First Entry Member State schengen visa
Im appying for a schengen visa to go to Poland. I bought a flight with a stop in London UK so its not a selectable country in the online form as a "First Entry Member State". Will I have problems with this question? What should i put there? Thanks
PS i only need the passport to get through UK
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The UK is not part of the Schengen area, so you cannot enter the Schengen area there. Assuming you're flying from somewhere outside Europe to the UK and then Poland, you should put Poland in response to that question.
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phoog is absolutely correct. It is POLAND.
When the term Member State is used by the European Union it usually refers to any of 28 countries forming the EU. However, as the Schengen borders and visa codes do not apply to six of these states (by opt-out or by not being ready yet) and four non-EU states participate by special agreements, in this case the term refers to any of the 26 states in the Schengen Area, the so-called Schengen States. Yes, it is bad wording.
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