What is the "MULT" means? How can I use this visa for more than 2 entries to Schengen area?

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Number of entries and duration of stay are entirely separate. Leaving and entering does not open any right to stay longer but the 90 days need not be spent in one go, except if you have a single-entry visa.

With a one-year multiple-entry visa it is indeed impossible to stay more than six months or so in total but you can enter and leave as many times as you want. So you could enter, stay a few days, leave for a week, come back, etc. as long as the total stay in the last 180 days never reaches 90 days. That would not be possible with a single-entry visa, even one that is valid for a few months and has a maximum stay of 90 days.

In your case, if you spent 70 days in the Schengen area and went back to your country of residence, you have 20 days left. If you reenter after two weeks, you can still spend those 20 days in the Schengen area. But you do not get another 90 days immediately, that's how the 180-day rules matter.

You can find more info about the duration of stay rule in How does the Schengen 90/180 rule work? and links to a calculator at How to calculate stays against 90/180 visa rules?

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