How to apply for a Schengen visa from the UK if my visa expires in less than 90 days?
This is what Schengen countries say on their visa page
UK residence permit (original and copy): valid for at least 90 days beyond the return date of the trip to the Schengen area.
Reference : http://www.vfsglobal.com/germany/uk/tourist.html
I live in the UK but need to renew my visa in about 80 days, in the meantime I need to go to a Schengen country for about 2 days. My UK visa it just taking its natural course and will be renewed at the end of this time. I've been living in the UK over 4 years now, it's just the standard procedure before moving to permanent residency.
So is there anyway for me to get a Schengen visa, can I explain this to any Schengen embassy?
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I am answering this question for the benefit of people who are in the same situation and are googling for a solution, as I was.
I have written directly to the embassy, and they allowed me to apply as long as I still have one month valid on my residence permit after my return. I then explained that to Vfsglobal, the third party agency which does the visa paperwork for German visa, and was asked to attach the printout of the email from the embassy to my application documents. In the end my application was successful.
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Can I apply for Schengen visa before 90 days?
Your visa will be valid for a specific period. This period may be shorter than 90 days. You can travel freely between the 26 Schengen countries while your visa is valid. If you want to leave and re-enter the Schengen area within the 180-day period, choose the multiple-entry option when making your application.Can I apply for another Schengen visa before it expires?
A visa can be extended if you have stayed less than 90 days in the Schengen Area over the last 180-day period and if you have not exceeded the validity period of your visa. The conditions for granting an extension of a Schengen Visa are very strict and your reason for applying must be serious and unforeseeable.How many days before Schengen visa expires can I travel?
For double or multiple entry (circulation visa) Schengen visas, the validity of the visa ranges from 6 months to 5 years. The holder may travel one or several times for up to 90 days over a 180-day period. The validity of the Schengen visa is indicated on the visa attached to the traveller's passport.How do you get around the 90 day rule Schengen?
Well, you can tour around different Schengen member states like France, Spain, or Germany and by the time you hit your 90-day limit, go and hop over to a non-Schengen European country like Croatia, UK, North Macedonia, or Turkey to wait until you hit the 181st day so that you can come back to the Schengen Area again.Overstaying in the Schengen Zone - How to Extend Your Stay in Europe UPDATED
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So is there anyway for me to get a Schengen visa, can I explain this to any Schengen embassy?
By default, no, you won't be able to. The general rule, defined in article 6 of the Schengen visa code is that
- An application shall be examined and decided on by the consulate of the competent Member State in whose jurisdiction the applicant legally resides.
And since the Schengen consulates don't consider you to be a UK resident, you can't apply from London. The same article does however open another possibility, namely that
- A consulate of the competent Member State shall examine and decide on an application lodged by a third-country national legally present but not residing in its jurisdiction, if the applicant has provided justification for lodging the application at that consulate.
If you can somehow convince the consular officer that you must travel to the Schengen area (e.g. for a funeral) and don't have the opportunity to apply in Turkey (e.g. because it's very expensive) then you might be permitted to apply in the UK. However I wouldn't rely on this to work.
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