16/08/2019
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO READ A SCHENGEN VISA STICKER?
INSTRUCTIONS TO UNDERSTAND THE SCHENGEN VISA IN A STEP-WISE PROCEDURE!!!
If you have been granted a Schengen visa, there are several pieces of important information on the visa sticker. The visa sticker information is provided in three languages: English, French, and German.
Countries the Visa Holder is permitted to Enter:
A visa sticker always contains information on the countries that its holder is permitted to visit.
The phrases «VALID FOR», «VALABLE PUR» and «GULTIG FUR» are set before the name of the territory you are permitted to enter with the visa you have obtained.
On the other hand, the letters A, B, CH, CZE, D, DK, E, EST, F, FIN, GR, H, I, IS, LI, L, LT, LVA, M, N, NL, P, PL, S, SK, SVN – are acronyms for the Schengen countries where the visa is valid, and they stand for:
A – Austria GR – Greece H – Hungary
B – Belgium I – Italy IS – Iceland
CH – Switzerland L – Luxembourg LT – Lithuania
CZE – Czech Republic LVA – Latvia M – Malta
D – Germany N – Norway P – Portugal
DK – Denmark NL – Netherlands PL – Poland
E – Spain S – Sweden SK – Slovakia
EST – Estonia SVN – Slovenia FIN – Finland
F – France
Schengen Visa Sticker Validity:
Next to the labels «FROM», «DU» and «VOM» is given the first day you are permitted to enter the Schengen Area, whereas near the labels “UNTIL”, “AU”, and “BIS” is given the last day when you will have to leave the Schengen or the countries in which you are permitted to remain during your stay.
Number of Entries:
The label “NUMBER OF ENTRIES”, “NOMBRE D’ETNREES” and “ANZAHL DER EINREISEN” stands for the number of times a person is permitted to enter the Schengen Area.
Label «MULT» – means that the holder is authorized to enter more than one time in the Schengen Area, as often as they wish, as long as they do not exceed their permitted duration of stay.
Label «1» – means that the holder is authorized to enter only once in the Schengen Area.
Label «2» – means that the holder is authorized to enter twice in the Schengen Area, and so on.
Duration of stay:
Label “DURATION OF STAY”, “DUREE DE SEJOUR” and “DAUER DES AUFENTHALTS” and immediately next to it is the words “DAYS”, “JOURS” and “TAGE” stand for the number of days a person is permitted to remain in the Schengen Zone within the given Schengen visa validity.
Visa Type:
The labels “TYPE OF VISA”, “TYPE DE VISA” and “VISA TYP” stand to tell the type of visa you have obtained which may be:
Label «A» – stands for the visa type A- Airport visa, that does not permit the holder to pass the “international airport zone”.
Label «C» – stands for the visa type C – or short-stay visa, that does not permit the holder to stay more than 3 months in the Schengen Area.
Label «D» – stands for the visa type D – or long-term visa, which permits the holder to stay more than 3 months.
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