Schengen Visa from Lahore

The rule has two parts, in order. Apply to the country where you will spend the most nights. If the nights are evenly split, apply to the country you enter first.

This is not a preference. Consulates check the itinerary against the rule, and a file lodged at the wrong one is rejected on that basis alone — fee included.

For most Schengen consulates in Pakistan, the appointment calendar is the bottleneck, not the paperwork. Slots open in batches and disappear in hours, and summer is worse than the rest of the year combined.

The file therefore has to be finished before the calendar opens, not after a slot is secured. That inversion is most of what we add on this route.

• Work out the correct consulate from your real itinerary
• Hold a completed file ready for the moment slots open
• Travel medical insurance meeting the thirty-thousand-euro requirement
• Hotel and flight documentation consistent with the dates applied for
• Cover letter, finances and the evidence of return

Both are common choices from Pakistan, and both have their own quirks in how files are presented and where they are lodged. We keep separate notes on each: see Italy and Spain.