What does Schengen visa mean? Can I go to any Schengen country with a Schengen visa?

Schengen visa refers to the visa issued according to the Schengen agreement. The agreement was named after it was signed in Schengen, Luxembourg, and stipulated the single visa policy for member countries.

According to this agreement, any visa issued by Schengen member countries is also considered valid in all other member countries, and no visa application is required. The country that implements this agreement is the so-called "Schengen country".

With a Schengen visa, you can go to any Schengen country. At present, there are 25 countries that have officially implemented the Schengen Agreement:

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

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If you only go to a specific Schengen country (meaning that you can only provide proof that you have been to that country when applying for a visa), you must apply for a visa from an overseas institution in this country; If you want to stay in more than one Schengen country, in principle, you must apply for a visa in embassies and consulates in China, the country with the longest stay (the main stay country) according to the submitted itinerary; If you can't determine the main country of stay, you can apply for a visa for the first country of entry.

According to general experience, it is very important to apply for a visa from the country with the longest stay, otherwise it is likely that the embassy or consulate will directly refuse to accept the application.

There are several ways to apply for a Schengen visa:

(1), only to a certain member country, you have to apply for a visa for that country, that is, a "country visa". The "country visa" can only be valid in and out of the issuing country, and it is not allowed to enter the issuing country from other Schengen countries, otherwise you should apply for a "Schengen visa". The number of days of stay on the visa is only valid within the validity period of the visa;

(2) When transiting a member country or several member countries to another member country, they should apply for a visa from another member country (country of entry);

(3) When going to several member countries, you should apply for a visa to visit the member country or the member country with the longest stay. If you can't determine the main country to visit, apply for a visa for the first country to visit.

(4) Those who go to overseas territories or trust places of France, the Netherlands, Portugal and other countries, as well as the Faroe Islands and Greenland in Denmark, should still apply for visas from the host countries; If you want to go to the Faroe Islands and Greenland, you must also apply for a consent form when applying for a Schengen visa or a Danish national visa. Please indicate it on the visa.

(5) When visiting or visiting several Schengen countries, you need to fill in the itinerary, that is, the details of the countries and routes visited and the schedule of stay, and provide invitations to visit the countries.

To apply for a visa from any country, use the visa application form of that country. If necessary, the receiving country may request additional materials. Schengen countries sometimes issue their own visas and can only go to this country, but not to other Schengen countries; The number of days of stay on the visa is only valid within the validity period of the visa;

(6) Long-term visas exceeding 90 days are still examined and issued by the host country. Persons who have already held a long-term residence permit in a member country can freely enter any member country without a visa with valid international travel documents, and the stay period shall not exceed 3 months;

(7) A valid "Schengen visa" with only one entry can only travel in Schengen countries within the validity period, and cannot transfer to non-Schengen countries and then return to Schengen countries;

(8) The Schengen Agreement does not specify visa-free agreements for permanent diplomats, public servants and short-term official and diplomatic passports, which shall be handled by countries themselves.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-Schengen visa