My father's family Schengen visa (including me) got refused, will this affect my ability to get a visa on my own?

My family and I applied for a Schengen visa (our intention was tourism but it was a business visa) last June and it got refused because my dad applied for a visa at the French embassy (it was a business visa) and then traveled to Spain then to France.

After making that mistake, his Schengen visa gets refused every time. I would like to travel (tourism visa) with my friends, would there be any problem since he applied for a visa for the entire family and I was in it and our visas got refused together because of his mistake?

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Best Answer

As @Relaxed stated in a comment, it's hard to know exactly. Your best bet is to apply, and if possible, write a letter pointing out the previous refusal and the reasons.

Contrary to popular opinion, many visa-processing officials are quite happy to help, and if any flags on your file are there, but can be logically and reasonably explained, they'll be happy. As long as there's no logical reason to turn it down that they can see, odds should be that they'll approve it.

However, this is also life and you may get the one visa worker who is in a grumpy mood :)

TL;DR - write an accompanying letter explaining what happened in the past, and include copies of the rejection if you have it and perhaps even a letter from your father to accompany. The more evidence and answers to any questions that they may have, the better it's likely to go.

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Does visa refusal affect future visa application?

This could affect your eligibility for future visas \u2013 but failing to disclose past visa refusal or cancellation entirely will usually result in the denial of your visa application.

Can I apply for Schengen Visa after refusal?

A common question newly rejected individuals and couples ask is \u201cCan we apply for a Schengen visa again after rejection?\u201d The answer to this question is always yes. Therefore, instead of appealing your rejected Schengen visa (or if your appeal fails), you could simply apply for a new Schengen visa.

Do embassies know about visa refusal in other countries?

The embassy doesn't track your refusal, CLASS does. That's a database accessible to every American consular officer in the world at the click of a mouse, so it's not just the embassy where the visa refusal takes place.

Does visa rejection affect?

In cases where their reasons were fraudulent documents, criminal charges, faking the itinerary, and so on, it can do serious damage to your credibility and as a result, lead to your future visa applications being rejected regardless of the country.

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