Travelling on a Two-Entry Schengen Visa
From the New to Denmark Website,
If you have a visa that is valid for several entries for at least 180 days you can hand in an application for a new visa before the current visa expires.
- My current one is two-entry visa. Is it several-entry visa?
- I have used one entry, one entry unused. Then I can hand in the application for the new visa (back-to-back visa of the current one, no gap between them) before the current one expires? If I choose to do so, will my current one be cancelled by embassy?
- I plan to enter EU on Nov, exit it on early Dec. (current one expires on 12/31/2014), re-enter EU on 1/1/2015 using the new visa. Should I write the visa officer my plan when applying for the new visa? (so that VO won't cancel my current one.)
Best Answer
I already answered question 1 in my answer to your earlier question. In the regulation (the actual legal text), there is a distinction between one-entry and two-entry visas on the one hand and multiple-entry visas on the other hand. While “several” does imply “more than two” in English, the terminology “several-entry visa” is not used.
You can always apply, the risk would be that the consulate declines to process the application (most likely, nothing lost) or even rejects it (in this case you would lose the visa fee and there would be a record of the rejection). If they do annul your current visa, they can issue a new visa starting before the end of the current one so that might actually solve your problem.
Always detail your plan as completely as possible to ensure you get the right visa and can't be accused of fraud.
If you still have doubts regarding the terminology, article 15 (2) of the Schengen visa code reads:
Applicants for a uniform visa for more than two entries (multiple entries) shall prove that they are in possession of adequate and valid travel medical insurance covering the period of their first intended visit.
and article 24 includes the sentence
A visa may be issued for one, two or multiple entries.
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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.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.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.What is a two 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.Where Can I Go With A Country Specific Schengen Visa?
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