Aside from a multiple-entry visa, which enables you to settle in the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days within 180 days, the validity of your single-entry visa or double-entry visa depends on the government. The government elects the number of days you are allowed to stay in any of the Schengen countries, as well as the first date you are allowed to enter Schengen and the last day that you are allowed to remain.
This is the point where several people get mistaken because they do not understand there is a difference between visa validity and the duration of stay in a visa.
Duration of Stay – is the maximum of days you are allowed to live in the Schengen. The first day you enter Schengen is counted as “Day 1”, even if you enter just a few seconds before midnight. Whereas, the “Last Day” is calculated the day you leave Schengen, even if it is only some minutes after night.
Visa Validity – on the other hand, is the period from which to which you can use your visa to enter and visit in the Schengen Area.
Example: the duration of stay in your visa is 10 days, whereas the efficacy of your visa is from 1 January to 20 January. In this case, you can enter the Schengen Zone anytime in this period. You can enter i.e. on 3 January and leave on 12 January. On the other hand, if you enter on 15 January, you will still have to leave on 20 January, despite of not having spent the number of days you were permitted to stay.
On the other case, if you have a double-entry visa, with a visa valid from January 1 to March 1, and duration of stay of 10 days, then you can enter the Schengen Area twice within this period. You are still not allowed to remain more than 10 days during both trips. If during the first trip you stay for 7 days, then on the second trip you can stay for three days at most. If you make just one trip and spend 10 days in any of the member states, then you have no claim to enter the country despite the fact that your visa is still legitimate.
As per a multiple-entry visa, if i.e. you have a three-year multiple-entry visa, which becomes valid on January 15, 2018, then you will be permitted to access and leave the Schengen whenever you want until January 15, 2021. You should not ignore that there is a rule of 90 days limit per each 180 day period.
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EU Visa types
EU offers a lot of opportunities to immigrate giving different types of visa.
It is possible to immigrate to EU with Single-entry visa, Double-entry visa, Multiple-entry visa, Limited territorial validity visa and National Visa and more.
In this article, we will go through the most common visa types that immigrants choose.
Single-entry visa
A single-entry visa allows an immigrant to enter the Schengen Area only once, within the given period.
Double-entry visa
A double-entry visa allows an immigrant to enter the Schengen Area only twice, within the given period.
Multiple-entry visa
A multiple-entry visa allows an immigrant to enter the Schengen Area as many times as immigrant wants, following the 90/180 rule. Multiple-entry visa period is as followed: 1 year 3 years or 5 years.
Limited territorial validity visa
Limited territorial validity visa allows an immigrant to travel only in the Schengen State that has issued the visa.
National Visa
A national visa is granted to the immigrants who are willing to work, study or permanently reside in one of the Schengen countries.
90/180 Schengen Visa Rule
Another point where most multiple-entry Schengen visa holders get confused, as well as the nationals of the countries that are permitted to enter Schengen visa-free. Most people think that the 180-day period starts on the day you visa becomes valid, which is not true.
180-day period keeps rolling. Anytime you wish to enter the Schengen, you just have to count backwards the last 180 days, and see if you have been present in the Schengen for more than 90 days throughout that period.
Check the Schengen visa calculator to calculate the remaining number of days that you can stay in the Schengen zone.
It is possible to immigrate to EU with Single-entry visa, Double-entry visa, Multiple-entry visa, Limited territorial validity visa and National Visa and more.
In this article, we will go through the most common visa types that immigrants choose.
Single-entry visa
A single-entry visa allows an immigrant to enter the Schengen Area only once, within the given period.
Double-entry visa
A double-entry visa allows an immigrant to enter the Schengen Area only twice, within the given period.
Multiple-entry visa
A multiple-entry visa allows an immigrant to enter the Schengen Area as many times as immigrant wants, following the 90/180 rule. Multiple-entry visa period is as followed: 1 year 3 years or 5 years.
Limited territorial validity visa
Limited territorial validity visa allows an immigrant to travel only in the Schengen State that has issued the visa.
National Visa
A national visa is granted to the immigrants who are willing to work, study or permanently reside in one of the Schengen countries.
90/180 Schengen Visa Rule
Another point where most multiple-entry Schengen visa holders get confused, as well as the nationals of the countries that are permitted to enter Schengen visa-free. Most people think that the 180-day period starts on the day you visa becomes valid, which is not true.
180-day period keeps rolling. Anytime you wish to enter the Schengen, you just have to count backwards the last 180 days, and see if you have been present in the Schengen for more than 90 days throughout that period.
Check the Schengen visa calculator to calculate the remaining number of days that you can stay in the Schengen zone.
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