Can I change my flight dates after I get my Schengen visa?
I am an Indian student in the UK. If I already had a single entry Schengen visa and I apply again to the French embassy, will I be issued with multiple-entry?
If I get the visa, but due to a problem, I cannot travel on the intended dates(ones I mentioned on visa form) and decide to travel a month later, will it cause a problem when I travel next. And if I dont exactly follow the itenary that I submitted with my visa application?
As far as dates are concerned. I mean this: Suppose my visa is valid for May-August. When I applied for this visa, my itenary and hotel bookings were for June. But now I decide to travel instead in July. Will there be a problem if I did not take the journey for which I initially applied the visa and take a different journey later instead
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If you have some plausible explanation for doing that, there is no reason postponing a trip for a few weeks should be an issue. Simply make sure you have all the documentation corresponding to your new itinerary (e.g. airline and accommodation bookings) with you when crossing the border. By contrast, going to the other end of the Schengen area without anything to justify the purpose of your trip could be an issue, see Can I travel to Spain using a Greek Schengen visa even if I don't want to stay in Greece at all? and the other pages mentioned there for a full discussion of a range of scenarios.
But if you don't have the visa yet, it might not make sense to worry about this just yet. As a repeat applicant living in the UK, you do have reasonably good odds of gettting a multiple-entry visa but it's also possible you would still get another single-entry visa with a short validity period, based on the itinerary you submitted with your application and that wouldn't give you much flexibility.
Once you have made several trips to the Schengen area or if you are lucky enough to get a multiple-entry visa with a long validity this time, you will be able to change plans more easily.
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Can I change my flight after visa?
Sure, you can travel wherever you want as long as your visa is valid. It doesn't matter if you will change the plan or still sticke to the same plan.Should my first trip be to the country issued by Schengen Visa?
There is no general requirement that you must enter the Schengen Area through the country that issued your visa. Your main destination may be different than your first destination. To prevent complications, stick to your itinerary as best you can.What is the Schengen 90 day rule?
Under the terms of Schengen, non-EEA nationals cannot spend more than a total of 90 days within a total period of 180 days without a visa. Furthermore, once you've used up your quota of 90 days, you cannot return to Schengen until 90 more days have passed.Is return ticket mandatory for Schengen Visa?
No. You don't have to buy a flight ticket before you apply for a visa. Instead, you can present a flight itinerary which you can book without paying the full price of the travel ticket and once you obtain your visa you can purchase the real flight ticket.Reapply for a Schengen Visa? What do you Need? (Europe Visa)
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As you can read at Can I use my Schengen visa for a completely different purpose and entry point? for example
The visa is not specific to a country or purpose, it's valid for all short stays in the Schengen area. It's also perfectly fine to enter the Schengen area through another country
So another country fine, however this thread warns you that the dates can not be changed -- if you intend to travel outside of the validity of your visa, you need to ask for a new one.
Edit: As long as your visa is valid while you are in the Schengen area you should have no problems. However, don't be surprised if you get a visa (single or multi entry doesn't matter) to the exact dates you provided for entry and leave.
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