Traveling to Finland from The U.k With a spanishSchengenvisa

jasin005 · Post by **jasin005** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:38 pm

I have a Spanish schengen visa, knowing that I am now In Spain and I will go soon to the UK, I'm planing to go to the UK and then go to Finland, Does a multiple entry visa allows me to go from the uk to finland knowing that I'm not going to finland through spain.

I have been told that In order to be able to enter to Finland I have to go from Spain directly (through the schengen area) to Finland.
I heard that going from Spain=========)to the uk then)===========) to Finland might be a little bit illegal I'm I able to go from the Spain========)London=====)Finland with my schengen visa? I'm just worried about the Finnish customs, they might say that I have to be in the schengen territory in order to enter Finland with my Schengen visa

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Oombongo · Post by **Oombongo** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:57 pm

Are you sure that UK is in Schengen zone? Because information says that UK and Ireland are out of it.

jasin005 · Post by **jasin005** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:03 pm

I already have a U.k visa as well

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:28 pm

Schengen visa is supposed to be applied for the country that is your main destination in the Schengen zone, or if that designation is too difficult to make the first country you enter on Schengen zone. You're apparently entering (first time) in Spain and possibly(?) also staying there most of the time, so I don't think there should be problem.

(No, I do not work in the border guard)

jasin005 · Post by **jasin005** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:39 pm

I don't know yet, But there is a possibility that I might stay in Finland more time then spain
Is that a problem?

Kutittaa · Post by **Kutittaa** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:02 am

When I tried to go to Finland this time, my flight was Australia > Singapore > UK > Finland.
That didn't work due to weather conditions at Heathrow in London. So I ended up going Australia > Singapore > UK > Sweden > Finland.

My passport was stamped in Sweden and I simply walked out of the airport in Helsinki.

Also there is no such thing as 'a little bit illegal'. It's either illegal or legal.

jasin005 · Post by **jasin005** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:52 pm

I am not an Aussie, I have a Moroccan passport and you definitely know How it feels like to be a Moroccan man trying to cross the European Borders.
The scrutinizing, the double check......etc

jasin005 · Post by **jasin005** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:53 pm

So Me traveling is not like you traveling abroad!

rinso · Post by **rinso** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:56 pm

jasin005 wrote:I don't know yet, But there is a possibility that I might stay in Finland more time then spain
Is that a problem?
I have a Moroccan passport

Than indeed you can expect some critical questions.
But when you can show a return ticket it shouldn't be a problem

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:15 pm

Its worth 90 days within the Schengen, but that 90 days starts when you enter Schengen - if you go to the UK in between, you need to check if you got a multiple entry one...

jasin005 · Post by **jasin005** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:07 pm

BUT If I only have a single Entry schengen visa
I'm I able to fly from a a schnegen country to another schnegen country?
( Flying in the schengen area)
is flying from a schengen country to another is counted as another entry?

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:33 pm

jasin005 wrote: I'm I able to fly from a a schnegen country to another schnegen country?

Yes. You will not go through any border checkpoint. Quite possibly you will not even show your passport to anybody, even airline staff (though you should of course have it with you.

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 2:33 am

If you fly to UK directly... if you land first in Spain, (thats Schengen) you use the Schengen visa, so its used, that entry of yours, so you can "leave Schengen" and go to UK, but you cannot go into Spain or Finland as you already entered the Schengen that one time...

Kutittaa · Post by **Kutittaa** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:27 pm

Funny. I had to show my passport everywhere all the way through the schengen area... from The Netherlands to Finland I had to show. From Heathrow to Finland I had to show. From Sweden to Finland I had to show. From Singapore to Finland I had to show. In fact, I don't think I've ever gone outside of any borders without having to show someone my passport for some reason. I thought that was the norm. I understand though that one should be allowed to travel without the S.E. though without having to do so, but I sure had to show mine all the time.

Logic · Post by **Logic** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 7:47 pm

There's a difference between airline checking your identity and official passport control

The Netherlands to Finland

No passport control

From Heathrow to Finland

Passport control

From Sweden to Finland

No passport control

From Singapore to Finland

Passport control

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