Hallo, A Schengen visa (or short stay visa) is valid within the whole Schengen space. The following states are part of the Schengen space: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden. This visa allows you to go to these 15 countries. It is issued for a maximum of 90 days per semester.

a) The Transit visa (B): You apply for such a visa if you are travelling from a non-Schengen state to another non-Schengen state, through the territories of one or several Schengen states. In such a situation, you have to hold, at the time you apply, the visa issued by the country of final destination, if needed. This visa is valid for a maximum of 5 days. b) The short stay visa (C) is issued for private, family or business visit in France for a maximum of 90 days. c) The "circulation" visa is a short stay visa valid for several short visits within 1 year. This visa is issued for business purposes to aircrew members and also businessmen or tradesmen having an invitation letter from France or for people having special interests in France.