What is the longest Schengen tourist visa?

1. The maximum validity period of Schengen visa is 90 days (a few qualified people can issue the validity period of 1 -5 years). Schengen visas issued by different Schengen countries have different validity periods. Usually, the validity of a visa is given according to the travel time applied by the applicant. Among them, transit visas are generally one or two times, and multiple transit visas can be issued under special circumstances. Each transit time is generally 3 days and the longest is 5 days.

2. The validity period of Schengen visas is 90 days at most (a few qualified people can issue them with the validity period of 1 -5 years), and the validity period of Schengen visas issued by different Schengen countries is different. Usually, the validity of a visa is given according to the travel time applied by the applicant. Among them, transit visas are generally one or two times, and multiple transit visas can be issued under special circumstances. Each transit time is generally 3 days and the longest is 5 days. The visa officer usually grants the validity period and stay period of the visa according to the time when the applicant applies.

3. If you only go to a specific Schengen country (meaning that you can only provide proof of having been to that country when applying for a visa), you must apply for a visa at 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.

legal ground

Article 17 of the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Administration of Exit and Entry of Citizens.

The passport of the People's Republic of China is valid for 5 years and can be extended twice, each time not exceeding 5 years. The application for extension should be made before the passport expires.

In foreign countries, passport extension shall be handled by China's diplomatic representative offices, consular offices or other overseas offices authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The extension of passports of China citizens who have settled in China shall be handled by the public security departments (bureaus) of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government and the exit-entry administrative departments of public security organs authorized by them; The extension of passports of citizens living in China before leaving the country shall be handled by the exit-entry administration department of the public security organ at the place where the original documents are issued or where the household registration is located.