I'm a simple emigrant and I'll tell you what's wrong with Schengen visas

Perhaps you’ve seen it; there are photos circulating on the Internet of a European visa that looks like the one in the photo. It says that the person has obtained a Schengen visa, while entry to all the countries in parentheses is prohibited. If you, like me, have wondered how this is even possible and whether it violates the very principle of the European Union and the Schengen Agreement, this post is for you. In this particular example, everything is very simple — a girl obtained the visa in a five-year passport, and the countries in parentheses recognize only biometric passports. But there are cases when this can happen even to a biometric passport holder. To understand, I called the European Commission directly — the EU’s main executive body. There, judging by the reaction, they hadn’t heard of such news from me before. But they explained that some countries require consultations with them when considering applications. And if they oppose it, the country of application can still issue a visa, but then it is obliged to introduce territorial restrictions. In this case the visa would be valid only in certain Schengen countries. These and other rules for issuing restricted visas have existed since the very beginning of Schengen; only a few people knew about them. Just in case, I’ll remind you that although Europe formally has no borders, I strongly do not recommend violating such a visa and entering by land—for example, from Italy to France. Have you had unusual situations when applying for any visa? #useful #Ordnung