Schengen visa for two consecutive trips with one day break?
I am from a Southeast Asian country and study in England. I want to travel to Europe this October, first from 1st October to 10th October, then come back from Madrid to England on 10th, go again to Greece on the evening of 11th October.
I applied at Spanish consulate in London and it may take 4 weeks until I get my passport back. I just want to ask if it is possible for me to get a multiple entry Schengen visa that covers both trips? Worse, can I get refused by having one day break in England? In my application, I put that I will come back England for one day break before my second part. I was not thinking my visa application would have problem (I did have one Schengen visa before from Italy and I travelled according to my plan); however, as much as I read from this forum, I start worrying that I might get my visa refused because of unclear reason to reenter the Schengen area.
Please anyone has some experience, can you tell me your thinking on this? Should I get the visa refused as a whole? Or would I get the visa rejected for the second trip?
My background is as follows:
Nationality: a Southeast Asia, study in England with a Tier 4 visa
travel history: had another tier 4 visa before, plus a Schengen visa from Italy for 30 days, visa to visit Turkey for 6 months (not mentioned in my application)
Sufficient finances (total £7000), booked all hotels and night buses for two trips plus all travelling tickets, even trains and night buses (I will travel by sleep train twice).
Mentioning clearly in the application that my trip has two parts, separate by one (two) days (from 10th to 11th in England). But I didn't explain why (it is just I want to come back to England from Spain and go to Greece from London, just purely my preference and I want to recharge myself).
In Greece I will join with a friend who has a Schengen visa already and travel with them. However I dint mention the friend in my application because I don't want to get it complicated (because they are not in the UK at the moment and they have a Schengen visa already). In my flight tickets, the name of my friend also appears.
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Can I have 2 Schengen visas at the same time?
In theory, it is not possible for a person to hold two valid short stay visas covering the same period. I have a valid Schengen visa but it does not cover my next intended stay, what can I do? In this case, it is possible to file a visa application for another Schengen visa to cover the next intended stay entirely.Can tourists get a multiple entry Schengen visa?
Schengen visas may allow for a single-entry or multiple entries. With a single-entry visa you can enter the Schengen area only once. This is indicated on the visa sticker by "01". With a visa allowing for two or multiple entries you may enter twice or several times during the validity of the visa.How many times can you travel with multiple entry visa?
While valid, a multiple entry visa will let you travel to Canada for six months at a time as many times as you want. It will be valid for up to 10 years or one month before your passport expires, whichever is shorter.What is double entry Schengen visa?
A double-entry visa (\u201c2\u201d on the visa sticker): allows its holder to enter the Schengen area twice during the validity period of the visa. You can thus leave the Schengen area and re-enter it during that period of time. The second time you leave the area, your visa expires.How I managed to get Schengen Visa In just One Day |Europe|Uk|
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