Schengen visa: Must I enter and leave the Schengen area in the same country?
I live in London and am planning to visit France and Brussels. I'm applying in French embassy, showing hotel booking in France and I will stay there three nights and 4th day morning I will travel to Brussels and will leave Brussels around evening.
Do I need to go back to Paris for coming back to London or can I directly a take train from Brussels to London? Also do I need to show (to the embassy) a ticket for traveling to Brussels from Paris?
Best Answer
You can enter and leave wherever you want, as long as your journey makes sense and really includes France as its main destination.
Formally, you don't need to show the embassy any ticket at all but the more you can provide, the better. At least explain your itinerary and include your tickets in and out of the area (so the ticket from Brussels to London), if you have them.
Consulates do appreciate a coherent and plausible itinerary but Brussels and Paris are common destinations and close to each other so I don't think that how you intend to go from one to the other will be an issue at all.
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Do I have to visit the country that issued my Schengen visa?
No. Long stay visa or residence permit issued by a Schengen Agreement State allows you to travel or stay in other countries of Schengen area during the maximum period of \u201cshort stay visit\u201d (staying not more than 90 days within a period of 180 days).Can I exit from another Schengen country?
Yes, you can enter or exit from the Schengen area via a country other than the one you have a visa for, your port of entry or exit doesn't depend on the issuing country of your visa.Can I leaving Schengen area and returning?
Once you leave, you cannot return to Spain (or Schengen) without a visa until a further 90 days have gone by. For example, if you have spent 90 days in total in Spain and leave on June 29th, you cannot go back without a visa until at least September 28th.How does multiple entry Schengen visa work?
A multiple-entry Schengen visa permits its holder to go in and out of the Schengen Area as many times as he or she wants, as soon as they do not violate the 90/180 rule. Which means they do not remain in the Schengen zone longer than 90 days, within 180 days.THE SCHENGEN ZONE TRAVEL EXPLAINED - DIGITAL NOMAD TV
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