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Can a refugee visiting one Schengen country visa-free apply for a visa to other Schengen countries, while already in one of the EU countries?
I have a US Asylee/Refugee Travel Document. This allows me to travel to a few countries within the Schengen area without a visa requirement.
I traveled to Amsterdam and Belgium two years ago using my ...
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Schengen visa refused, [duplicate]
I applied for france visa, however it was refused stating the justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not reliable.
I later realised that I have made a lot of mistakes, ...
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What should the Employer letter contain for a part-time employee?
I serve as a part-time teaching assistant at a university in my country. I am applying for a Schengen business visa where I will be participating in an academic conference at a research institute in ...
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Filling the reference information and Means of support section in Schengen Visa
I encountered the following while filling in the reference information. I will be staying at a hotel in Germany for 7 days. During my stay, I will be participating a three-day workshop at a research ...
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What type of Schengen visa should I apply for if I will be participating in an academic conference?
I am going to attend an academic workshop from Nov 11, 2023, to Nov 15, 2023, at a research institute in Germany. I have a formal invitation letter from this research institute and they are going to ...
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Has anyone tried BLS’ doorstep service?
Has anyone tried BLS' doorstep service?
I wanted to apply for Spain visa and wanted to go for doorstep service this time as I don't have enough time to visit the BLS, Delhi. So, I was wondering if it'...
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Duration of stay on Schengen visa
Indian citizen. I have been granted a 6-month multi-entry Schengen visa by the Spanish embassy in Dublin. However, the duration of stay is mentioned as 40. I don't know what that means. I thought we ...
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How is a threat to public order and/or national security determined for visa-free entry to a Schengen country?
If someone with a terrorism conviction from Canada, dating back more than 13 years, is attempting to travel for leisure to a Schengen-area country, what are the chances that they will be refused entry?...
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Tourist Schengen visa using for attending Conference
I have a multiple entry c type valid tourist visa from Switzerland. My visa has a remark tourism in it. I have used it for tourism purpose already. During my 1 travel for personal tourism purpose, I ...
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USA Advance Parole expiring Jan 15th, planned December 16th to Jan 6th Schengen trip
My trip consists of Spain, Italy, Croatia, Austria. USA Advance Parole expiring Jan 15th, I planned a Schengen trip from December 16th to January 6th.
Schengen visa scheduled at the Spanish Houston ...
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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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I live in Morocco and I work remotely for a Canadian company. Can I have a Schengen tourist visa to France?
I want to visit my friend who lives in France on my next holiday. Since I work remotely for a Canadian company (with an independent contract), I would like to know, if I apply to a Schengen visa, is ...
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Will 1h 20 mins be enough to transit via Munich with immigration (type C Schengen)?
I am an Indian citizen with Canadian permanent residency and I will be traveling via the Mumbai-Munich-Frankfurt-Toronto route (all flights under a single ticket - Lufthansa) soon. From what I gather, ...
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Schengen visa for non-EU citizen traveling to EU country for marriage with an EU citizen?
Let’s suppose that Jane is a non-EU citizen and is planning to travel to an EU country (on a tourist Schengen visa) to get married to her partner John, who is a citizen of that country.
As part of the ...
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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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Do I need a transit visa for Norway if I have a Schengen visa?
I am traveling to Frankfurt, and I have to do self-transfer at Oslo. I will be applying for a Schengen visa for Germany, but do I need a transit visa for Oslo airport as well? I will be getting on a ...
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Is it required to be 6 months for the bank statement to obtain visa?
If I want to obtain a visa to visit Europe (Balkan Area) or for my work, they ask for a bank statement up to 6 months.
I am currently newly employed, my bank account will get a decent monthly salary ...
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Insurance company for an Austrian Schengen visa
I am applying for the Austrian short-term Schengen visa. The checklist on the website of the Austrian embassy in Canada states that health insurance has to be issued by a Canadian, Austrian or German ...
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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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When Schengen Visa issuing country is different from first entry Schengen country
I’m an Indian passport holder planning to Tavel from Mumbai to Prague (transiting through Qatar) via Qatar Airways. As I’m going to spend more days in France, as per the rules I got the Schengen visa ...
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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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What action can I take against Turkish airlines for denying me boarding?
I request some clarification if this applies as 'incorrectly denied boarding' by Turkish Airlines despite having a valid Schengen visa
The intended travel:
I was supposed to travel from Mumbai-> ...
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Can I travel to other destinations on multi-entry visa on separate trips? [duplicate]
I am a non-UK resident working in the UK, since it was my first time, I had applied for a single entry visa for 3 days to Netherlands.
After completing the visa process, the consulate ended up giving ...
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new application after two refusal
I have been refused twice a tourist visa for Finland and Estonia the information submitted regarding the justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not reliable. now I have ...
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Do I need Schengen visa type c?
I am Egyptian with an F1 visa. I will be traveling from the USA to Egypt, and my itinerary includes two transits, one in Lisbon and another in Paris. Both transits are less than 4 hours, during which ...
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Visiting Germany on Schengen visa while applying for a spousal visa
I'm applying for a family reunification visa to join my wife in Germany. I am an Indian national resident in the UK. I will get to keep my passport since the processing time is over six weeks. I also ...
