Category "schengen-visas"

How to fill Schengen visa form if I want to apply for a multiple entry 5-year visa

I have extensive travel history to Schengen zone on Schengen as well as national visa's in the past. Right now, I want to apply for a 5 year multiple-entry sche

Can a Short Stay Schengen Visa be issued when the passport expires in less than 3 months?

I'm an Indian passport holder resident in Ireland. My Irish residency expires in 2023. I booked a trip to Greece without fully checking the passport requirement

Smudged ink on visa sticker

I got my EU visa yesterday, today I noticed it had smudged ink on the mrz . Can I travel with this or will they deny boarding me with this. Ps: it is being dete

Can a Short Stay Schengen Visa be issued when the passport expires in less than 3 months?

I'm an Indian passport holder resident in Ireland. My Irish residency expires in 2023. I booked a trip to Greece without fully checking the passport requirement

How should I apply for Schengen visa? My preferred country isn't open for applications but other countries are open

I want to spend 2 months in X. I don't want to spend more than a few days in other Schengen countries. X is not open to touristic Schengen visa applications. X

Schengen visa for 2 years of travel - Booking a year in advance?

I'd like to explore Europe with the plan below. 2022 Jan Feb Mar - Spain Jul Aug - Germany Sep - France 2023 Jan Feb Mar - Italy Jul Aug - Poland Sep - Austria

Is visareservation.com scam?

Schengen Visa rule makers suggest applicants to reserve flights instead of actually buying tickets. They also suggest applicants to use https://visareservation.

Can I print out my Schengen Visa documents without color?

I cannot read from anywhere that says some specific documents need to be printed with color. I know that the passport copy is quite important but unfortunately

After Syria entered civil war, did B1/B2 or Schengen visas of Syrians became useless?

Say you are a Syrian citizen. You have a 10 year US B1/B2 visa and 5 year multi entry Schengen visa. You visited EU and US as a tourist before many times withou

Can I enter a Schengen country early as a visa-free traveler, then a week later begin staying with my Schengen visa?

So I have a passport that is visa free in Schengen, but I received a year long visa for France. I just found out a friend is getting married before the start of

Utilizing a previously issued Schengen visa for travel post pandemic

I am fully vaccinated with an EU approved vaccine. I have a multiple entry Schengen visa (Type C) that is valid till Jan 2023. It was issued by the Embassy of N

Process to Apply Schengen Visit Visa for Finland from Pakistan - 2021

I recently did some research on the topic but didn't find the clear steps somewhere. So I thought its good idea to share the process that I recently followed wh

Are spouses of EU citizens exempt from the 90/180 Shengen rules

I have read a lot of info around spouses of EEA/EU citizens but couldn't find a definitive answer for our specific circumstances. I am a UK National with a UK P

6 months visa for Germany from Philippines

My daughter lives in Germany and she is a Philippine citizen with a working permit for Germany. She has a child with a German citizen but they have trouble to f

How to enter the US if I am a dual Syrian/Dutch citizen?

It always has been my dream to visit the U.S. and now that I have the money and time for it, I want to go in the Christmas holiday. I am dual Syrian/Dutch citiz

Portugal Schengen visa, tourist or short-stay?

I need a Schengen visa to visit Portugal as a tourist. When trying to make an appointment on vfs website I got confused: Which one should I select as the categ

Travel Insurance for Italy tourist visa

I'm applying for an Italian tourist visa in Japan soon (foreign resident in japan, need visa for travel). And the document checklist mentions that I need to hav

My German Schengen Visa allows me to enter the country on Dec 12. Can I book my departure flight on late evening of Dec 11th? [duplicate]

So I applied for the German Schengen visa recently and got approved. the thing is, in my document I asked for a period of about 20 days from D

Is it ok to provide match tickets from third party sites

I'm applying for spanish tourist visa to watch my team play but the official tickets don't go on sale until a week from the match. Is it ok if i buy tickets fro

Does my Italian student visa allow me to travel within the Schengen area?

I am a non-EU student. I have a type D visa available for one year (multiple entries). My permesso di soggiorno appointment is after 3 months, so I only have th