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I have a Swedish visa issued for 1 year, multiple entries, duration of stay 90 days. I used this visa to stay 82 days in Colombia. Can I use it again to stay in an EU country? It is valid until March 2019.










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    Colombia is a Schengen Area country?

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    @BasilBourque Colombia is of course not a Schengen country, but it offers a visa exemption for people with Schengen visas (among other documents).

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I have a Swedish visa issued for 1 year, multiple entries, duration of stay 90 days. I used this visa to stay 82 days in Colombia. Can I use it again to stay in an EU country? It is valid until March 2019.










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    Colombia is a Schengen Area country?

    – Basil Bourque
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    @BasilBourque Colombia is of course not a Schengen country, but it offers a visa exemption for people with Schengen visas (among other documents).

    – phoog
    Jan 8 at 22:42














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I have a Swedish visa issued for 1 year, multiple entries, duration of stay 90 days. I used this visa to stay 82 days in Colombia. Can I use it again to stay in an EU country? It is valid until March 2019.










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I have a Swedish visa issued for 1 year, multiple entries, duration of stay 90 days. I used this visa to stay 82 days in Colombia. Can I use it again to stay in an EU country? It is valid until March 2019.







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  • 1





    Colombia is a Schengen Area country?

    – Basil Bourque
    Jan 8 at 19:55








  • 1





    @BasilBourque Colombia is of course not a Schengen country, but it offers a visa exemption for people with Schengen visas (among other documents).

    – phoog
    Jan 8 at 22:42














  • 1





    Colombia is a Schengen Area country?

    – Basil Bourque
    Jan 8 at 19:55








  • 1





    @BasilBourque Colombia is of course not a Schengen country, but it offers a visa exemption for people with Schengen visas (among other documents).

    – phoog
    Jan 8 at 22:42








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Colombia is a Schengen Area country?

– Basil Bourque
Jan 8 at 19:55







Colombia is a Schengen Area country?

– Basil Bourque
Jan 8 at 19:55






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@BasilBourque Colombia is of course not a Schengen country, but it offers a visa exemption for people with Schengen visas (among other documents).

– phoog
Jan 8 at 22:42





@BasilBourque Colombia is of course not a Schengen country, but it offers a visa exemption for people with Schengen visas (among other documents).

– phoog
Jan 8 at 22:42










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Yes, you can use the visa to visit the Schengen area or the other EU countries that honor Schengen visas (not the UK or Ireland). The fact that other countries unilaterally offer visa exemptions for those who hold Schengen visas does not affect the use of those visas in the Schengen area.



This assumes that there's no other reason preventing you from using the visa, of course. Such reasons could arise regardless of whether you use the visa for a visa exemption in Colombia.






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  • There are other EU countries as well which are not Schengen.

    – lalala
    Jan 8 at 17:26











  • @lalala yes, but those countries admit Schengen visa holders on the basis of a Schengen visa. I've edited the answer accordingly.

    – phoog
    Jan 8 at 17:39











  • good point! Didnt think of that.

    – lalala
    Jan 8 at 17:40











  • That’s, of course, if the visa holder’s situation has not changed too much, and the details for the stay in the Schengen Area still (at least somewhat) match those that were presented when the visa was requested.

    – jcaron
    Jan 8 at 22:35











  • @jcaron Fair enough, I've edited to clarify.

    – phoog
    Jan 8 at 22:47











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Yes, you can use the visa to visit the Schengen area or the other EU countries that honor Schengen visas (not the UK or Ireland). The fact that other countries unilaterally offer visa exemptions for those who hold Schengen visas does not affect the use of those visas in the Schengen area.



This assumes that there's no other reason preventing you from using the visa, of course. Such reasons could arise regardless of whether you use the visa for a visa exemption in Colombia.






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  • There are other EU countries as well which are not Schengen.

    – lalala
    Jan 8 at 17:26











  • @lalala yes, but those countries admit Schengen visa holders on the basis of a Schengen visa. I've edited the answer accordingly.

    – phoog
    Jan 8 at 17:39











  • good point! Didnt think of that.

    – lalala
    Jan 8 at 17:40











  • That’s, of course, if the visa holder’s situation has not changed too much, and the details for the stay in the Schengen Area still (at least somewhat) match those that were presented when the visa was requested.

    – jcaron
    Jan 8 at 22:35











  • @jcaron Fair enough, I've edited to clarify.

