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Thanks for visiting! WebIf you leave Spain, you may be registered as having overstayed the 90-day period by Spanish immigration. Boy, am I glad to have found your blog. Are there any way out. 2 years ago. Duration I over stayed by about 3 weeks. At that point I would be starting a new 180 days. Thanks to this Amazing blog. Enjoy your travels! Hey Conor! Since you entered Schengen May 8th, you are at 134/180 days with 84 days spent in Schengenso you only have 5 days left before you are considered illegal status. Hello Lindsey, Dont do it because nothing is worth that. Its been 2 months since my last trqvel. You need to be studying at the same time to legally be there longer than 90 days. He is now going to leave the EU and go to the UK and apply for a one year work visa in the EU. Just make sure you do not go over 90 days again! If you do you run the risk of having your vehicle towed away. Sorry for the late reply, Merry Christmas! If you have a company in Poland, then why are you always on a tourist visa? I suggesting hoping over to UK until your visa is ready. If not, how long would I have to wait until I can enter again if my 3 months just expired on July 5th? I recommend leaving from Portugal. If you have gone to Schengen countries during your D visa, this means your 90 days within 180 day tourist visa started the moment you went to another Schengen country outside of Spain (your visa is for Spain onlyother countries see you as a tourist, so if you were stamped in any of them as proof of entry or exit that is on your 90-day tourist visa). Hi! Millions of people travel to Europe each year, whether it be on business, curiosity, adventure, rebellion or leisure; we all make it there at one point in our lives. I got in throuugh Paris on the 29th of June, 2017 but couldnt leave for my country until August 13th, 2017 through Berlin, Germany. To find out if you are in the SIS, you need to call the immigration board, or whoever issued your visa and ask to have this information. as you know I had to renew my NIE every year. I know that it is unwise to knowingly overstay a visa, especially considering I want to come back after my 90 days in non-shengen resets but I am still unsure of what to do. I intend to (legally) live/work in Denmark. Usually when you apply for extensions, you can stay in the country while it is pending. I am curious what i need to do to be in Europe as part of my 90 days in 180 days tourist visa, and not in legal limbo from my Spanish job. his residency card was expired 2 months before his contract (the card expired on 10 Feb, his contract ended on 7 April). Ill take a look again at options out of Portugal. Looking forward to hear from you. I would research at your own will for those situations. My question is can I stay little more for travel around after 11 December or should I leave the Spain before that time? Ps : My nationality might be also an issue I am from Benin. I dd not check the number of days on the vsa and instead went by expiry date. Hi Do you have a layover in another Schengen country? Scandinavia is definitely more risky to fly out of than perhaps the lower European Schengen countries. Because I want to go back but I need to calculate my 90days/180days so is this 27 days counted in 90days or no. Or better yet, do you think I still have a chance of extending my visa until the end of my studies even though I missed the allotted timeframe? Although there are a lot of people who stay ignorant of these( intentionally or unintentionally). I am currently in Genova, Italy where I am working as an au pair. Thanks for sharing, Michael! Canadian in Switzerland. Took a carsharing service called Blabla Car from Germany to Spain to avoid having a connecting flight. I am an American who will be overstaying my schengen visa by about a month. Hope this helps! Otherwise, you need to apply for a family reunion (type D) visa before you leave India, and enter on that. Please see Germanys policies on visa extensions here. Greece-Denmark-Direct Flight Home seems like my best option then, but dont airports scan IDs when boarding (ie, my passport)? I think theyll get progressively less lenient. Useful links: Also, when you say that the Schengen countries do share info does this include if we are needing to fly? You could have based this off of your pregnancy. I will receive this visa, however, I am unsure if I will receive it prior to my 90 days expiring. Assuming your employer is trying to renew your work visa, you technically cannot leave the country until it is granted, because you have no right to be in Europe over 90 days if you do not have a residence/work permit allowing you to do so. Any advice on what could happen? If he left for 3 months, would he even be allowed back in since he already overstayed? If that is the case, you cannot spend more time in Spain. u get a waiver visa, u get 90 days. Please take a look at my Schengen calculator to get a better understanding: Im a US citizen traveling to Europe in May. Is there a way that aknowledging this situation to the authorities, paying the respective fine and making all the right paperwork we could avoid these terrible consequences for her? Then made ticket and exit from Portugal. Thanks so much for posting about the Schengen rule, its very helpful. Hey! We would like to get married however the issue is that my Spanish Visa has expired. Hei Lindsey, As for your visa -Make sure you are looking at the DAYS you are allowed, and not only the expiration date. I am a US citizen and an au pair in Iceland. I know the time that I was in Spain on my residency doesnt