I also need to get a new passport (either in Madrid or in NY) within the next month or so. Ouch, Latvia is pretty strict. At least according to what the US Consulate in Warsaw is saying. You might need to go back to Turkey to apply for a C type visa. After I read your post I really scared of it. Hello there! I have a visa that says I can stay till 16 Aug . , Hi Lindsey I have a question. It is not legal advice but is provided freely to enable you to be properly informed. Torry, thank you SO much for writing this comment. The overstay will not be looked at because you will now be exiting and entering on your latest visa, which is your Swedish residence card (you must show this to border control if you cross them). A Concerned Parent!! And thank again for this article and your responses- after googling schengen overstays for hours an hours, this has *definitely* been the most helpful site.. Thanks for writing in to me Legally, yes you can. So it seems that if you were granted and entered on a working holiday visa (not a tourist visa) then you are allowed 90/180 days in Spain & then you might need to leave schengen and re-enter on your tourist visa (which Kiwis dont apply for, it just comes with the territory). Now that they got her signature in couple of documents ( not sure which one) and let her board, I need to know if I will get a fine being a sponsor as they did not ask her to pay anything. If my Slovakian citizenship is made official before my 90 day Canadian tourist limit is up, am I allowed to legally stay in Spain for longer than that 90 day limit? Im only here on a tourist visa. Please I would like to know if paying a fine means I can get a schengen visa when ever I want to go to Schengen again or does that mean I have been banned from entering Schengen countries? WOW. However my Passport will expire on Feb 2020, I am planning to visit Europe again this coming July 2019 for 15 days and will visit again on Nov 2019 for 15 days before my visa gets expired. Can I fly domestically while waiting for adjustment of status? I did not know I overstayed and was really scared. I visited Germany on business visa. I was about to leave France and go back to work in the Usa. I was not stopped or questioned when I exited after overstaying 2 days, but any math done will show a previous overstay during a 180 day period. Will I be charged a crime? If you overstay for a medical extension and you are not medically sick anymore, I am not sure why you would choose to stay longer. Also, when you say that the Schengen countries do share info does this include if we are needing to fly? Id like to ask also, when I have just arrived to Italy, we had a big quarrel with my bf, and my Italian visa was canceled. we never come to germany and want to spend time with my family. 4) any other options you can think of that won't involve crazy schemes like taking a boat to Albania? So entering one and leaving another in a tip if you wind up in this issue. Hi Lindsey, Heey The company dropped the ball on my moms and now she has overstayed her visa by 48 days (through no fault of her own). By this time I had stayed 4 months. Hey Lindsey! Neo-authoritarianism isnt only real, its trendy. Any advice? he decided to go back to his country. Hi Lindsey! My goal was always to figure out a legal way to live in the countries I loved that is why I now help people find alternative LEGAL routes to live in Europe. . I need your advice. (Im also eligible for a German passport because I was born in Germany to a German parent, but havent applied yet). (Many people are waiting 1 year sometime without leaving!). My flight to Greece is on the 15th of this month and my return flight to Barcelona is on the 21st. If we ( all us western countries) had no regulations there would be some pretty dire consequences when you think of people who would simply be immigrating here and there as they wished.. with no proof of support.. and having the place they land in having to take care of them. I've heard they can be pitiless, especially in Germany. All the best! You should get one, dear! My husband was on a B1, which allows 6 months to stay and left after 3 months, and returned about 1 month later, and they detained him at the airport for 2 hours asking why he came backand he was legally allowed to do so. appreciate you helping all of us overstayers! I thought that then I would be able to obtain my Irish passport and use it to return to the U.S. And Will I still be able to marry in germany without any challenge? As I mentioned, your D visa will be for whatever validity they give you longer than 90 daysfor Poland only. I left the area on the 4th of July! Good luck! Hi Bailey, thanks for writing in! Im a US citizen living in Germany as an Au Pair. Anyway, without taking much ado Lindsey! Should I cancel trip? Im super paranoid about this stuff because Ive been refused entry to the UK before, so I actually both called immigration at the airport in Reykjavik and emailed like official immigration in Iceland. The surveys results also reveal respondents growing attachment to the EU since 2016 in most member states. Happy to provide some info! Happy travels! So, basically he has overstayed for a week and then he applied (which i tried to ask around and found, one is not elligible to apply for the extension if he/she runs out their validity). When exiting the airport, they might give a ban or a finehowever, the most common cases are they will not say anything when you leave, but if you ever want to return, they could deny a future visa based on overstaying in the past. In Germany, a fine of up to 3,000 is possible while in Spain it can range from 500 to 10,000. Thanks for your service to the red, white & blue! Thanks for this lovely blog full great information. Ive overstayed my Schengen by many months. Only then would they resubmit my application and allow me to re-enter to defend my dissertation. If you are currently in Spain, you should direct queries on possible extensions to your length of stay to your local extranjera office, details of which can be found hereor by calling 060. So if you fly to another Schengen country from Greece, your passport wont be checked by border police. BUT that doesnt mean you have the right to work in Spain. And my situation is different I believe, or is it? Your work should be able to help with that next time you can enter legally on a work visa. I have my own family now and I would like to go back there with my family for a 3 weeks vacation. I have a situation that Im looking for a little bit of insight on. I just got a job and dont want to have to decline it! Please visit the help centre for more information. And he told me that i can enter all schengin area whenever i want except poland after 6 month !! As far as I know, EU citizens will absolutly not get punished for hanging out in another EU country. 