Can I get Schengen visa before getting UK visa if flying from UK?
I will be moving to the UK in the month of March 2020 and I will be getting my UK visa in February.
I am planning to travel to Austria (Europe) from London in the month of April 2020. I want to apply for a Schengen visa before I apply for a UK visa. Am I eligible to get a Schengen visa before getting a UK visa since I am flying from London?
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Get the UK visa first.
A Schengen Visa can only be applied for 3 months before your trip
- assume 1st April (earliest then 2nd of January)
Your are 'getting' your UK visa in February
- when will that application be made (during which you may not have your passport)?
Since you are moving to the UK, that should be your priority
- which will also make getting the Schengen Visa easier and probably swifter
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Can you apply for UK and Schengen visa at the same time?
In fact, you can even possess a UK and Schengen visa together and visit one after the other. Although lucky for the Chinese people, they can literally apply for the UK and Schengen visa together on one application form.Does Schengen visa cover UK before Brexit?
No. After Brexit - the EU consists of 27 member states - while the Schengen Area contains 26 countries - not all of whom are in the EU. Ireland is not in the Schengen Area - while Norway Switzerland Iceland and Liechtenstein are all in the Schengen Area - but not in the EU. Britain is not in either group as of 2021.Should my first trip be to the country issued by Schengen visa can I enter a different Schengen country?
Your first country of entry is the country in which you enter the Schengen Area for the first time from the outside. It does not need to be the country that issued you with a Schengen Visa, as you must apply with the nation where you are planning to spend the majority of your stay in the Schengen Area.Do you need a Schengen visa if you have a UK visa?
British citizens are covered by a Schengen visa waiver. This means you do not need to apply for a Schengen visa to visit these countries for up to 90 days in a 180-day period for: tourist travel.APPLYING FOR A SCHENGEN VISA AS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT IN THE UK | ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
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When you apply for a visa, it really helps if your destination country believes that you will leave again. For a Japanese going to the US, or a German going to Turkey, that is not much of an issue. Relatively few Japanese are trying to overstay in the US. For a Pakistani going to the UK, the worry is greater. Other examples fall in between.
If you were an UK resident, getting a Schengen visa should be relatively easy. Few people overstay in Schengen if they could stay legally in the UK instead.
For someone who is not yet an UK resident, but who has clearly indicated that he or she wants to move into another country, it is more difficult. If the UK visa was refused, would you consider to overstay in Schengen? Perhaps not, but people might worry.
But it will come down to the rest of your application. How do your finances look? The rest of your lifestyle?
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