Can I apply for a tourist Schengen visa but then cancel the hotel bookings and stay at my friend's place? [duplicate]

He lives in Utrecht, Netherlands and the Netherlands would be my port of entry and exit, as well as the country I spend the most time in. My friend would have to go through so much hassle for giving the sponsorship letter and previous salary slips.

Besides, he just had an accident a few weeks ago and hasn't been working and I don't want to trouble him by making him do all these formalities. Is it okay if I just book the hotels for the sake of applying for the tourist visa and then cancel the bookings? Do they follow up on such things? I need advice quickly.

Best Answer

You may change details of your itinerary after the visa is granted.
You may not misrepresent the details of your itinerary to get a visa.

Telling one from the other depends on knowing when you made the decision, so the second point really becomes:

You should not cause the perception that you misrepresented your itinerary.

There are stories of people who got their visa annulled for such a fake booking.

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Can I change my hotel after getting Schengen Visa?

The Schengen visa means the visa is for the Schengen area; otherwise it will be called a country-specific visa. There is no requirement to enter first to the country who issued you visa and hence no hotel change issue.

Can tourists get a multiple entry Schengen Visa?

Schengen visas may allow for a single-entry or multiple entries. With a single-entry visa you can enter the Schengen area only once. This is indicated on the visa sticker by "01". With a visa allowing for two or multiple entries you may enter twice or several times during the validity of the visa.

Can I have 2 Schengen visas at the same time?

In theory, it is not possible for a person to hold two valid short stay visas covering the same period. I have a valid Schengen visa but it does not cover my next intended stay, what can I do? In this case, it is possible to file a visa application for another Schengen visa to cover the next intended stay entirely.

Which Schengen country gives tourist visa easily?

Finland. The Northern European country of Finland, despite the high number of visa applications it receives annually, remains an easy Schengen country to get a visa from. Rejecting only 1.7% of the applications its consulates abroad received, you have high chances to get a Schengen Visa to Finland.

REASONS WHY SCHENGEN VISA APPLICATIONS GET REJECTED (Highly requested)

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