Can I travel between Schengen countries on one itinerary? [duplicate]

I want to travel to The Netherlands and Finland at the same time but my money is tight.

For example, if my flight to Amsterdam is on December 29 and I return to my country on January 12, can I go to Finland from January 6 to 10? Can I then go back to The Netherlands for my flight on January 12?

Best Answer

If your question is about visas, then:

All countries in the Schengen Area act as one for visa purposes. Once you enter the Schengen Area, you can travel to any other country in the Schengen Area without needing another visa. So you can definitely go to the Netherlands, Finland and back to the Netherlands before leaving as long as your visa is valid for the duration of your whole stay.
The country you ask the visa from should be the one you are planning to stay the longest in, which in you case is the Netherlands.
Note however that this is valid if you travel directly between Schengen countries. If you transit through a non-Schengen airport (in the UK for instance), you will be considered as leaving the Schengen Area, and entering again. This means you would need a multiple-entry visa, while if you fly directly from one Schengen state to another (or transit via another Schengen state), a single-entry visa is enough.

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Can you transit through 2 Schengen countries?

No. Long stay visa or residence permit issued by a Schengen Agreement State allows you to travel or stay in other countries of Schengen area during the maximum period of \u201cshort stay visit\u201d (staying not more than 90 days within a period of 180 days).

Can I travel to multiple Schengen countries with single entry visa?

As a general rule, you may cross any Schengen border with visa issued by any Schengen country. However, you should try and stick to your itinerary as filed when applying for your Schengen 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.

Can I change my itinerary after getting Schengen visa?

"can i change my itinerary within the schengen area ?" You should follow the itinerary you gave when you applied for the visa. You cannot change your itinerary so completely that the information you gave in the visa application is no longer true.

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