Can I travel to Spain using a Greek Schengen visa even if I don't want to stay in Greece at all? [duplicate]

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I want to travel to Spain however the requirements state that my UK residence permit be valid for 3 months after intended date of departure from the Schengen area. I'll only have 1 month left when I return. The Greek rules just states I need to have a valid Uk residence permit. Could I apply through the Greek consulate but then use the visa to travel to Spain or do I at least need to touch down in Greece?



Best Answer

No, in principle you cannot. If you only want to go to Spain, you should apply to the Spanish consulate and the Greek consulate should refuse to consider your application (see Applying for a Schengen visa in another country than my main destination). If you somehow do get a Greek visa to travel to Spain and the Spanish border guards notice it, they can annul the visa and deny entry (see Schengen visa requirements and "validation").

You can however enter Spain with a visa issued by the Greek consulate (see Should my first trip be to the country which issued my Schengen Visa?) or even travel to other Schengen countries without going through Greece at all (see Does a multiple-entry Schengen visa allow visiting other Schengen countries later, without going via the issuing country?). But that's mostly relevant if you have a legitimate reason to have a Greek visa in the first place (e.g. Greece is your main destination or you have a multiple entry circulation visa because you go to Greece regularly) and not for a single-entry visa obtained for another trip.

In practice, you could still get away with it, especially if you buy a ticket from Spain to Greece so as to make it look like Greece is your main destination. But this would obviously be a form of fraud and could have serious consequences if found out.




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Can I enter Spain with Greece Schengen Visa?

If your nationality is one of those that need a Schengen Visa to enter the Schengen Area, then yes, you can enter Spain with this visa without any problem.

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

Schengen visas allow to make one-entry, two-entries or multi-entries. With one-entry visa you can travel the Schengen area only once. It is indicated in your visa as \u201c01\u201d. With two-entries or multi-entries you can respectively travel to the Schengen area twice or several times during the visa validity period.

Can I exit from another Schengen country?

Yes, you can enter or exit from the Schengen area via a country other than the one you have a visa for, your port of entry or exit doesn't depend on the issuing country of your 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.



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