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Can you apply for a Schengen visa for and in the country you currently live in?
Is it possible for someone to apply for a Schengen visa for the country in which they currently live but plan to move away from in the near future? If so, how would this work, given that you normally ...
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Schengen visa after appeal : will it count as rejection?
I got my Schengen visa after appealing against rejection. So effectively rejection was overruled.
Now many countries ask if your visa has ever been rejected during a visa application, and I am ...
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I live in the Netherlands. How can my 14-year-old daughter and her grandfather visit me from India?
I live in the Netherlands with a Residence Permit as a highly-skilled migrant. My daughter lives with her father and grandparents in India. She is a minor and 14 years old.
Can I apply for a sponsored ...
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Am I in trouble? I found out I stayed more than my allowed Schengen visa duration of stay!
I am a UK student who visited Italy in July of this year. The validity of my visa was for one month, with multiple entries. The date of entry was 6/7/22 (Pisa) and the date of exit was 26/7/22 (...
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How do I know about judgement on Schengen Visa overstay for 2 days in Switzerland?
I am an Indian graduate student in US and was doing internship in Switzerland last summer. I entered Switzerland via Zurich on June 1 2019 and left Zurich on August 31 2019. I had a 90 days visa as my ...
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What type of Schengen visa should I apply for a conference in Spain?
I'm a recent college graduate (unemployed) from Turkey and I plan to attend the Cisco Live conference in Barcelona. This is how the company organizing it defines the event:
Cisco Live provides awe-...
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How do I contact the Consulate of Denmark in NYC?
I've had my visa in processing for a month without any updates. Whenever I call the consulate and select the visa option from the automated voicemail, I'm redirected to VFS, which hasn't been helpful. ...
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The name of parents in my passport do not match the names in their passport. What is the process for visitor visa to travel to Sweden (Schengen)?
I am from India and currently working and staying in Sweden with a permanent residence permit.
Due to clerical mistakes and mistakes in translating the names from local language to English, the names ...
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I have both a German student visa and a French Schengen visa (for travel), now the student visa is expired but the French Schengen visa is still valid
I am a non-EU student who has both a German student visa and a French Schengen visa (for travel), now the student visa is expired but the French Schengen visa is still valid.
I entered the Schengen ...
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Business or tourism for Schengen visa?
I have been trying to get a Schengen Visa for a forthcoming half business-half pleasure trip. The plan is to be in Spain for 5 days for business and head on to France for 7 days for tourism. I went to ...
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What type of visa for a job interview in Germany, and are these documents enough?
This question involves two parts where in the first I am looking for the correct visa category, and in the second I have ab inquiry on required documents.
I have been invited for a job interview (for ...
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About the reference title in the Videx form (Germany visa)
I will apply for a German tourist visa and I will stay in 3 different hotels. When I fill in the reference title, I select the hotel option but there is only one hotel option.
How do I enter the ...
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What should I submit in-lieu on no objection certification for tourist visa for Japan when switching jobs?
I am planning to switch jobs in the next 1-2 months, with a 2 week break between the two. I want to take a trip to either Japan or Europe in this window.
Japan and Schengen visa requirements for ...
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Laid off on H1-B, can I still apply for Schengen visa in US to spend a week in EU and return to India?
I got laid off on H1B in the US. I am planning to travel to Germany to visit my childhood friends who are working there. I am wondering if I could apply for Schengen visa in the USA and visit EU for a ...
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Applying for Schengen visa in India while doing PhD in US
I need help in applying for Schengen Visa for Germany/Switzerland. I am an Indian national pursuing my PhD in the US in New York. I want to attend a conference in Germany where I am invited to present ...
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Cruise from Greece to Turkey and back to Greece - what is the "duration of intended stay"?
I'm taking a cruise with my wife. I'm a British citizen and she is a Chinese citizen; we live in the UK where she has permanent residence. The ship is departing from and returning to Athens, but in ...
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Flying 1 day before Schengen visa starts
I just received my Schengen visa and it starts on the 25th of August, however I had applied for it to start on the 24th.
Is it possible to fly on the 24th, if I will arrive and be entering the ...
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Do I need to apply for a Mexico visa before I apply for a Schengen visa?
I am planning to travel to Mexico during my stay in Switzerland, which will last 45 days. During this time, I plan to travel to Mexico for 15 days. Do I need to apply for a Mexico visa in this case, ...
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6 months visa for Germany from Philippines
My daughter lives in Germany and she is a Philippine citizen with a working permit for Germany. She has a child with a German citizen but they have trouble to fill the time until the child can join ...
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Can I email Tax Payer Certificate to Embassy of Netherlands after submission
I have submitted a Business Schengen Visa application via VFS yesterday Lahore, Pakistan. Due to the change in policy in terms of documentation. The VFS assistant refused to take Tax Returns Papers ...
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Schengen Visa for an Indian National Studying in Canada
I am an Indian citizen studying in Canada. My course is getting over in April. I am planning to visit India in June, and then I am planning a vacation to Europe in July. And afterwards I am returning ...
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Schengen visa for a 14 year old Ugandan child who does not live with me, to come visit
I am residing in Denmark. I have a Danish child here in Denmark and a Ugandan child currently Uganda. My mother-in-law who is a Danish national has invited my Ugandan daughter for a visit with a main ...
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Schengen Visa Cancelation
I was wondering what sort of procedures a German consulate would have to follow/its obligation (or lack thereof) to communicate a visa cancelation to the traveler?
I have been issued a student visa ...
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Cover letter to explain missing requirement for Schengen visa?
I plan to apply for a (Greece) Schengen visa in USA. I am on the H1b visa.
Schengen visas lodged in the US seem to require that my US visa is valid for 3 months after the date of departure for ...
