Schengen Rules Anybody Know the Answer to this?

[Negita43]

A Schengen Visa Valid for 1 year with multiple entry issued by Spain.

Visa holder visits Spain and leaves Spain to a Non Schengen country -  some months later (still within validity of Visa) holder wants to enter a different Schengen country - Clearly the holder has entered Schegen area previously at the "first point of entry" but does leaving the Schengen area mean they must re-enter again via Spain?

 

 

Edited February 4, 2023 by Negita43

[theoldgit]

The person can enter any other country within the validity of the Schengen visa, without needing to enter the issuing Member State first.

 

With a Schengen Visa issued by The Netherlands my wife subsequently travelled to Iceland and Italy, and with a visa issued by Denmark subesquently entered Austria, both without travelling to the country that issued the visa.

[theoldgit]

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