Does a 'D' visa count as a 'Schengen' visa?
I recently submitted an application to the French Embassy for a tourist ('C') visa. In the application form for "previous Schengen visas issued during the last 3 years", I did not mention my 'D' visa - issued by Switzerland (it was issued a week before this French visa application).
This is because on the Swiss Embassy's website, it listed the 'Schengen' visa as a short-stay 'C' visa and the 'D' visas as long-stay. So I thought only the visit visas mattered. However after applying I realised, it could be 'Schengen' in that it is issued by a Schengen state etc.
So I would just like to seek your opinions on this.
N.B. I applied for a 'C' visa as well since my validity date for the 'D' visa does not start that soon and I need a visa to enter Europe.
Best Answer
Yes, a D visa is still a "Schengen visa". The Schengen agreement originally had A, B, C and D ones:
From The Schengen acquis (page 411):
In order to facilitate matters for the control authorities, this heading specifies the type of visa using the letters A, B, C and D as follows :
A: airport transit visa
B: transit visa
C: short-term visa
D: long-term national visaFor visas with limited territorial validity and group visas the letters A, B or C shall be used depending on the case in question.
but B is now defunct.
Page 462 (ibid.) has a table of fees:
where visa types are further differentiated. C3. and C4. may be referred to as "MEV" and all of C or just C1. and C2. as "uniform". Visas with limited territorial validity may be referred to as "LTV", visas issued at the border as "BCP" and airport transit visas as "ATV".
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