count towards the tourist time. @Wade. So now becuase of this stupid mistake i made by over staying i am not allowed back in spain for 5 years. Usually they wont say anything to you, however, if you are caught, they could give you a fine of up to 1500 euro. Related services Fixed-fee legal services (1) Immigration Im a Paksitani national with 90day Schengen Visa who came to spain and been overstaying for 3 months now as I lost my passport. Hey Phoe Good question! If presented with a contract, your job will obviously understand this because its part of the usual process when getting talent from abroad. Hey Winston, this thread is still appearing in my email somehow, and I happened to look at it today and noticed your situation is really similar to mine was, so I thought Id chime in. So here is my situation, I hope someone can help me or give me advice :(. I overstayed in Schengen area. Book a meeting Hire the lawyer Was this content helpful? Hi Rao, thanks for stopping by with your question. I'm afraid she has probably been scared off. Hey Lauren! If you are denied, you can always try to appeal the decision and continue from there. Im worried about when I leave to go back to New Zealand that I will get a big fine or a stamp. . This is the legal way of doing this. When you exit Schengen, you go through border controlwhich is where you get caught. Hope this helps! Hello there! You think this would be a problem for getting thr visa? Hey Jess, probably not, but I had one reader who did get a 10 year ban from overstaying 1 days in Netherlands. I was told by my employer that it would be processed in time for my trip to London for Christmas break. So, since the end of July, I decided to living with my boyfriend while looking for another family. My question is will I be allowed back in since I technically over stayed my visa? thanks for the reply. I strongly advise you to follow the instructions of the visa processes before coming over to try and get married on your tourist visa. However, can anyone tell me what range of fines have been levied for exceeding the Schengen Zone limit? It is definitely interesting for my readers to see a comment about someone who had consequences for overstaying. Required fields are marked *. Within that time, your 90/180 day rules still apply if you travel outside Poland during your year-long stay. Lindsey thanks for the succinct VISA information! My understanding is, if you are out of the country you will start 0 day again. If they do grant you a SSN, you need to go back to Portugal on a work visa and absolutly not a tourist visa. Cheers! Anyone who was living in Spain before 1 January 2021, but does not yet have their residency documentation, should take steps to register as soon as possible. All I want to do is be able to stay until the end of June. The biggest punishment of all, however, is if you are banned or deported, this will effect your travels to other countries in the future. The U.S. visa process is very very difficult, even for married couples. Unfortunately, without taking pre-cautions by asking for an extension, this could negatively impact the decision for granting a new visa. Switzerland is very strict with visas, and the visa is put into place exactly for the reason of controlling how long people are within their country/region. He decided to try to apply for an extension through the Commune with a letter from the program. Of course, they can revoke a visa if there is probably cause to do so. Im Jackie from Mexico and Ive seen a similar situation in your blog but when you replied I was kind of confused by the answer. I just wish there was a bit more solid info on this. I do know a bit of German, so that could be helpful. Her peers are giving her good advice on her Croatia travel plans by not re-crossing into Schengen. But I want to return to Spain a week later. ?Or for next time they fine me??? Ive been living in Germany for about 18 months. hey, but im already inside schengen now, its not possible at all for me to go around schengen? I overstayed about 9 months. I also have dual citizenship, and the rule is enter/exit Europe on EU passport and enter/exit America on my American passport. Im unable to get a working visa in Canada because the wait time is way too long and I already have my ticket to fly there. You can find more information on this from my friends at Au Pair World: https://www.aupairworld.com/en/au_pair_program/germany/au_pair/visa/non_eu. Do I will face any problem when I am going back ? I really appreciate your advice! I have a question, I overstayed for 37 days in France and went out of the shengen zone to Thailand, the cbp officer told me he flagged me and gave me a warning, but he let me go without a fine or a ban, he said right now I cant go back to the European union, he told me to calculate my time since I entered, I first came in on November 1st, left on January 29, and came back with a different passport (dual citizen) and stayed all april and a bit more, so my guess is from when do I start to count? You need to only be in Poland & do your visa runs to non-Schengen countries to be completely compatible with the bilateral. Hi Lindsey, hope you doing well. My fiancee and I were married earlier this year. So please help me thanks. Hey Lindsey! This is the standard length (for example in case of an overstay of more than 3 months) Make sure she doesnt overstay again! What happened in this case. Im a Paksitani national with a 90day Schengen Visa who came to spain and been overstaying for 3 months now as I lost my passport. 