What is a Schengen visa?

A Schengen visa is meant for short live in or transit through the Schengen region of a duration of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period. A visa give by one Schengen state is legal for travelling in any Schengen state, but you want to apply for the visa from the country of your central destination. If you're traveling to many Schengen states, none of which can be your main destination, you would like to use for the visa from the country that you simply will enter first.

Schengen member states are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein,Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

A visa is granted as long as you plan to go away the Schengen area before the visa finish. In addition, you want to have adequate means of subsistence for the period of the stay and present the relevant supporting documents. A Schengen visa doesn't automatically authorize its holder to enter the Schengen area.