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Complicated Schengen visa situation involving multiple trips and H1b visa!
I am in the US on the H1B visa. I am planning a leisure trip to Greece in September. After this trip, I come back to the US. Later in October, I have a business trip (conferences) to Germany and Czech ...
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France visa processing in vfs bangalore
The french consulate had requested me to submit additional documents for visa processing.
I submitted on May 10th.
My question is, does anyone have any idea how much time it take after additional ...
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Entering Italy with Australian travel document
I enter Germany with Australian travel document for refugees.
Can I take another flight to Italy and move freely in schengen area?
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Schengen Visa: How to inform visa officer about the lack of a particular document?
So the situation is I work as a contractor for a US based company, hence instead of traditional salary slips, I have to raise invoices based on which my employer deposits money in my account.
I do ...
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Indian spouse of a British Citizen (UK Passport holder) need visa to enter Spain?
My wife is a Indian passport holder who has "indefinite leave to remain" stamp on her passport which allows her to stay in the UK being my spouse. I believe she still does need a Visa to enter the EU ...
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Extending a short-term visa issued from Germany in Hungary?
I know that short term visas are subject to strict rules when it comes to extensions. Is it possible to extend a short-term visa issued from Germany in Hungary?
The purpose or the reason for the ...
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Surname differences in my application papers and my passport
In my passport, there is no a defined slot for first name and surname. Names are written up to the 3rd grandfather, like this:
Name: Nadin Ahmed Joe Ali Morsy
I used Nadin as my first name and "...
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Anyone managed to get a Schengen visa appointment at the Spanish consulate in San Francisco?
I have emailed them a few times at [email protected] and have gotten no responses. Our travel dates are coming up fast.
Any advice on how to get an appointment is greatly appreciated!
E.g. ...
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I submitted wrong Schengen visa application form 1 question
I mistakenly answered no in form to a question stating if I had biometrics before I had I even had the Schengen visa this mistake was purely unintentional but I am worried I will declared as a fraud ...
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Schengen Visa Cancelled Before the Trip
More than 2 years ago I had got a Schengen visa from Switzerland. However due to last minute changes we amended our travel to Croatia and Dubrovnik. At the airport check in counter the flight members ...
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How to make a minor correction in my Schengen visa application?
I have applied for a Schengen visa for Spain for a short duration (6 days) through BLS. During the application process, there was an optional field for previous Schengen visa details, where I ...
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Two simultaneous Schengen visa applications at the same time
I live in the UK.
I need to apply for two separate business trips: first in Sweden, second in Germany. The dates of these trips do not overlap, they are 1 month apart.
I know it is possible to apply ...
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Can I travel within the Schengen area while my TIE card in Spain is being renewed?
I am a Filipina living in Spain on a student visa. My TIE's renewal is still being processed. I already received a favorable response and I already have my appointment at the end of February.
However, ...
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Should you mention all travellers in Schengen visa cover letter?
3 of us are planning to apply for an Icelandic visa from India. Just to be clear and transparent, in the cover letter, we want to mention the details of the other 2 along with the passport numbers ...
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Schengen travel insurance for flight landing next day
So, I will be flying on 25th of December and reach Spain next day i.e. 26th of December. I have already applied for Schengen Visa but I have one doubt, will it get rejected because my insurance ...
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Student in Italy (Valid D-Visa 1 Year) Travel Outside Italy While Awaiting First Permesso di Soggiorno
I'm an international student (Indian Passport) and I've just started my first year of education here in Milan. My study visa (D) is valid for a year, I've gotten my fiscale code and the receipt for ...
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student visa for class less than 90 days in Spain
I've applied to an exchange program in Spain starting in January 2024, and was hoping sort out the visa soon.
My classes itself run for less than 90 days (~75 days total), which means that I am ...
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Travel with a UNHCR travel document to the US
I was a refugee in Nigeria and was awarded a scholarship to study in Italy, in addition, I have a permit of stay for Italy.
Can I travel with the said document on educational basis for an exchange ...
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Is it harder to get visa for longer duration as compared to short duration?
Wanted to know if shorter duration schengen visa are easier to get like 10 or 15 days while longer duration like 30+ days are harder to get? is there a relation or not?
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Problems with applying for a Schengen Business Visa to Iceland
I have 2 questions:
I am remotely working from India for a U.S. based company which has no offices/branches in India.
I am invited to a company event hosted in Iceland.
Question 1:
In the list of ...
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Multiple-entry schengen visa questions
based on the rules for longer term multiple entry schengen visas, which are that
"Multiple-entry visas with a long validity shall be issued for the following validity periods, unless the validity ...
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Travel to Europe with a criminal record - Can I enter the country?
I am a passport holder from a visa waiver country to Europe. I am planning to travel to Europe for my next vacation. I am asking because I think there could be a problem regarding my entry into the ...
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What do Schengen border agents see on their computers when they scan the passport?
So upon landing in Iceland (KEF) from Canada, what would the border agent there see on their screen when I hand over my passport to them?
Do they see where I came from and on which flight?
Do they ...
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No Iceland visa appointments in London
According to the current rules, vaccinated travellers are allowed in Iceland.
I am an Indian passport holder with a Tier 2 visa in the UK. I need a Schengen visa to visit Iceland but the VFS website ...
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Schengen Country Consulates In Atlantic Canada?
I am planning to apply for Schengen visa for a visit any European country within Schengen region. I am currently living in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. I have Indian passport.
My problem is to my ...
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Netherlands visa and bank statement
I am a student in UK and planning to travel Netherlands this coming February. Problem is, I have two bank account, one is everyday banking and the other one is saving account. I could print out the ...
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