Hi,
I am looking to apply in London for a short stay visa for mulitple business trips to France and Germany. I can get a business invitation letter from either my French or German business partners as I will spend an equally long time in each of these countries. I have a 5-yr permit in the UK, so ideally a visa valid for a few years would be very helpful to minimise hassle of renewing it all the time.
Is there one consulate where I am likely to have a Schengen visa with a longer validity than the other (I had the impression that French and Finnish consulates were those offering the longest validity a few years ago, I had 4 x 1-yr circulation visa as a student from France in the past years, and visited France very frequently)
Thanks,