Obtaining Schegen visa for one country but never planning to go there
I am from a fairly small country and need to travel to Italy for a conference. The problem is in my country we have no Italian embassy and the process of getting an Italian Schengen visa is a lengthy and arduous process since my passport has to be mailed to some other country to be stamped, and there's a lot of bureaucracy involved.
We do, however, have a German embassy and they are quite efficient. My question is can I obtain a German visa solely for the purpose of visiting Italy, without problems?
Best Answer
According to the Schengen rules, a visa application must be filed with a representation of the member country that is a main destination for the proposed trip. Since Germany is not the main destination for your trip, they would be required to reject your application.
The only way to get your application processed by Germany would be to lie about your intentions. And if this lie is later uncovered (e.g. if you show up at the Italian border with no documentable plans to go to Germany), your visa can be annulled. You will then be refused entry, and it can become difficult to obtain another visa since your credibility has been harmed.
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