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You cannot arrive in the EU and then apply for a visa as a way to extend your stay. You might get caught, but its unlikely. I overstayed my student visa in Milan by two days and the man (who had a nasty snarl might I add) pointed it out. Do you think its better to fly to London on my 90 day? Are the rules on overstaying in Bulgaria just the 1200 Euro Max fine or are there more consequences? hoping you have any words of wisdom for me in trying to solve this small thing. It is super beneficial! But travel with caution, because if Finland found out you left, it could be an issue. Hey TJ! Really happy you found my information helpful. I paid the fine and Did he enter your name in a computer? What is the fine for overstaying in Greece? Relevant details: none of my flights to and from France between Iceland have ever involved a passport check on either side at least in the three years Ive been here. Best of luck to you! Thanks for writing in. But we just discovered that Im pregnant and that my 90 days in the EU have come to an end We decided to keep the baby. (Not qutie sure). Its very informative Is my overstay still in the system? I plan to travel back for the holidays and be in Germany on the 4th of November which will have allowed more than 180 days since I arrived there in may. The fact that you overstayed by 1 day (because in their records, it shows the 31st, even if it was by a couple hours). If you did not exceed 90 days, and it is past the 180 day mark, then it resets. If you want more detailed help, you can email me at contact@everyoneinbetween.com (or find it in my contact section). Not really sure how to handle this, i figure you may have run into a similar situation, Hey Mark Have you been in Poland 14 months straight? You didnt mention your country origin, but your proposed travel plans should work just fine if you are on a basic multi-entry Schengen C type visa. Ive been living in Germany for about 18 months. Im a US and a Russian citizen (got 2 passports) and my boyfriend is French. Unfortunately, your wife doesnt really have authority to tell the immigration board when she will or will not leave she has no authority to do so, regardless of if the kids are in school (remember, they are there illegally as well). Its when you exit a Schengen > non-Schengen. On a Student visa I could also never work legally. In July I called and they explained me that unfortunately those 3 months on the visa were to organize my marriage and not an entry limit to Switzerland. Going to save so that I can come back and read more later! I am an American who has overstayed in Hungary, about two years. If all else fails, go elope in Brazil! I have been stopped in Riga airport by officer and asked couple of questions. Although it happens extremely rarely, if your passport is mistakenly not stamped upon exiting an EU country, you can also be penalised. They should have taken this into consideraton. None of us really know what is to happen after all of this, so thank you for letting us know what the US Embassy said in Romania. Hey Lor! Thanks for writing in. It depends where you are from. But i am not sure, if the immigation knows about it. Any suggestions and guidance will be greatly appreciated. If they want a visa extension, this is not just given for touristic purposesbut the extension is actually more for medical purposes (meaning your friend cannot leave hospitals or her bed). My advice for you is to leave the country as soon as possible and research methods of securing proper visas and apply outside of Spain. ie: I am an Swedish and American citizen, but if I travel around Europe without my Swedish passport or ID, or any other documentation, this will cause questioning if I pass through any non-Schengen borders. You need to apply for a spousal visa. I am assuming you are from a Schengen country? Can I legally stay in Spain while appeal is being processed? But my boyfriend and I thought that date was the limit on which I could enter Switzerland and that once I arrived in the country they would give me 6 months to organize my marriage. If you say you moved to Sweden, that means you have a Swedish residence visa. She would like to return home and apply for a long term visa. I didnt plan very well, and flights back home are very expensive then. I suggest leaving from Italy or Spain. I would research at your own will for those situations. Suppose re-planning is not an option. Just thinking you will find work when you get there isn't a good idea. Hey Lindsey! I am not sure, whether I can leave Spain with getting stopped at Barcelona Airport or getting fine. Thanks for writing in. You can remain in the EU and the Schengen zone for 90 days in an 180-day period without requiring a visa or residency permit. Would it be better to enter through Portugal (couldnt find anything about their passport controls reputation aside from long lines) or would a direct flight to Spain be best based on their reputation for being so lax? Even if I make it out without a fine, is it possible or likely that I'll be denied entrance on revisiting in, say, a few months' time? You need a visa for any courses that are longer than 90 days. I hope you have a few minutes to help me with