Schengen visa port of entry question
Aug 21, 2012, 6:46 pm
#1
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Join Date: Aug 2012
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Schengen visa port of entry question
I recently received a Schengen visa from the Netherlands. After I enter the Netherlands, is there a time requirement for me to stay in the Netherlands or can I depart the same day for another EU country? Thank you!
Aug 22, 2012, 4:37 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 536
You can depart immediately if you wish, there's no time requirements. However, since your visa is for Netherlands, it must be your main destination, or in other words you have to plan staying in there more time than in any other Schengen country. You may be asked to present some evidence about your plans on arrival.
Aug 22, 2012, 5:45 am
#3
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: UK
Posts: 7,560
You can depart immediately if you wish, there's no time requirements. However, since your visa is for Netherlands, it must be your main destination, or in other words you have to plan staying in there more time than in any other Schengen country. You may be asked to present some evidence about your plans on arrival.
Aug 22, 2012, 8:51 am
#4
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Exile
Posts: 15,670
Once a Schengen visa is issued, there is no longer any restriction on what it may be used for or where it may be used. The territorial presence restriction described in the posts above exists only at the application stage. There is no basis for refusal of entry or questioning of why a Schengen visa issued by one state is being used for entry to another EXCEPT when there is doubt as to the bonafides of the personal circumstances presented at the time of application.