Where do I apply for Schengen Visa? [duplicate]

I'll be travelling to Europe from 30th May to 13th June. I plan on reaching Vienna on the morning of 30th and leaving for Prague on 2nd July. From there, I'll travel to Krakow on 5th July. From there on 8th July, I'll leave for Bratislava. And from Bratislava to Budapest on 10th July. I'll leave Budapest on 13th July.

Since my time of staying in each country is almost the same, should I apply at the Austrian Embassy since they'll be my point of entry? Also, I haven't purchased tickets for flights yet. Is it necessary or just giving the itinerary of flights I plan to use work? I came across websites offering flight reservations for a nominal fee. Should I use that?

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Best Answer

Your itinerary:

AT: 30 May to 2 June, 4 days
CZ: 2 June to 5 June, 4 days
PL: 5 June to 8 June, 4 days
SK: 8 June to 10 June, 3 days
HU: 10 June to 13 June, 4 days

You must apply to the consulate of the country that is your main destination. This is specified in the Schengen Visa Code, Article 5(1)(b):

Article 5

Member State competent for examining and deciding on an application

The Member State competent for examining and deciding on an application for a uniform visa shall be:

(a) [not applicable]

(b) if the visit includes more than one destination, the Member State whose territory constitutes the main destination of the visit(s) in terms of the length or purpose of stay; or

Thus, the main destination may be determined either in terms of the length of your stay or its purpose. Since you include no information about the purpose of your visit, we can assume for the sake of argument that you are touring, and have no special plan (for example a meeting or a conference) in any one country.

By the length of your stay, you cannot distinguish a main destination. Therefore, you should look at 5(1)(c):

(c) if no main destination can be determined, the Member State whose external border the applicant intends to cross in order to enter the territory of the Member States.

You should therefore apply to Austria unless you will be flying to Vienna through another Schengen country, in which case you should apply to that country.

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Which embassy is best for Schengen Visa?

Last year, the Greek embassies abroad approved 95.1% of the applications received. Greece is the fifth most favorite country for those intending to visit the Schengen area for short-term stays, with 855,285 applications received last year.

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Where is Schengen located?

These countries are: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

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