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My cancelled flight caused me to overstay my visa and now my visa application was rejected
I had a tourist visa to the Czech Republic for 2 weeks, my return plane ticket was the last day of my allocated visa.
2 days prior to me going back home, my Lufthansa flight got canceled and the ...
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Does the spouse of an EU citizen need a transit visa for Cyprus?
I have a connecting flight to KSA via Larnaca, Cyprus. My partner is an EU citizen living in the UK, and I have settled status, but my passport is Pakistani. As a spouse of an EU citizen and having ...
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Can I enter Schengen with EU ID + non-EU, visa-requiring passport?
While there are similar questions here and here, the examples of those questions have stronger passports (US & Japan) that either don't require visas or will get them easily/on arrival. I possess ...
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Passport validity requirement for UK to Schengen travel
I have an upcoming trip from the UK to the EU and am scheduled to return to the UK on the 13th August.
My passport was issued on 13th November 2013, so under the new rules, I guess it "expires&...
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Applying for Schengen visa from India (working remotely for a US university)
I am working as a scientist for an US university and I have been invited to attend a conference in France. However, I am working remotely from India to take care of family responsibilities for the ...
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Do I need an Airport transit visa /travelling through Greece?
I am a pakistani passport holder. I am travelling from UK to Saudi via Aegean airlines, having 50 mins stay/lay over at the Athens airport.
It’s a direct flight means onward flight is in the same ...
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How do airlines know and confirm if I have a valid visa during check-in? (without asking me)
Several times now when travelling to different countries I noticed that the airlines don't ask me for the visa during check-in. Some of them go through the whole passport looking for the visa while ...
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Can I get Italian visa as quickly as possible if applying from UK?
I need to present a study at a conference in Italy on 21st September. That's 60 days from now. I am Pakistani citizen and currently working in UK. I have valid UK residence permit. What is the ...
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Extending stay in the Schengen area to travel to a new country within the approved period
I recently got my visa approved for a visit to Iceland (issued by the embassy of Denmark since they process the visa applications for Iceland in the country I applied from). My plan was to stay in ...
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Status of Schengen visa when getting EU residence permit, and when it expires
I got a 5-year multiple-entry Schengen visa from one of the Schengen countries. Next year I received one-year residence permit in another Schengen country.
Is my Schengen visa still valid? (want to ...
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Lost Schengen visa while still in Germany
I am from a country outside the EU, currently visiting on Schengen Visa. My passport and hence my visa sticker has been stolen. I can get a new passport through the embassy of my home country, but ...
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Refused twice a tourist visa for Finland and Estonia. Can I apply again for Poland?
The information submitted regarding justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not reliable.
I am staying in Egypt and have a work permit, and my husband is working too.
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Is speaking the country's language fluently regarded favorably when applying for a Schengen visa?
Let’s assume that Mike is a citizen and resident of a non-EU country, for example, Egypt. He has learned and practiced Italian to a fluent level online and/or by practicing with Italian expats. He ...
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Business on a tourist Schengen visa [duplicate]
I currently hold a type C Schengen visa, valid for one year. Initially I applied for it for tourism. However, next week I am going to visit our headquarters in Germany and also our company party. ...
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Two Schengen visas for the same period
I am residing in UK (with Indian passport and BRP) and had recently applied for German Schengen visa for tourism purpose (Type C) which clearly mentions Besuch (visit visa) on it. I got that visa for ...
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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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Can you apply for a Schengen visa to write an exam?
I am an Indian. I have been selected to take a written test in a German University. Passing it is a requirement for receiving admission. Since I don't have a letter of admission yet, I cannot get a ...
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Schengen Visa: if the main destination consulate can't process the application in time, can you apply to other countries?
I know that for visiting multiple Schengen countries, I'm supposed to apply to the country I'm spending more time in or the country of first entrance if I'd spend equal time in the countries. However, ...
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Verpflichtungserklärung for Non-EU Parents Visiting Germany - Do I Need One or Two Documents?
Hello fellow travelers,
I am currently in the process of planning a visit for my non-EU parents to Berlin, Germany, and I have a question regarding the Verpflichtungserklärung (formal obligation ...
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Transit Visa for self-transfer in Abu Dhabi (AUH)
I have a flight(WizzAir) from Rome to Abu Dhabi on 6th August which reached at 8 PM (local time) in Abu Dhabi and then a flight (AirArabia) from Abu Dhabi to Chennai (India) at 11 PM (local time). ...
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Is it possible to extend Booking.com Free Cancellation timeline to buy time for visa decision?
I'm a first-time traveler to the Schengen area. I did a lot of research when putting my documents together and I used a Booking.com (Free Cancellation) booking to support my visa (short-stay) ...
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After UK visitor visa refusal, can I get a Schengen tourist visa
I have been refused twice for UK visitor visa. Can I apply for Schengen visa easily for holiday tour. Will my UK refusal impact my Schengen application. I am from India, New Delhi.
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Do I need to have a visa for doing research in Germany for 90 days even if I have EU temporary resident permit (titled student) issued by Poland?
Recently I got a research grant from an institute in Germany which I need to be there fore 3 months. Do I need any visa in case I have a temporary resident permit of EU (with the title of student) ...
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