The Schengen Agreement allows for free movement throughout its signatory nations through the abolition of internal border controls.
Does this mean that if you want to travel to a country, which is a member of the Schengen Agreement, you can effectively apply for a visa not just from your destination country, but also from any one of the other member states? For example, if one wished to travel Sweden, one could apply for the Schengen visa at a Greek embassy to gain entry to Sweden, yes?
2007-03-27 12:25:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
You can ignore all of the answers above because you must apply for a Schengen visa from the first country that you intend to enter. You CANNOT use a French visa to enter Sweden or Italy. The Schengen visa is a visa for that country that you are going to enter, it is the agreement that lets you travel freely after that. So if you are going to Germany or Sweden by car and going across the channel to France you must get the visa from France. If you are flying to Sweden then you must get one from the Swedish consulate.
2007-03-28 03:07:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is correct. However, your application should be submitted to the Embassy of the country where you will be spending the greatest amount of time during your trip. For example, if you are taking a train journey you should apply at the Embassy of your final destination, not the first country you will be travelling through.
Be aware that in any application for a Schengen Visa you will probably be asked to provide proof of accommodation or return tickets. This is to prevent "visa shopping", or applicants applying at embassies which they feel are more likely to be sympathetic to their cause.
Ignore the first post - the UK is not a Schengen country and Scotland and England obviously do not have separate embassies.
2007-03-28 07:56:01 · answer #2 · answered by carl_thomson 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that's correct. The visa issued in any Schengen zone country will be valid for all of them. Life would be easier if the UK could get over its paranoia and join the Schengen zone, but it isn't going to happen any time soon.
2007-03-28 01:01:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes you are correct but try the French embassy, its not as stressful as the rest can be
2007-03-28 06:55:46 · answer #4 · answered by cross 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes if you want to go to sweeden apply in luxembourg embassy if you want to come to england you better apply in scotish embassy.
2007-03-27 19:35:50 · answer #5 · answered by Freedom 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