time of the conference, so getting another visa is not exactly desirable. I plan to pay for the conference myself and the subject of the conference is connected to my job only indirectly. However since my activity in the country could not be exactly described as a tourism, I'm curious is it really fine?  Also to expand questions further, by quick googling I couldn't find what are exact regulations of what you can and can not do with certain type of Schengen visa (most of my findings are about the requirements of getting the visa), so some useful links would be appreciated.
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I am a British citizen and US permanent resident. I rarely need visas. However, I am considering a Mediterranean cruise in the spring or summer of 2019.  Unlike British politicians, I like to plan ahead and be prepared. If I am going to need a Schengen visa, I want to assemble the documentation early next year, so I can apply to the appropriate country as soon as I have an itinerary and it is at most 90 days before travel. Given how things are going, I am preparing for a hard, no-agreement, Brexit.  For trade, that would mean WTO rules. For personal travel, is there a similar fall-back that would allow me visa-free visits to the Schengen countries?
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I am a student in Germany and i have a residence permit here for 2 years, which is also a Schengen visa, I suppose. Do I need a separate visa if i wish  to travel to Romania?
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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 currently have a valid multiple entry Schengen visa that expires on Feb 10th (issued by the Spanish consulate). I need to visit the Czech Republic from Feb 9th to Feb 15th. For this, I am getting a visa starting Feb 11th from the Czech consulate as I was advised that I cannot have two simultaneous visas.   Is it possible for me to enter Czech republic on the current visa on Feb 9th, and stay past its expiry up to Feb 15th using the new visa without leaving the Czech Republic? Will there be any likely problem either while entering or exiting Schengen zone (I am entering Schengen in Frankfurt)?
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I am a Pakistani National currently residing in Hungary with a Hungarian residence permit that allows me to travel visa-free throughout the Schengen zone. I also know that i can travel to south Cyprus using that residence card. Will I be able to cross into northern Cyprus or do I need a separate visa for that?
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I'm a Philippine passport holder.  I have applied recently for a Schengen and UK visa and was approved.  Unfortunately before my travel dates came my UAE residence needs to be cancelled as I was terminated.    Can I still travel to Europe since I have a visa with them and be back to UAE on a visit visa.  Will all these be possible to do?
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My mother in law (Russian national) has a Schengen visa issued by Austria. The itinerary says she is entering Germany initially then travels to Austria in a few hours and stays there as her main destination.  We would now like to change this to a direct Austrian entry. Am I right in assuming that there will be no problem at the border since, while we dropped the point-of-entry country, it is not the one that issued the visa and so it's fine to just enter Austria with an Austrian-issued visa?  A side question is, is it also OK to add another country (Italy) and stay there for a few days longer than Austria, thereby making Italy the main destination? Obviously still within the original visa validity time frame!
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I want to visit Italy at the end of September as a tourist. I have a refugee travel document, issued by the UK. In older refugee passports there was an additional page mentioning countries where we could go without having a separate visa in consequence of the European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees (1959) but on my passport it's not there. Someone told me people are facing problems with it so I would like confirmation:  Do I need to get a Schengen visa? If yes, where can I go in Europe without getting a visa?
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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 am a non-EU citizen and am a PhD student in the Czech Republic. When I had my visa of type&nbsp;D, it says valid for CZ not Schengen States.  That being stated, I can understand that I can only enter EU from the Czech Republic. However, will I be able to travel across Schengen States using my student visa? I know that there is no passport control while visiting an EU country, but if the police of that country requires an ID:   Is my student ID card OK? Or should I show my passport? Can the visa in the passport cause trouble like I visited the country illegally?
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I found many related questions on this site but I am still not sure about the rules. How can I decide if I need a visa to transit? Schengen members as of May 2021 are as follows:  Austria Belgium Czech Republic Denmark (excluding Greenland and the Faroe Islands - but an open border with the Schengen Area is maintained) Estonia Finland France (excluding overseas departments and collectivities) Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands (excluding Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands) Norway (excluding Svalbard) Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain (except Ceuta and Melilla) Sweden Switzerland
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I have applied for a Schengen visa in the Consulate of Italy. I will be visiting for a 2 month period to attend a dance workshop. However, I plan to visit my boyfriend twice. He is studying in Germany currently and we made plans to meet up while I'm there. I will be visiting for a week or so both times. I did not put this in my itinerary. Will I still be able to visit?   Also, I just made some random hotel booking on booking.com in order to apply. Can I cancel those bookings and book an accommodation elsewhere if I want, once I get the visa?
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I have a Schengen visa type D for 134 days, can I visit Romania for a short stay (like 4 days)? I have reserved my ticket from Bucharest to Germany.
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Here's my situation. I am currently in France on an internship visa (different than a business and tourist visa) which ends next month. I'm interested in doing some traveling afterwards, ideally on a 90-day Schengen tourist visa. I'm willing to hop over to a non-Schengen country (like the UK) for a couple days and then come back to get the tourist visa if necessary.    seems similar to my question, except the OP is trying to get the tourist visa without leaving the Schengen area.  Is this allowed? Will the border patrol still give me the tourist visa after my internship visa expires? Will it work through the UK or should I go through another non-Schengen country? I have a USA passport.