a few questions I have for you. The following letter was from a reader who wanted to share her experience of overstaying a tourist visa in Spain. Feel free to update us if you learn any more on this situation. Hello, I came to Germany legally, had an ongoing court procedure while my visa expired. If you decide to come back on a tourist visa and you are already married to a Belgian citizen within eight days of arrival in Belgium, you will need to register at your local Belgian town hall in order to be issued with a residence permit (F card). I recommend leaving from Portugal. Travellers from a non-EU country arriving in the EU can only stay for a certain period of time without a visa. Under EU law, you have the right to inquire about any entry about yourself in the SIS. so all days in 180 are 91. Just do not leave after! Its been 2 months since my last trqvel. He needs to stay out of Schengen for 90 days completely if he used up all his days. In the Netherlands the those in favour of an EU exit fell by 8.4 percentage points in the period, while in Italy it dropped by 8.3 percentage points and in France by 7.6. Hello! Thank you, If yes, for how many years? i dont know how reply here. Contact the author. 2 years or more 4 million - 20 million. Unforunatly I have a diffrent story. People can be caught in other countries if the guards look at the stamps and do the math but it wouldnt be written down electronically if youve never been caught before or you are in a different country. You cannot do this, so dont risk overstaying again waiting for a visa that cannot happen. You can apply for long-term visas if you know you will stay extra time. I Have been legally registered here in Germany with ID number and Proof of address with the amtliche Meldebesttigung. Hey Leia! It will be the same process from home anyway. Thanks for taking the time to write in. Hey! I suggest leaving via Italy. Hello! Did you leave Austria like the officer said? I COMPLETELY overlooked the fact that everything is now computerized and that they could scan my new passport and see all the data from my old passportand see that Ive overstayed. Do I will face any problem when I am going back ? Is he planning on leaving soon? WebThe amount of Fine for overstaying visa in Turkey applied on the foreigner varies from one foreigner to another according to his citizenship, the cause of his overstay. I try not to jump on people too much. Ps : My nationality might be also an issue I am from Benin. I have kids in spain and my ex dont want me to see my kids is spain because Im not a spanish, and I dont have spanish residence, what can I do? If you do get the new visa, please make sure to research extension possibilities so your family wont be in the position of having to overstay. Hello Lindsey, Other non-EU nationals in a similar situation should therefore also contact Spanish immigration authorities. Those who overstay this period intentionally or unintentionally may face penalties, including deportation and entry bans. You shouldnt have an issue inviting your wife to get a visitors visa. Their 2nd Schengen visa was denied due to this . @Mike. I have Italian visa for 1 month(till march 2017), Ive come from Italy to France and all this time I was staying in France. She cannot continue to stay knowing now she will not get an extension (because you cannot not extend an expired visa). We are from Saudi Arabia, my wife and kids enrolled in the normal German schools and language schools without any probkem. I finished the paperwork on October 5th (74 days into my stay). It has been almost a year and I ve never got the letter, Ive even sent a couple of letters to the German police to get my SIS status, once directly to the police address,other to my german boyfriend so he could send the letter to the police and they never reply. But now I have to leave. Hope this helps!! They will send you on the next flight back to where you came from. I am an American citizen who was in Spain for about 6 months (returned to US in May 2017). You should register only if youre actually living in the country and working. You were not banned, so your application should eventually go through. I played dumb. If you got new passports, then you are correct in saying they wouldnt see the stamps, and this could make it better. personally i do not want to do anything stupid so that is the main reason i am searching any good solution on the internet. Best of luck! Its very complicated and who knows, in a couple months when we have our fiance visa, we may just walk past border patrol without even a 2nd glance. Because sometimes they do not give a full 90 days (it can be as low as 10!) How do you feel about Italy? Yes, I absolutly think that was the reason why the visa was denied. You cannot travel to a Schengen country without having the visa approved and processed first. I am not sure if this applies, but Ill shoot my comment out there. Now you need one even if you wanna take a day trip to our neighbors up North. The son (22) of a lady I work with was caught overstaying his time in Amsterdam. When I first booked our tickets, I understood that it as 90 in each country, so this puts us entering France on June 13 and leaving from Italy on Sept 28. You should have applied for a Schengen visa extension before your current one expired. So I overstayed for 8 month. Last summer I started an application for Irish citizenship through descent (my grandfather). Usually this means you need to leave as soon as possible if you have no visa to stay in the country and most importantly you cannot continue to work. It can definitely be a problem if you are applying for another visa even if the border guard didnt say anything to you. Would be great to hear from you. During my year in Spain, I traveled to Italy and Switzerland in February and Germany, Austria, and Czechia in August. Once you get the res permit, your visa is valid for 12 months in Iceland only. But its not that easy or stress-free to go through that process. 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