Requesting for German Student Visa and France Schengen at the same time?

Question

I have a graduate admission from a German University (starts in October 1st) and at the same time I'm going to participate in a summer school in France (Sep 1st to Sep. 20).

I'm applying for France visa (Schengen) 15 days before applying for German student visa, and at the time of my interview at German embassy, the status of my Schengen visa for France, would NOT be known.

Do you know if I'd face any problems ? I've heard that it's not possible to apply for two consecutive Schengen visas (Is German student Visa, Schengen?).

Thanks a lot!

Answer 1

A German student Visa is not the same as a Schengen visa. You probably need the Schengen Visa for France and the studend visa for Germany as the German student visa is not valid for France.

The German student visa is valid for the length of the study period and a Schengen visa is just valid for 90 days. You should tell both embassies about the other applications but I don't see why that should cause problems, I think the Schengen visa will be just valid until 1st October when your studies start!