Single-entry Schengen visa
I am an Indian passport holder and travelling from Mumbai to Stockholm for office work for 8 days. I have a single-entry Schengen visa for 10 days issued by the Sweden embassy in New Delhi.
I will be travelling from Mumbai to Stockholm via Amsterdam (with a layover of 2 hours and 45 minutes in Amsterdam). But while returning from Stockholm to Mumbai, I have an Air France flight, which is from Stockholm to Mumbai via Paris and has a 19-hour layover in Paris.
Will I be able to go out of CDG airport and explore the beautiful city of Paris during this layover, since I have a single-entry Schengen visa?
Best Answer
The "single entry" goes for the whole Schengen area, and as the Netherlands, Sweden and France are all members, your single entry will start when you land in Amsterdam and end when you take off from Paris.
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What does a single entry Schengen visa mean?
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.Can I travel to Schengen countries on single entry Schengen visa?
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. I HAVE A VALID LONG STAY VISA/ RESIDENCE PERMIT FOR A SCHENGEN AREA COUNTRY.How long is a single entry Schengen visa valid for?
- The single entry Schengen visa authorises a single trip to the Schengen Area with a limit of 90 days on site. The validity of the Schengen visa corresponds to the dates indicated in the application.What is the difference between single entry and multiple entry visa?
Single entry visa allows you to enter the country just once during its validity and if you want to come back, you need to apply for the visa again. While multiple entry visas allow you to come back multiple times. But be aware, there are also some visas allowing only 2 or 3 entries.Schengen Visa MULTIPLE ENTRY vs SINGLE ENTRY
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Answer 2
You'll enter Schengen area only once - landing in Amsterdam. So single entry visa will be sufficient for your described itinerary.
Answer 3
From Amsterdam to Paris, nobody should check your passport. Airlines could check it as identity check, but they will not check visa. The same, police could do some random controls, but that is just to check that you have a valid document and visa.
So, you enter in Schengen Area in Amsterdam, and you will exit it on Paris. On the other flights there is no immigration check.
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