I applied for a schengen visa recently. My flight is on March 12 is can i leave 2 days earlier?

Question

i am still currently waiting for my visa.

Answer 1

A Schengen visa is normally valid beginning on the day it was issued (unlike visas for Russia, whose validity begins on the date you said you were arriving) so using it early should not be a problem.  When you receive it, just check the validity dates.

Answer 2

you mean arrive there earlier or leave-exit earlier.arriving there earlier i do not think so! ask when you go pick it up!

Answer 3

if your flight is on the 12th? i doubt that you would be able to change the date of the flight, usually one reserves a seat and a date on a flight, and to change it  will penalize you,

as soon as you get your schengen visa, look what is written on it.

Answer 4

When you apply for a Schengen visa, they give you an entry and exit date (from....until).

If your Visa says you can travel from March 10 to April 10, then you can enter to Europe during those dates and quit on April 10. If you arrive to Europe on March 08 and your visa is valid from March 10, then you can NOT enter to Europe.