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So even if I decide to have two trips, I will have to apply for only one visa?
– mintay
Commented Mar 9, 2023 at 21:05
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Note that it’s not necessarily the country where one stays the longest, but the one which is the “main destination of the visit(s) in terms of the length or purpose of stay”. So even if you stay both in France and Greece less time than in some other country you’ll just visit for tourism, you can still pick one of those, and if one event is more important then the other you can pick that one if you can justify it’s “the main destination”. However preprocessors like VFS tend to ignore the rule and stick to the longest stay, so it’s easier if that is the case.
– jcaron
Commented Mar 9, 2023 at 22:29
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Also remember that if you transit via a non-Schengen country on your way between Schengen countries (even for an airside transit), you will need two entries for that trip.
– jcaron
Commented Mar 9, 2023 at 22:33
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(+1) @mintay Your link points to the original version of the Schengen Visa Code, Mark's text has been added later. You can find it in the current consolidated version. You can even see all intermediate versions if you care to find out when it was amended.
– Relaxed
Commented Mar 10, 2023 at 8:34
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It was probably changed to address scenarios like yours, as a strict reading of the original rules could result in requiring you to use a single-entry visa for your first trip, return to your place of residence, and then apply for a second visa. This is obviously not realistic in 10 days but the consulate from the first country had neither a clear legal basis nor a requirement to consider your second visit in their decision. Now they do.
– Relaxed
Commented Mar 10, 2023 at 8:38

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