Category "schengen"

Why is it required to have a UK visa valid for an extra 90 days when applying for a Schengen visa from the UK? [closed]

I have lost out on my holiday to Spain because my British visa would not have had 90 days remaining beyond my return to the UK. Therefore, I c

How can I speed up the processing of my Schengen visa at the Portuguese consulate in Sydney?

I have lodged my visa application at the Portugal Consulate in Sydney. This was a last minute work plan and I need to fly out in five days (Friday evening/Satur

Will traveling from Athens to Germany with a connection flight in Istanbul cancel my one entry visa to the Schengen area?

I have a single-entry Schengen tourism visa from the Greek embassy, Greece and will be traveling to Athens. However, I have a flight afterwards from Athens to G

Travelling when my Schengen visa expires: Can I renew it in a country where I am not a resident? [duplicate]

I have a multiple-entry Schengen visa that is valid until December 2016. I will arrive in The Netherlands on September and will leave on Nove

Why did we pass through passport control after a Budapest-Milan flight?

I was really puzzled when landing at Milan Malpensa (on a Wizz Air flight from Budapest) we needed to go through a passport control. How come? I thought if you

Overstay schengen visa on ground of emergency?

My mother is a frequent traveler to Europe. She has visited me every year for the last 9 years. This year, we left for the airport and, during our journey, she

Basel to Porto for non-EU citizen. Is there a passport check?

I am travelling from Basel to Porto next week and discovered, after I booked the flight, that I have lost my passport. Although now I have applied for a new one

Can I transit through Germany with an unused Schengen-visa issued by Spain?

I am a Indian citizen, traveling to Mexico via Frankfurt (from Mumbai) with a multiple-entry Spanish Schengen visa. (The return journey would be Mexico-Munich-M

Lost passport with Schengen visa

My passport was stolen in Prague on my way to Vienna. I filed a police report and our embassy swiftly acted by giving me a temporary passport for my onward jour

Travel in schengen countries without carrying passport for non EU citizen

I am an Indian student in France on a 6 month visa for an Internship. Currently I don't have my passport with me as I have applied for UK visa and am not hoping

Question about Non-Schengen to Schengen passport validity

My sister has tickets to visit me in Sweden from the USA in a few weeks and has just realized that her passport expires in March 2017. Schengen laws require a p

Can I still travel to Sweden only with a national ID?

I am going to Sweden for a week, taking this route: Greece ->(flight)-> Austria ->(flight)-> Denmark ->(train)-> Sweden I read on a news s

Refused boarding [duplicate]

Hi I have been living in the UK for around 8 years. Me and my children are German citizens, my wife is an Indian citizen but she has a perma

How to switch from Resident visa to Tourist visa status in the Schengen area?

I have a 1-year residence permit from one Schengen country that is now expiring. Upon its expiration, I would like to get my 90/180 days validity as a tourist t

Brazilian: getting another student visa in Schengen [closed]

I searched about this a lot, I read the old discussions (including the most linked one How does the 90/18 days rule works, and what I could fi

How to calculate the number of days one can stay in the Schengen area?

Valid for: Schengenstater (Issued by Sweden) valid From: 26-09-16 to 16-10-16 Type of Visa: C Number of Entries: 1 Duration of Stay: 6 days 1st entry in Greece

Enter to or exit from any state other than the one that issued the visa

I know this question has been asked and answered many times and the answer is that "Yes you can enter or exit from any Schengen state". I am still unclear abou

Which documents will my Indian sister need from me to apply for a German Schengen visa?

I am an Indian citizen, currently working in Germany. I am planning to invite my sister, who is studying in India, to Germany in December. She will stay with me

Tourist visa and NO hotel booking

Currently I have a tourist visa (multi-entry for 1 year) issued by Spain. I would like to visit friends in Germany for 4 weeks and travel around. I will stay at

Question regarding the 90/180 days Schengen rule and national (type D) visas [duplicate]

I am a citizen of the Republic of Macedonia. This summer, I spent 7 days in Croatia and a little bit over 3 months in Switzerland. I had a S