4 months is too long to be considered a mistake. He wouldnt go to jail, but being fined or banned is the risk everyone takes for overstaying. If you overstay by a couple days, and control figures this out, they could be lenient if you play it dumb if they ask. I havent received any formal response from anywhere until now. Now she has to return to Moscow but we are afraid of what might happen. I have a question Im hoping you can help shed some light on. The bilateral still works! I wish I wouldve found this site when I first got here and didnt listen to the ya embassy because it seems they want to give advice but not follow it up by ensuring nothing will happen. , Hi, Thanks so much for the response Lindsey just a couple of quick follow-up questions: 1. Would it be safer just to fly to Barcelona and leave from there? I am beginning to find her attempts to find advantageous loop holes offensive. Should I Deal with it when I leave- or do I turn myself in? They will always check the SIS but also on the visa form they might ask you your entrance/exit dates from your last trip. My flight is from Schipol but passes through Iceland, which means the customs control would be there I suppose. I overstayed my schengen visa in Italy by about a month during the corona virus. Please see my blog post on the SIS: http://www.everyoneinbetween.com/2017/05/the-truth-about-schengen-information-system-sis/. Thanks for your questions. However, if you leave on your own accord, you wont get deported (that doesnt happen if youre on your way out). Thanks for writing in with your issue. Many of my readers have been caught in France. Ive applied for a job and they are just starting to look into getting me a work permit. Im confused by the contradiction of information on the internet and the agency that provide NIE#. If she had an appointment now, they would have looked at her case for extending her holiday within their countryAll of this sounds very troublesome to just stay an extra month in Portugal. It is true you can only extend a student visa while it is still valid, but the other question is are you allowed to be even studying on a tourist visa when your student visa expired? I think he will be fine but he will absolutly need to stay out of Schengen for 90 days. Just happened today (April 11th .2017) when I was heading back home to USA exiting from Dsseldorf, Germany. If your duration of stays is 10 days within a valid period of 24 days, you can only stay 10 days. we are just not sure what will happen with my overstayed past. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. But in these cases, you arent necessarily turned into a criminal its more like a fine or a small ban (which you can appeal). I am totally new to Schengen visa, ended up getting a visa with allowed duration of 10 days while our actual trip will last 13 days. In the document the Spanish government explained how those people who were in Spain, with permission to stay for a period not exceeding 90 days, that has expired during the validity of the state of alarm, would see their stay automatically extended for a period of three months. We recommend that if you are considering taking action, you should seek professional advice. As for your travels to Spain, there will be no passport control between Austria > Spain. If you have overstayed by one day or 8 months, the fine could still be the same depending on the officer. Then expecting questioning in England I again got nothing! I paid the penaly 110 . To answer your questions: Much appreciated. Im a US citizen finishing up my 90 day Visa this week. Im scared though if I do not leave after my visa expires + 90 days of Schengen, I will get banned. My case is rather complicated, I really hope you can help me! I am not sure what your nationality is, but if you are American, I would suggest seeing your options for being a student. Would this mean that technically I have not began the 90 day in 180 day period tourist visa? But from the Greece Embassy they told me (during my interview) that in case of another time I must first of all go the country that issued me the visa before i could move to other schengen countries and I should try not to overstay again. Even though the Italian authorities told me not to worry about it, I am terrified that if I stay illegally I will be detained or not be allowed back in the country when I return for my wedding in July 2019. As others have already said, thank you for all the help you lend to those in need of some nerve-calming or extra information! I really appreciate your page, its helped calm me with my situation. I hope everything works out for you smoothly! I had arrived to Barcelona on 1/11/19 and I went to Andorra 4/5/2019-4/07/19 and got stamped for all crossings. Hey Lei! The rest of the ink is barely visible; there is E 081 at the bottom right of the stamp, and one can barely make out the train icon in the top right corner. Hey Ali! @Mike you said the man told me that i wasnt alowwed back into spain for 5 years. Hi. My flight is booked for 14 hours after expiry. So now we are in Spain with our 2 dogs, a great house and a car with German plates and I have no idea how to resolve this situation. hey, i live in finland now with an aupair visa but it got expired and i havent leave the country. We will be leaving London around June 20, travel through Schengen countries until we reach Croatia early August, stay there for about a week, and head back to Schengen countries again (Italy, Spain). Do they banned temporarily (like 1-3 years) or permanently? I am a US citizen who overstayed my tourist visa in Spain. So as far as I know and everything Ive read including EU rules I did NOT overstayed by staying 90 days after my residence permit expired, (I