My German Schengen Visa allows me to enter the country on Dec 12. Can I book my departure flight on late evening of Dec 11th? [duplicate]

So I applied for the German Schengen visa recently and got approved. the thing is, in my document I asked for a period of about 20 days from December 11th 2021 to Jan 2022. But the visa came back with "FROM: 12-12-2021". Can I still keep my original itinerary, which has the departure flight on evening Dec 11 (departs at 20:00 from Toronto - it will takes 7-8hrs to land in Frankfurt) and land on the early morning of Dec 12? Would the border police nitpick that part and not allow me to enter my plane?

Best Answer

Your departure date (2021-12-11 20:00 EST) is 2021-12-12 02:00 CET.

The date of arrival (and departure) on the corresponding passport stamp is what counts.

I don't recall any regulation that deals with any timezone difference between WET (Portugal), CET and EET (Finland/Greece), so assume that the local timezone of the country that issues the passport stamp is what counts.

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Can I change my travel date after getting Schengen Visa?

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Schengen visas allow to make one-entry, two-entries or multi-entries. With one-entry visa you can travel the Schengen area only once. It is indicated in your visa as \u201c01\u201d. With two-entries or multi-entries you can respectively travel to the Schengen area twice or several times during the visa validity period.

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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.

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