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Citizen of Russian Federation, permanent resident of the USA needs to travel through Schengen 3 times in a short time span (3 weeks), each time with a different purpose. is traveling on the following itinerary.

  1. USA -> Denmark -> Finland (flight) immediate transfer to a train to Russia. Purpose: Transit. Total presence in Schengen 1 long day.

  2. Departing to Schengen for a self guided tour of Europe: Russia -> Finland -> Stockholm -> Copenhagen -> Somewhere north Germany -> Belgium -> France -> Germany, then Germany - Poland - Belarus - Russia by train. Total duration about 8 days. Out of those 8, about 3 days are in France, 3 days are in Germany. You can assume main destination is Germany.

  3. Then: Russia -> Finland (train); Finland -> Denmark -> USA (air). Purpose: Transit. Total time in Schengen zone 2 days.

Questions:

  1. Can the said individual obtain single multi-entry visa from a single country for the entire itinerary? Is it advisable to do so, or is it advisable to obtain separate visa for 1 and 3 and another one for 2.
  2. If it is possible, what country should he apply to? The choices seem to be limited to Denmark (first entry) or by the time spent: Finland (3 incomplete days - in transit), Germany (about 3 days, main destination)?

The question is different from another question linked in the following respect: It is asking about the possibility doing two close-spaced journeys with different purpose on the same multi-entry visa from the same country.

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  • First question is "Can the itinerary be accomplished on a single visa from a single country?" thus not exactly a duplicate. – mzu May 24 '17 at 19:19
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    All visits to the zone are accomplished by a single visa from a single country. Did you mean single-entry? – Gayot Fow May 24 '17 at 21:01
  • @GayotFow, I meant single multi-entrance visa, issued by a single country.

    Clarify please: "visits to the zone are accomplished by". Did you mean "accomplishable by" or "generally accomplished by"? If the former, then which country does the above mentioned person apply to and why? If the latter, then this is not the proper answer to this particular circumstances

     – mzu May 24 '17 at 21:12
  • To all downvoters, and those submitting request to close. Can I have a simple plain answer, please? Denmark or Germany/France? – mzu May 24 '17 at 21:19
  • If you get a multi entry visa then yes, you can do it, there's no limit on how often can you enter the Schengen area with that. (90/180 applies of course) –  May 24 '17 at 21:50
  • All visits into the zone are accomplished by a single visa which is valid for all member states, you cannot have two visas open at a time. Please examine the linked duplicate for answers about which country should process your visa. Thanks – Gayot Fow May 24 '17 at 21:55
  • @chx that I understand. The question is what country? – mzu May 24 '17 at 22:59
  • @GayotFow, can you provide a link to the rule about no 2 concurrent visas? – mzu May 24 '17 at 23:01
  • I don't have a reopen vote, but I think this should be reopened. The alleged duplicate does not deal with multiple Schengen zone entries. – Patricia Shanahan May 24 '17 at 23:23
  • @PatriciaShanahan the OP clarified that it's a multiple-entry visa. Thanks – Gayot Fow May 24 '17 at 23:27
  • @mzu please amend your question to explain why a multiple-entry visa does not work for you, it's very unclear what you are after, thanks – Gayot Fow May 24 '17 at 23:38
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    @mzu in all events "A holder of a multiple-entry visa may apply for a new visa before the expiry of the validity of the visa currently held. However, the validity of the new visa must complement the current visa, i.e. a person cannot hold two uniform visas valid for the same period in time"... is the regulation, hope that helps. Legal basis: Visa Code, Article 9(1) – Gayot Fow May 24 '17 at 23:59
  • @PatriciaShanahan I will reopen with my hammer if, after reading the question/comments, you feel that it is justified, just shout. – Gayot Fow May 25 '17 at 00:00
  • @GayotFow Should this be treated as one trip or three? For example, suppose the tourism phase did have a primary objective. Should the OP apply to that country? Or should the OP apply to the country of first entry, because there is no other primary country for the first entry-exit pair? – Patricia Shanahan May 25 '17 at 00:19
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    @PatriciaShanahan It is a single visit all covered by an MEV. The OP should apply to the German consulate based on what has been provided. – Gayot Fow May 25 '17 at 00:56
  • @PatriciaShanahan Made question much clearer, sorry for the confusion. Please, vote reopen. – mzu May 31 '17 at 04:58
  • @GayotFow. The question was edited for clarity. Please, vote reopen – mzu May 31 '17 at 04:58

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