have EU oficial sources that confirms this). I have a situation and hope that you could provide me an answer. But, they are only in UK for 6 days (due to money and a job falling through there) and are going to try and get back into Lisbon to see their defacto partner again and a couple of weeks later they have finally got their VISA interview with the officials in Portugal to make an application for a longer stay visa for Portugal. Or I completely band for few years automatically. We have been waiting almost a year and half for her visa to come to America as my wife and soon we will come. He didnt take me anywhere or make me sign anything. So have these limits been waived during the Covid crisis in Spain? Hello! Thank you!!! Hi Lindsay, i have a difficult Situation. What you should have done is for your family to apply for a visa extension due to an illness in the family, instead of overstaying. It depends where you have been during your 90 days. They then told me I would know by post if the judge will decide if I am guilty of a crime or not. If you are fit to fly, you should proceed with your plans to fly. As for flights out of Romania, theyre still restricted. I am a Canadian citizen in Germany with a one year work and travel visa (residence permit). They might not let you in Since I replied to this a bit late, and you still follow through with going on the 14th, please update us if they let you in without question. Hello! You cant recharge a tourist visa. Hey Donna! Best of luck! Your situation sounds like you should call the Polish embassy to ask about your status. But when you apply for your spousal visa, it could be flagged during the processing if they see you have overstayed on your documents. Im only here on a tourist visa. Im an American who over stayed 9 months in the Netherlands from june 2017 to June 2018. I know Schengen violations dont count in other countries, but is the reverse also true? I was wondering if problems are likely? But there is no guarantee of going unnoticed. Fines reported here have ranged from several hundred up to a thousand euros per person. I am hoping to fly back to Spain next week and am terrified that I will be turned away upon entry. As for how long your ban is, you need to contact your local consulate in your country because you have the right to know if you are on the Schengen Information System (SIS). Are you able to take the exam early? I ended my Christmas travels in London and returned to Spain through Valencia. okay. However if you are caught you could end up paying a fine of $300-1500so if caught you will not have saved money. It would be so helpful if you have any suggestions regarding this. . Hello, Is the SIS a global database or does every country have their own? Im wondering whats the best option for me? So sorry to hear about your experience with covid. That is how they are counting it. They would have the same for Greece. Thanks Lindsey, yes I have now recovered and be fit to travel on 12 Oct. From past experience of your members who have shared with you, what could be the consequence in cases such as mine. On my letter of entry to a Spanish class program it says the final day of school is December 23rd, 2017, My visa stamp from Portugal shows I entered the Schengen Zone on January 6th, 2017. However if you know you have overstayed, you should be making plans on how you will exit instead of stay longer. Then in April you go to Germany for 10 days, and June you go to Italy for 10 daysthat will be 40 days off your 90-day Schengen visa within 180 days. This would make a big difference in your travel plans, because you might need a Schengen Tourist Visa to travel. I was an au pair in Austria starting in December 2016 and I was told that applying for a visa would be possible from Austria, so I came over on a tourist visa, planning to apply for an au pair visa once I arrived. If you enter back into UK, dont go by plane. On 14 Aug 17 I visited Czech Republic and I left on 5 Sep 17 to Turkey for 2 months.However, I didnt get stamp when I left Czech Republic. Sally, here's some useful info, it sure doesn't look like it's taken lightly! My flight to Greece is on the 15th of this month and my return flight to Barcelona is on the 21st. Hi Lindsey I depart from Amsterdam on the 2. I wish to visit Germany via bus for language purposes but from your above comments, its sounds risky and will affect long term objectives. Background info: I accidentally overstayed last year and was caught when I tried to fly from Germany to Vienna so I was sent back to my country from Germany (no fine, just filled up a paper and got some kind words to stop crying). Since 2015 I never applied for schengen visa although I have been travelling to China and so on but not to any Schengen suburbs. But i didnt get a receipt for my request submission. If i am returning on some sort of a long stay visa such a that, can they still tag me for overstaying previously? As for me, I was previously a long-term resident in Germany so I thought I would be fine on my German permanent residency visa. Hey Cliff! But any advice on how to present myself and my situation would be appreciated. im in a bit of a pickle and really need some infos, i hope you can help clear my mind of what is to come. Visa Date: 21.06.19 to 03.09.19 (60days) Is there a chance that the airlines/airport accidentally check my passport and realize I am overstaying already and dis-allow me to fly to Switzerland? They have visa rules for a reason. Just so you know, Croatia is not a Schengen country, but as of 2013, they are EU so you should be fine. 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