I work in the US on an H1-B visa and will apply for a Schengen visa soon. Will my Schengen visa be affected if I switch to a US student visa later on?
I currently work in the US on an H1-B visa. I intend to go to graduate school in the US in September. To do that I will fly back to my home country and apply for an F1 visa.
On the way back to the US in August I intend to visit Europe. I am applying for the Schengen visa right now (while I'm still on my H1-B). But I'll fly into Europe after I've got my F1 visa in my home country.
So basically, my legal status in the US will have changed from when the Schengen visa is issued to me, to the time when I'll actually be using it. Is this allowed by the Schengen rules?
I ask because when I apply for the Schengen visa, I'll be using my H1-B in the US as a proof of my intent to return to the US after my European trip. This would be a lie by omission since by the time of my trip I will have got my student visa, so I'll be returning to the US not for my job, but for my graduate school.
Best Answer
When you apply for a Schengen visa, the fact you have a US visa will be pertinent, as it will explain your reason for being in the US and why you are applying from there. Once you actually have a Schengen visa, assuming you receive it, the Schengen visa's validity in and of itself is not in any way related to your US visa, or lack there of.
In other words, after receiving a Schengen visa, it is valid according to the rules stipulated by the visa itself. What kind of US visa you have, whether or not it changes, or even if you have a US visa at all, at that point, won't affect the validity of the Schengen visa.
Good luck, and happy travels!
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