Schengen is an agreement which has been signed by the following countries:

Austria	Belgium	Czech Republic
Denmark	Estonia	Finland
France	Germany	Greece
Hungary	Iceland (non-EU Country)	Italy
Latvia	Lithuania	Luxembourg
Malta	Netherlands	Norway (non-EU Country)
Poland	Portugal	Slovakia
Slovenia	Spain	Sweden
Switzerland (non-EU Country)

When applying for a visa for the any of the above countries you must either:

1. Apply to the embassy you are entering first, or
2. If you are going to more than one Schengen country in the same trip you must apply to the embassy for the country you are staying in the longest.

A visa issued by a Schengen participant, does not automatically give you the right to enter any other Schengen state. Check your visa before travelling for exceptions. The participating country/embassy has the right to refuse entry or a visa if they feel that the system is being abused.

Foreign nationals who require a visa in one of the participating countries but are married to a national in the Schengen agreement must apply to the embassy of their spouse's nationality regardless of which state they are visiting.