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      My family recently went on the Baltic Heritage Cruise of Princess Cruises and, at the end of the cruise, toured the UK for five (5) days.   For the entire leg, we were required to obtain multiple-entry UK and Schengen visas.   You may ask whether it would be better to apply first for a UK visa then a Schengen visa or vice versa. There is no fixed rule on this. The only reason why I chose to apply for a Schengen visa first is that our cruise would mostly be cruising on Schengen countries. Moreover, we were issued a Schengen visa two years prior, so I figured that this would work well to our advantage. Below are the steps in applying for a multiple-entry UK visa. I shall discuss in a separate post the steps in getting a multiple-entry Schengen visa. 1.       Book flight and accommodation . I used the comparison sites Skyscanner ( https://www.skyscanner.com.ph/ ) and Kayak ( https://www.kayak.com/ ). Should you wish to...

          For the multiple-entry Schengen visa required for our Baltic cruise, we applied through the Embassy of Belgium. Please note that, in applying for a Schengen visa, you will have to apply in the Schengen country where: (i) you will stay longest, in case you will visit several countries during your trip; or (ii) your first port of entry, if you will be spending equal amounts of time in the Schengen countries you will visit. Below are the steps in applying for a multiple-entry Schengen visa: 1.  Book flight and accommodation . I usually use the comparison sites Skyscanner ( https://www.skyscanner.com.ph/ ) and Kayak ( https://www.kayak.com/ ). Should you wish to reserve your flight first and opt to pay later after approval of your visa, I read somewhere that there are websites offering to hold your booking for a fee. Alternatively, you may also ask a travel agency to reserve a booking for you for visa application purposes for...