I have been issued an overlapping Schengen Visa, would there be an issue?

2/8/2017 9:00:25 AM

As @HenningMakholm mentions the belief that it’s illegal or impossible to have two overlapping visas is misleading. The Visa Code (EU’s main law on the Schengen area) mentions nothing about overlapping visas. However the Handbook for the processing of visa applications contains the following recommendation:

A holder of a multiple-entry visa may apply for a new visa before the expiry of the validity of
the visa currently held. However, the validity of the new visa must complement the current
visa, i.e. a person cannot hold two uniform visas valid for the same period in time.

Note that the rule is for the consulate, not for the applicant. Hence you cannot be held responsible for the consulate’s mistake in issuing the visa correctly. Seeing that the previous visa has already expired you shouldn’t have any problems at the border.

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