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An agreement among many European countries whereby the borders between them may be crossed without border formalities but for which citizens of various other countries need an overall visa.

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I currently reside in Columbia, Missouri (USA). I am in the United States on an F-2 visa, as my husband is pursuing his PhD at the University of Missouri. I am planning to travel to Pakistan with my ...
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I’ve just received my German national (D) visa for employment (Blue Card) and plan to move from the UK to Germany by car. The route I’m considering is via the Eurotunnel into France, then driving ...
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I am a bit confused on the 180 day period rules. I have a UK passport and I am planning to go to Hungary for a few days, and then return home for 2 weeks. After that, I would like to go to France for ...
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I have a South African passport (green mamba) and am living and working in London on a UK ancestry visa. I want to travel in Europe, the Schengen area, next summer and am wondering if I need to get a ...
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My Spain visa appointment is on October 10. My bank statement is dated till October 3. Will it create any problem?
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My original plan was to travel from Türkiye to Czechia and Poland for 7 days. With this plan, I applied at the French embassy (which represents Czechia in my country) for a single-entry Schengen visa. ...
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Suppose I (EU citizen) want to take an Eurostar train from Brussels to Paris. I know that to board such trains one has to go through UK border checks (correct me if I am wrong). In the aforementioned ...
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Recently UK and EU agreed to remove border controls in the border between Gibraltar and Spain, but even if there are no checks, is crossing into Gibraltar legally possible for a Schengen resident who ...
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Going to visit my Spanish friend for 10 days and guest at his place. I'm Ukrainian with biometrical passport=no visa is required to enter Spain. I have all the contact info of my friend (address, name,...
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I have some doubts. My national visa German ended May 30th. My questions is when can I enter as a tourist, as im coming from a country visa free for tourist purposes. Do i have to wait in non Schengen ...
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At Helsinki airport, is there exit immigration for Schengen to non-Schengen flights?
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I received my new passport three years ago. I recently noticed a few brown stains around the laser cut numbering on each page at the top. Will this be an issue when I apply for a USA, Schengen, ...
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I have a Schengen visa which starts from Sep. 4. According to my flight ticket, I will arrive in Oslo airport on that date, and even my layover in Iceland will locally be on Sept. 4. However, the ...
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My previous Schengen Visa stickers have all featured a stamp by the Embassy issuing the visa partially covering the sticker and partially covering the page the sticker is on. However, my latest visa ...
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I have a question I hope someone in my case could answer. The context : my Mexican gf came to Belgium to join me (I am Belgian), under the visa exemption program, on the 17th of October. We made a &...
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I have a short-term spousal Schengen visa that AFAIK allows me to enter the Schengen area as long as I'm travelling with my spouse. I'm not allowed to enter the Schengen area without this visa. Now I ...
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I am a citizen of India, and I am planning to visit Sao Paulo (GRU), Brazil from DEL. I want to know about the transit visa requirements. For instance, if I am planning to go via Rome FCO airport and ...
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Denied Boarding by Ryanair Due to Expired Residence Card (Despite Valid Extension) – How to Fly from Italy to Latvia Now? Situation: Flight: Ryanair from Italy to Vienna (connecting to Latvia). ...
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The Greece schengen visa application on https://uk-gr-services.gvcworld.eu/ requires the following inputs: 20.2 Residence Permit or Equivalent Description 20.3 Residence Permit Number 20.4 Valid ...
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For an itinerary Country A > Madrid > UK, returning UK > Amsterdam or Paris > Country A, would two separate Schengen airside transit visas be required, or can Spain issue one visa covering ...
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I have a trip planned for the middle of July and am a non-EU citizen. I have a valid EU student residence permit that is valid till September, my passport is also valid till the end of September. Will ...
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I previously held a German D-type visa (now expired) that allowed me to work in Germany for one year. I have since obtained a Fiktionsbescheinigung under § 81 Abs. 4 of the AufenthG, which is valid ...
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A cousin of mine applied for a Dutch visa to attend Greentech expo in the netherlands and the visa was rejected on the grounds as shown in the attached letter. The applicant was traveling to ...
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I am looking for a good link concerning passport requirements when traveling across Schengen with residence permit of one of the Schengen states. Namely, I am interested if the requirement on passport ...
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I have just received my renewal decision for the permit in EU (Latvia) and it's refused though my document of travel the permit card has validity till 12th June 2025. I am abroad at the moment, ...