    – phoog
    Jan 8 at 22:47
















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Yes, you can use the visa to visit the Schengen area or the other EU countries that honor Schengen visas (not the UK or Ireland). The fact that other countries unilaterally offer visa exemptions for those who hold Schengen visas does not affect the use of those visas in the Schengen area.



This assumes that there's no other reason preventing you from using the visa, of course. Such reasons could arise regardless of whether you use the visa for a visa exemption in Colombia.






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  • There are other EU countries as well which are not Schengen.

    – lalala
    Jan 8 at 17:26











  • @lalala yes, but those countries admit Schengen visa holders on the basis of a Schengen visa. I've edited the answer accordingly.

    – phoog
    Jan 8 at 17:39











  • good point! Didnt think of that.

    – lalala
    Jan 8 at 17:40











  • That’s, of course, if the visa holder’s situation has not changed too much, and the details for the stay in the Schengen Area still (at least somewhat) match those that were presented when the visa was requested.

    – jcaron
    Jan 8 at 22:35











  • @jcaron Fair enough, I've edited to clarify.

    – phoog
    Jan 8 at 22:47














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Yes, you can use the visa to visit the Schengen area or the other EU countries that honor Schengen visas (not the UK or Ireland). The fact that other countries unilaterally offer visa exemptions for those who hold Schengen visas does not affect the use of those visas in the Schengen area.



This assumes that there's no other reason preventing you from using the visa, of course. Such reasons could arise regardless of whether you use the visa for a visa exemption in Colombia.






share|improve this answer















Yes, you can use the visa to visit the Schengen area or the other EU countries that honor Schengen visas (not the UK or Ireland). The fact that other countries unilaterally offer visa exemptions for those who hold Schengen visas does not affect the use of those visas in the Schengen area.



This assumes that there's no other reason preventing you from using the visa, of course. Such reasons could arise regardless of whether you use the visa for a visa exemption in Colombia.







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  • There are other EU countries as well which are not Schengen.

    – lalala
    Jan 8 at 17:26











  • @lalala yes, but those countries admit Schengen visa holders on the basis of a Schengen visa. I've edited the answer accordingly.

    – phoog
    Jan 8 at 17:39











  • good point! Didnt think of that.

    – lalala
    Jan 8 at 17:40











  • That’s, of course, if the visa holder’s situation has not changed too much, and the details for the stay in the Schengen Area still (at least somewhat) match those that were presented when the visa was requested.

    – jcaron
    Jan 8 at 22:35











  • @jcaron Fair enough, I've edited to clarify.

    – phoog
    Jan 8 at 22:47



















  • There are other EU countries as well which are not Schengen.

    – lalala
    Jan 8 at 17:26











  • @lalala yes, but those countries admit Schengen visa holders on the basis of a Schengen visa. I've edited the answer accordingly.

    – phoog
    Jan 8 at 17:39











  • good point! Didnt think of that.

    – lalala
    Jan 8 at 17:40











  • That’s, of course, if the visa holder’s situation has not changed too much, and the details for the stay in the Schengen Area still (at least somewhat) match those that were presented when the visa was requested.

    – jcaron
    Jan 8 at 22:35











  • @jcaron Fair enough, I've edited to clarify.

    – phoog
    Jan 8 at 22:47

















There are other EU countries as well which are not Schengen.

– lalala
Jan 8 at 17:26





There are other EU countries as well which are not Schengen.

– lalala
Jan 8 at 17:26













@lalala yes, but those countries admit Schengen visa holders on the basis of a Schengen visa. I've edited the answer accordingly.

– phoog
Jan 8 at 17:39





@lalala yes, but those countries admit Schengen visa holders on the basis of a Schengen visa. I've edited the answer accordingly.

– phoog
Jan 8 at 17:39













good point! Didnt think of that.

– lalala
Jan 8 at 17:40





good point! Didnt think of that.

– lalala
Jan 8 at 17:40













That’s, of course, if the visa holder’s situation has not changed too much, and the details for the stay in the Schengen Area still (at least somewhat) match those that were presented when the visa was requested.

– jcaron
Jan 8 at 22:35





That’s, of course, if the visa holder’s situation has not changed too much, and the details for the stay in the Schengen Area still (at least somewhat) match those that were presented when the visa was requested.

– jcaron
Jan 8 at 22:35













@jcaron Fair enough, I've edited to clarify.

– phoog
Jan 8 at 22:47





@jcaron Fair enough, I've edited to clarify.

– phoog
Jan 8 at 22:47


















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