Granted a Schengen visa with really short duration
Turkish citizen, UK resident here.
I travel frequently to the Schengen Area, since I'm working as a remote contractor (fairs, meetings etc.).
I had to apply for a Schengen visa in Tuesday for my travel plan between the dates 06/01/2022-12/01/2022, since my current visa is ending on 20/12/2021. I applied to the Business Visa category, using the fair tickets I bought as supporting documents. However, I've granted my sixth Schengen visa from France today, it's valid for only a month, with multiple entries. While I was expecting at least six months, or even possibly a year of visa, this came up really short.
Previously I've been granted visas with following validity dates.
- Greece, 03/06/19-27/06/19 (25 days), single entry
- Greece, 13/09/19-27/11/19 (2.5 months), multiple entries
- Greece, 20/12/19-05/03/20 (3.5 months), multiple entries
- Denmark, 20/09/20-19/09/21 (1 year), multiple entries
- France, 20/09/21-20/12/21 (3 months), multiple entries
- France, 05/01/22-05/02/22 (1 month), multiple entries (just got it today)
No document requested was missing in my application. They issued the visa on a relatively short amount of time, it's been only two days since I've submitted my passport and today morning I collected it.
Shouldn't I be able to be granted a 1-year MEV, or perhaps more? Every application costs me more than £100, plus the overwhelming paperwork.
Is it bad to change the countries? I didn't want to apply from Greece or Denmark since my main destination will be France.
For the travel documents, I put legal documents of my car, a Eurotunnel ticket (an itinerary between France and UK), my driving licence. Isn't this appropriate?
France border control doesn't put a stamp on the passport while passing through the Channel Tunnel. Last time, I drove through West Europe and entered Bulgaria, where they put the first stamp to the page in front of the visa, on the ground border. Would French officials consider that sort of ignorance as a violation, although it's done by themselves?
Did COVID affect visa validity durations? Maybe, they don't want us to visit their countries anymore, virtually?
Any help would be appreciated.
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How do I extend a short stay Schengen Visa?
Generally speaking, you cannot extend a Schengen Visa during your trip, apart from in exceptional circumstances. If you want to extend your trip you will have to exit the Schengen Area and apply for a new visa to return and continue your visit.How many months minimum validity is there for a Schengen Visa?
The Schengen visa is a short stay visa and takes the form of a sticker affixed to the travel document. The definition of \u201cshort stay\u201d is a stay of "90 days in any 180 days period". This means that the total duration of stay is of maximum 90 days, in any period of 180 days.How much is a short stay Schengen Visa?
How much does the multiple-entry Schengen Visa cost? The fee for a multiple-entry visa is the same as an ordinary short-stay one (\u20ac80 or $90), even though it allows you to take multiple trips lasting fewer than 90 days for as long as the visa is valid (usually one, three, or five years).Can I get Schengen Visa in 1 week?
The Schengen visa processing time around the world is approximately two weeks. Still, depending on your case, your application may take longer to be processed. In specific cases, the embassies take 30 days to process a visa, whereas in extraordinary cases you will have to wait for 60 calendar days.Schengen Visa Length of Validity (Europe Visa)
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