How do I cover Business and Tourism on a single schengen visa but different entries for each
I will be travelling to Paris from India on company work for a week - 8 to 12 April. Once I return to India I need to be back in Paris on 22nd April with my family on a holiday, and then from there I go to Switzerland for a week. What sort of a Schengen visa do I need to get to cover both the trips as I will not have time to apply for another visa once I am back from my company trip.
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The Schengen system does not have different kinds of visas for business and tourism. It is all done on uniform short-stay visas.
If you're planning two trips so close together that you don't have time to apply for a new visa between them, the French consulate should entertain an application for a single visa that will cover them both.
Request a 2-entry visa and give details of both trips in your application, with full itinerary and so forth. If the electronic application form will not let you trick both "business" and "tourism" in the "purpose of your visit" question, it will probably be least confusing to tick "business" -- it is common to combine business trips with incidental tourism. You will not be rejected for ticking the wrong field here, as long as it is clear from your supporting documentation what it is you propose.
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Is Schengen business visa multiple entry?
Those who want to make multiple trips in and out of the Schengen Area will require a multiple-entry Schengen Visa. The basic version allows you to spend 90 days at a time within the area over a period of 180 days, up to as many trips in and out as you require.Can you use Schengen business visa for tourism?
A Schengen visa will permit the holder to travel to the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days in any 180 days. The permissions of the individual will depend on the category of Schengen visa that they have applied for and been granted. Visa holders can visit any country within the Schengen Area for tourism purposes.Can I apply for two visas for different countries at the same time?
Yes you can. No 2 countries share data with each other. Neither are they bothered about you applying visa at the same time. You can apply visa to N number of countries at the same time.What is double entry Schengen visa?
A double-entry visa (\u201c2\u201d on the visa sticker): allows its holder to enter the Schengen area twice during the validity period of the visa. You can thus leave the Schengen area and re-enter it during that period of time. The second time you leave the area, your visa expires.Schengen Visa MULTIPLE ENTRY vs SINGLE ENTRY
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