Address discrepancy between Schengen application and Indian passport

Schengen Visas
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Has anyone from Mumbai living abroad used a non-passport address on their Schengen application?

  • Reliability: Does the consulate actually cross-reference the “Current Home Address” on the form with the permanent address printed on the back of an Indian passport?
  • Friction: Are there specific pain points where this mismatch flags the application for “Review” or gets it rejected for “inconsistent data”?
    Would love to hear real experiences before submitting my application.
2

Realizing this is not about a simple preference but a legal procedural requirement…

3

I was subjected to a similar scrutiny regarding my documentation last year.

4

Has anyone specifically used a temporary corporate housing address for this section?

5

@Shrey_Periwal

Your current home address does not have to match the address printed on your passport, and embassies do not cross-check or verify these two against each other; this does not cause rejection or extra review, because what they really care about is that your passport details, travel dates, hotel bookings, flight information, and other submitted documents all match and are consistent.

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Yes — this is very common and generally fine. Schengen consulates do not require your current address to match the Indian passport address. They understand people live abroad, relocate, or keep a permanent address in India.

They don’t cross-reference it in a “gotcha” way. What matters is that your current address is truthful and supported by documents like your residence permit, lease, utility bill, or employer letter.

Where people run into friction is when the address looks unsupported or inconsistent across documents, not because it’s different from the passport. As long as everything lines up and you’re applying through the correct consulate based on residence, this alone won’t trigger review or rejection.