Originally Posted by WHBM
But it's a general rule with visas, the more they see you have been acting properly in the past the more they will be more liberal with you now.
Not the Germans of late. A colleague of mine just applied for a multiple entry 1-yr Schengen from the Germans. He is a former diplomat, visits the EU 5-10 times/year, holds a US Green Card, owns considerable assets and property and was traveling on a Government sponsored trip - they gave him a single entry valid for 30 days since he was only showing a single trip confirmed.