Can airlines deny boarding if my port of entry is different than the country which issued the Schengen visa?

5/20/2015 6:26:13 PM

The airline was incorrect to deny boarding. In fact, there is no "longest stay" option. The rules do not give you a choice. Rather, the rule specifies that you must get your visa from the country of longest stay if there is a country of longest stay. The "or country of first entry" part of the rule comes into play only if there is no obvious country of longest stay.

Since your itinerary actually required you under Schengen rules to have a visa from Italy, the airline was certainly incorrect to deny boarding.

You might want to post another question to ask what rights you have as a passenger on an EU-bound flight.

Here is the document that you would have found had you tried to apply for a visa from France:

http://www.ambafrance-in.org/-General-Presentaion-on-Schengen,1956-

On page two, you will find the answer to the question "WHICH MEMBER STATE IS COMPETENT FOR EXAMINING AND DECIDING ON MY VISA APPLICATION?" I quote:

The Member State competent for examining and deciding on an application for a uniform visa shall be:

(a) the Member State whose territory constitutes the sole destination of the visit(s).

(b) if the visit includes more than one destination, the Member State whose territory constitutes the main destination of the visit(s) in terms of the length or purpose of stay.

(c) if no main destination can be determined, the Member State whose external border the applicant intends to cross first in order to enter the territory of the Member States.

Note that option (c) applies only "if no main destination can be determined."

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