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I am a Tunisian citizen and have previously been issued French Schen…

I am a Tunisian citizen and have previously been issued French Schengen business visas twice. My most recent visa was a **6-month multiple-entry (MULT) French Schengen business visa**, which I used correctly. During its validity, I made several trips to France, including three visits to Nantes, and returned to Tunisia after each…

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Possibly yes, but it is not risk-free. A valid MULT Schengen visa is not, by itself, limited to only the purpose of the first trip. The Visa Code expressly provides for multiple-entry visas and requires the holder to meet the entry conditions for each intended stay. However, at the external border, French border authorities can check the purpose…

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I am a Canadian citizen and the sole custodial parent of three minor…

I am a Canadian citizen and the sole custodial parent of three minor children, aged 15, 13 and 11. All three children hold dual Canadian and German citizenship. They were born and raised in Canada. After several visits to Croatia, my children expressed a strong interest in living in Croatia for one…

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Your understanding is partly correct, but there is an important qualification. Your children, as German citizens moving to Croatia, are EU citizens exercising free movement. However, for a stay of more than three months, their EU residence right is not completely unconditional. Under Article 7(1) of Directive 2004/38/EC, an EU citizen who is not working/self-employed can qualify through,…

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While filling the onliine form , i have given my details on the fiel…

While filling the onliine form , i have given my details on the field "Name of the person filling the form instead applicant" but once we downloaded the form there is section:33 , where address of the person filled the application is present and its empty but there was no option for…

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Yes — what you are seeing is normal and can be confusing, because the online visa application system and the final harmonised Schengen application form do not always present the information fields in exactly the same way. What Section 33 means Under the EU harmonised Schengen visa application form, Section 33 is specifically for: “Surname and first name…

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