I have a circulation visa(valid till march 2020) issued by French Embassy valid from march 2017. In my application I mentioned I will be visiting France(from London) for 4 days in mid April (which I will be), but due to some Official training I have to visit Greece(from London) for first two weeks of April, come back to London and then travel to France(as per the dates mentioned in my visa application), can I do so ? In a nutshell can I enter Greece on a schengen visa issued by France, which was earlier not the plan? Does it impact my entry at Greece or France?
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Going to Greece first is allowed in and of itself, but you're supposed to get a visa from the country where you plan to spend most of the time. Not doing so can theoretically get you banned from Schengen for visa fraud.
In practice, it's unlikely the Greeks will even bat an eyelid - they'll probably just ask the usual questions about where you're going, for how long and for what purpose.
To err on the side of caution, though, bring as much paperwork as you can proving that the need to travel to Greece before France emerged after you were issued the visa. That's it!
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