Hi I do a lot of travel in Europe for business, usually 1 or 2 nights away. I am applying for a D7 visa and wonder if the following idea might be possible. I am trying to hold on to as many Schengen days as I can to allow me to keep travelling until I receive the residence permit. The dates below are all notional, based on what seems to be delivery times in Portugal.
1st March - D7 visa appointment
1st May - visa approved
15th July - Travel to Portugal
22nd July - return to the UK
22nd August - return to Portugal
31st August - SEF appointment
If residence is approved at the SEF appointment is it possible to travel in the Schengen area using the document that is given to you at this appointment?
I may be worrying about nothing. This would probably only be an issue if the SEF appointment came in really late (eg If I were to move to Portugal on 15th July and the SEF appointment was after mid-October this would make it impossible to travel in the Schengen area - 90 day limit)
Thanks for your help with this.
Peter
