Best of luck. I was going to take a week long trip to Romania as I thought that would buy me the 4 days back, but do not want that expense if not necessary. They informed me that it didnt matter so long as I sent my boarding pass. You cannot travel to a Schengen country without having the visa approved and processed first. if u can answer again thanks a lot, Hi Fahim, I have emailed you back twice. I, on the other hand, never got any problem in having my first student visa and then my renewal. My wife (Irish) and I (Greek) are both EU nationals; however, our baby boy is a Canadian citizen. Am I technically overstaying? Thanks for writing in. I was told I cant get a regresso for this because we havent had our appointment yet (only the document that states we have an upcoming appointment). Best of luck! If yes, can you elaborate on how? If your permit expires, you do need to leave Austria. Just do not leave the Schengen zone through countries like Austria, Germany, France, etc. Thank you! I entered in Oct. 2017 and left in Sept. 2018. Hey Selene, this sounds like a frustrating situation for sure. Dates: Hey Mido thanks for sharing your story. Hi Lindsey, thanks for this amazing blog and especially answering the questions on this post, forevvvver. Thanks a lot for all the information. Othet Sengen countries don't have any idea. Sorry for the delay. Some advice, go to a male guard if you can , Hi Lindsay, Here is a summary on my visa situation in Spain: I am currently living in Madrid on a 6 month student visa. I entered schengen through the country that delivered me the visa and exit through another schengen country. Hi, Im an american citizen who has lived in spain legally in and out for about 4 years as a student. Thanks! My opinion is if they did not ban you, then you have every right to enter again (just be very careful to make sure you are within the 90/180 rule on tourist visa in the future). What would be the best country to leave Europe to avoid a posible ban to enter in the future? As for when she arrives to UK, they dont really care about Schengen as long as she has an exit ticket out of UK. Its part of the consequence that I warn everyone about on this blog post. They might give you less days when you re-enter. So i left Denmark on the 30th july but there was a delay of my flight for that date, I was suppose to arrive in Iceland, take a connecting flight 1 hour before it was midnight to the 31st of July but with the plane being delayed for almost 1hr and a half in Denmark, I reached Iceland almost around 1am and as you know it, I didnt think there was a problem, as long I didnt over stayed according to my knowledge because my visa is valid until August 14th. I do not have a student visa, but I was a student in France last year with a student visa. My visa expires on July 25th, 2017 and during July 15 until 20 Ill be visiting Croatia. REVEALED: More than 2,800 Brits ordered to leave European countries since Brexit, BREXIT: UK says significant progress in Gibraltar talks with Spain. No questions asked that way. I know for my work visa in Sweden, I was not allowed to enter the country (and I definitely could not pick it up in Sweden). A few years ago a man posted on this subject. For more information on how to get a visa and work in Europe, please visit my How To Work In Europe section. Unfortunately, legally you should leave when your 90 days are up. Sometimes people get work visas if they have specific skills. Of course you can try to hire an immigration lawyer, but I am not sure how that will effect the outcome. If you had applied for a course that needed a visa, unfortunately, this is a mistake that could cost you some chit-chats with the border guards. Also my wife got an acceptance letter from a German university to procude her master degree just yesterday! Starting from July 08, 2018 within my current visa I stayed in total for 43 days. This could be devastating if there was a medical emergency or you had to fly stateside on a whim. The question is: can I go to Bulgaria or another non schengen area country in E.U? If I eventually left Spain using my Canadian passport, would they care anymore that I overstayed seeing as though I would now be an EU citizen? I am wondering if you could give me some advice, I am a US citizen and recently discovered all about the Shengen zone and the fact that I am illegal here in Spain as of 13 days ago. Unfortunately for some health reasons, he wasnt able to complete his two years degree in two years as he developed serious depression which caused I think youll be fine. Bans can be anywhere from 3-5 years, and it makes it difficult to get a future visa, and also can hurt getting visas other places if they see someone has broken visa rules in other countries. Immigration Law in the United States of America, Immigration to the United States of America. i begged and begged to him