The rule of the first entry into Schengen: new rules of the Schengen visa

17.04.2021

Everyone who at least once visited Europe wants to return there again and again, to see the beauty and delights of the ancient cities, plunge into the history and culture of each European city. As we know, almost all countries that are part of the European Union are members of the Schengen Agreement, respectively, they are united by not only a visa-free regime, but also the Visa Code, according to which foreign citizens are applied.

Those who often travel know that almost every year there are some changes in the Code, new visa regulations entry into the territory of the Schengen zone are introduced. And citizens who rarely travel or have never had a Schengen visa, are unlikely to know about the rules of October 18, 2013, as well as about innovations adopted in 2014 and existing on January 29, 2017. In addition, there are other requirements, like, "rule of the main country" or an informal "rule of the first entry into Schengen." So, consider everything in order.

Changes in the Code of 2013

According to the innovations of October 18, the principle of counting the days of staying on the territory of the Schengen zone was changed. Thus, if, before the adoption of these rules, the tourist could stay with a Schengen visa in the country of 90 days for six months. Then after adoption, stays are considered completely different. How? We learn later.

Now the number of days will be considered for the whole year. That is, 90 days are allowed to stay not for half agencies, but throughout the year. For example, if the validity period of the visa is the year from 1.04. 2017 to 04/04/2015, and you are planned three trips for this year, the total number of stay days should not exceed 90 days. If you spent the whole summer in the Schengen zone, and then plan another trip in November-December for skis, it will be impossible. Alas, these are new rules!

Counting days is made even by that Schengen visa, the period of which ended, if it belongs to the current year.

This affects not only on those who spend a lot of time abroad and need constant counting days, but also on those who are rarely traveling, because they will also have to defend all the queues when passing passport control, because it is a rather long and scrupulous procedure.

In an uncomfortable position from these changes turns out to be airlines. Why? Everything is simple, now the airline must return tourists to their homeland at its own expense in the case if it is located on the territory of the visa country illegally or not having the right. Accordingly, all checks are now carried out much longer, because you need to check all the stamps set by customs officers, and they are not always clearly visible, etc. These are the introductions of October 18, 2013.

Innovations 2017.

For all those who wish to visit the Schengen zone, now acting new rules, according to which each traveler should leave fingerprints at the entrance. This specifically creates a single register of fingerprints. They will be valid for only five years, after which it will be necessary to repeat. As for the biometric passport, it will be necessary for it to be made separately.

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When you first fill in the questionnaire to create biometric data and entering into a single visa registry (VIS), the applicant must come personally, subsequent appeals can be made online. The use of biometric data will be protected from unauthorized access and from unlawful use. In addition, such a data processing system will allow you to control, and not allow for unreasonable failures to obtain a visa.

From April 1, 2017, it will be necessary to hand over prints of all 10 fingers. What provokes a sharp decrease in the number of travelers to Europe.

Despite such, it would seem pessimistic changes, there are positive shifts. Now the countries of the Schengen Agreement will be able to issue visas for a short period of time - 15 days - on major sports or cultural events. But these visas will act only in the country where the event will be held.

These changes will be entered gradually, connecting to the system all countries in the order of queue, each country will be informed in advance about the connection date.

Traditional rules

There are also already established rules of Shengen, which must adhere to all owners of Schengen visas. So there is a rule of the "main country", many mistakenly consider it a mandatory "first entry" rule, which is far from that. Consider compulsory requirements in obtaining a Schengen visa

The first visa regulations: if the applicant wants to visit several countries during the trip, then he needs to issue a visa through the consulate of the country that is the main one. What does it mean? The main is the country, the time of stay in which it takes the maximum share in your journey. If for some reason it is not possible to determine the main country, then we appeal to the consulate of the state where we fall at the first entrance. In this case, you need to submit documents that confirm your stay in each of the countries, or you can register them in the invitation.
Mandatory during the trip there is a traveler of all documents that confirm his visit: a goal, a way of movement, cash.

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There is a huge probably guest that if you make a visa through the consulate of a country that is not the main one, then you may not be put into the country of primary purpose.

As for the first entrance, then you need to be extremely careful. Despite the fact that the rule is informal, much less complaints occurs if the main mill, a country, the consulate of which issued a visa, and the first, where you drove is the same state. If it happened that you had to enter on the other hand, then save all checks, tickets, documents from the hotel, in order to confirm the correctness of the use of a visa.
If you get a new visa at the time of the previous action, the new consulate is entitled to request the previous visa in the consulate, which it issued it or canceled independently by appointment from the traveler.
Schengen visas can be used as a transit document through other Schengen countries in order to get to the destination country.

So we disassemble the main visa rules of entry and stay in the Schengen zone, adhering to which you can have a great trip, rest, business trip and other events.