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Hi guys I am travelling to France for business purposes but the business events that I am attending are only for 6 days in France. However, I have 15 days as the duration of stay on my visa. My visa ...
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I’m a Lebanese national living in the U.S. on a J-1 visa with a DS-2019, both expiring in August 2025. I also hold a UK residence permit valid until April 2028. I’m applying for a Schengen visa ...
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I need some urgent advice regarding my sister-in-law's stay in Austria. She is visiting from Pakistan and is currently with me in Graz. Due to fears of war in her home country, there is a possibility ...
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I want to know what type of Schengen visa I have to apply for a short-term 15-day sports course that leads to a certification(if I pass). When I try to book the appointment, it asks for a sub-category....
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We need to visit Austria and italy this summer, but no appointments are available for both of them in India France Switzerland and Netherlands are issuing visa Is it ok to NOT travel to the visa ...
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Contrary to popular belief, entries and exits to/from the Schengen Area, aren't necessarily recorded when the passport is scanned at the border, and certainly not in any Schengen-wide system. What ...
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I had a business trip to France by the end of April till end of May so i have a French Schengen visa issued. However the trip got postponed to mid May so I decided to use the visa and visit Italy in ...
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A friend of mine has booked a round trip flight ticket from Bologna to Helsinki. The return ticket, from Helsinki to Bologna, had a stopover in Amsterdam of about 50 minutes. The Helsinki -> ...
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Due to cost savings am flying indirectly from UK to Barcelona via Milan (MXP). I'm looking at different budget airlines and my choices are 55mins layover or 3hr 30mins. I'd really like to avoid the ...
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So I am trying to understand where to apply for my visa. I am an Indian national. My route is India- Switzerland (3 days)-Spain (3 days)-Morocco (6 days)-Portugal (6 days)-India. Now I have read the ...
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This may sound like an obvious answer, but for some things there is no proper schengen category, for example seasonal work is considered "business". But not everyone knows this, some people ...
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I applied for a Schengen visa through the French Embassy, declaring my itinerary as follows: 4 nights in France 3 nights in Switzerland 4 nights in Italy 2 nights in Spain However, after getting the ...
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My long term D visa for Luxembourg finally came. It says it is "Valid for: Luxembourg", however, my flight is from bengaluru to munich(layover), and then from munich to Luxembourg . Flights ...
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On April 3rd, I have an appointment to obtain German citizenship, and on April 8th, I am flying to Poland for a work trip. As part of the naturalization process, I will need to relinquish my permanent ...
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I have a Pakistani passport and a settled status which is Indefinite leave to remain. I wanted to visit a family member in Sweden as they are studying there. What is the best way to apply for a visa? ...
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I am a holder of a UK Refugee Travel Document (blue passport) and I would like to visit France for a short trip of three days. I would appreciate it if you could confirm whether I am required to ...
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Today, I landed in Rome (CIA) from the UK on a British passport. At passport control, all people with a British passport were directed into a 'third' e-gate (notably separate from Schengen/EU entry), ...
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A Hungarian citizen is married to a Russian citizen, and together they have a dual-citizenship minor child. The family resides together overseas, outside the EEA. The minor child and the Russian ...
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I am an Indian student, intending to travel to France for about 6 months to complete my master’s thesis internship- this is more like a research project, which means I do not have to be enrolled at a ...
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We got Schengen visa from Italy for my family a few days back. Yesterday I realised that two of the three visa stickers have a circular blue stamp on the bottom right corner while one of them is ...
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When reading Schengen regulations I frequently encounter statements about breach. For example "the intended location has led to breaches in the past" or something like that. Breach of course ...
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Several questions have addressed taking advantage of an agreement between two countries to remain in Schengen longer than ninety days (example). We now have a nearly complete list of such agreements, ...
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I traveled into Schengen zone about 11 years ago and I no longer have the old passport that was stamped at that time. In this situation, is there still any possibility to retrieve my Schengen exit ...
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I am from non-EU country that 90/180 applies to. I went to Sweden to study this fall, entered Schengen area at 14.08.24, was supposed to get my temporary permit issued 26.09.24, but it got lost in ...
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I would like to ask about when I can stay until in the Netherlands. It is confusing because I have been getting different answers from different people. I am travelling with a US passport and my ...
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