Questions about Schengen Visa

Which country should I apply for Schengen tourist visa to get it done at the earliest? I am planning to go to Netherlands and Sweden on 25th oct i.e. 2 months from today.

Hello helpful grapevine community folks 🙂 Need your inputs. I am planning to visit Sweden. Does anyone have an idea how long does it take to get Schengen visa? Also, any idea on when is the best time to go to Sweden. My friends are there in Sweden but I just want some insights / ideas from the Grapevine community. Thanks in advance 🙂

I'm a self employed software engineer working as a remote contractor for a Berlin based German company. My employer is organizing a company-wide meet for 4 days in April. I also need to visit there. I've got a few queries. 1. Which VISA should I apply for, Business, Tourist or any other? 2. I also intend to stay there for 4 more days apart from 4 days of my official visit (total 8 days) to explore the country. If it's going to be a business VISA, can I also travel using my business visa as a tourist to other places in Germany? 3. If I want to stay there a bit longer as a tourist to explore the city and the country, will I need the invite with the extended dates or can I have the invite with the official dates, book departure flight of 4 days later and can stay 4 more days as a tourist to learn more about the city? 4. If I am provided with the lodgings accommodations for the 4 days from company's end, will I need to pre-book my lodgings accommodations for the rest of the 4 days before applying for the VISA? Thanks for sharing your expertise and experience.

After a shit ton of paper work got my Schengen last week. Planning to visit europe in July and work from there for two weeks. Looking for some useful tips and also would love to meet folks who are in similar bandwagon like me.

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