One Year Multiple Entry Schengen Visa
I am applying for the 4th time for a Schengen Visa, in my previous visits I've applied for a "One year Multiple Entry Visa" by entering 90 days in:
section: "25. Duration of the intended stay or transit Indicate the number of days"
but they have not given me a long duration validation visa. Kindly tell am I filling something wrong in the Visa Form or they are doing it deliberately? I have an invitation letter from my company in which it is clearly mentioned to issue One Year Multiple Entry Business Visa.
Best Answer
(This started out as a comment, but it got rather long, and I wanted to add more)
The embassy/consulate who issues visa are free to issue them with whatever validity period they like. If you haven't provided arguments for why you should get more than (e.g.) a week (I'm not sure Schengen visa can be that short) they might (and have the right to do so) think that one year is excessive.
Even though you and the company you work for might think it would be nice to get a visa with a long period of validity, you don't decide. The only thing you can do is build a history of not violating the terms of your visas (or the laws of the countries you visit).
Whatever you write is probably taken as an indication that they should look closely before issuing a visa with shorter validity as it might conflict with your plans. If you have reasonable plans but they misread a date, they might end up thinking a 30 day visa is sufficient, but if you've written that 32 days are needed, they might look over your plans again and discover their error.
It's typical to see that people who apply several times, gradually get visas with longer validity, but if they have you on record for applying for visas with longer validity than needed, that might make them less likely to do that.
It all also depends on where you come from.
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Answer 2
I think there are three factors to getting the visa you want.
- Many brief visits in a short period of time, so that it would be tedious for you and for them to apply each time. If you intend to stay 90 days in one visit, it would be reasonable for you to provide the details for that one visit.
- A previous travel history without overstays.
- A solid financial and job situation which makes it appear likely that you will leave again each time.
You do not get a 90/180 visa simply because you ask for it. You get it because you fit the profile for it.
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