to not do this but nothing worked. Have so much fun on your trip! Spain did issue a state bulletin in May 2020 in which it addressed the matter of overstays for all non-EU nationals during the early months of the state of alarm. Do you overall have any advice on what else I can do? Anyone who overstays their visa might have a problem. I do know NL shut down, so it might be able to save you some time. If it will affect it! (Not qutie sure). In 2015 I was granted a marriage visa to Switzerland from January to May. I am currently in the process of renewing the visa with a lawyer in Spain but didnt have time to get an authorization of return before I left. However, if you are leaving France (and Schengen), it is way better to be on the way out of the country (as opposed to being caught by police while still living in the country). My question is will their be a passport check within Vienna and Bilbao, or a border check? I didnt notice this until about two weeks ago and have been absolutely freaking out. Will you get paid to do this? Tickets back home are $500. This is one of their worst grifts. I travelled 2 days before my visa expiry date and overstayed by 3 days. Hi Lindsey! On a Student visa I could also never work legally. Sadly he will need to leave the country is he is not eligible for a visa. Do you think Ill have any problem? But youd need to be spending more time in non-Schengen countries than just a few days. 6/21/2018-8/29/2018. I will have to overstay my tourist visa while I wait for my extended stay to process. So in the past 180 days, you need to calculate how many days you spent inside Schengen if it exceeded over 90 at any point, that is when you overstayed. The only issues would be exiting Schengen. I can demonstrate I can support myself (platinum credit cards, round trip ticket, cash, hotel bookings etc). Mitch, Hey Mitch so you overstayed your tourist visa in Schengen? Whether you get caught or not really depends on the border control agent and if they are familiar with the extension rules and Schengen law. Assuming you havent been banned, which, to my knowledge, I havent. As the state of emergency will have lasted 60 days by May 15, when its expected to be lifted, then that should give me 150 days total in the country before I risk being grabbed by the long arm of the law. Im a US citizen finishing up my 90 day Visa this week. You will then have to wait in your country for the approval and visa in your passport before you book tickets. Anyway, for your current situation, I think youll be fine because youve stayed out for at least 4 months. any help sincerely appreciated L! . What will happen, is there anything I can do to fix this? And he gave me an extend 20 days to stay in poland if i want to stay! Im not necessarily wrong by the information the embassies supply, as I quoted the Polish instructions if its a consecutive trip to Poland you must cross the Polish border directly from a non-Schengen State e.g. Your passport probably has not been entered into the SIS if you were never stopped by border guards to be questioned or signed something. You didnt mention what country your passport is from? Luckily I entered through Barcelona and exited through Barcelona. Any info appreciated Ive researched a lot of this. Its probably best to leave from a country you have spent the least amount of time in, like Italy. 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. Since you overstayed your student visa, you cant apply for an extension because it already expired. If there is a place on the form to explain what happened, I would explain exactly what you wrote here about the flight being cancelled. So you have a Hungarian visa but youre in Germany? Is this rule really enforced? Hello Lindsey, thank you for the great information you have shared and it is really very grateful that you are almost answering everyone inquiries! I have found many threads on the internet showing that many people are also concerned about some of these laws as travelers. Or will they know I over stayed and hold it against me? what should he do to avoid any problems (Fines, Jail, etc.). My US passport was stamped in France in Oct. 2017, and I was living in Germany the entire time. Hope this helps! Removing overstay fines mistakenly applied on a renewed passport . Please kindly let me know, will they block me, if i want to come back to schengen area in future. The problem is you are leaving from Spain, where you have spent your entire time. I was really surprised. Quick question , can i visit to Hungary ? Germany is really getting strict these days. Im an Australian who flew into London on the 21st of June. Can I trav back on business visa. or can they only track where you have been by stamps? Will I be charged a crime? Anyway, without taking much ado Lindsey! Would that possibly make the Swiss border/custom officer easier to deal with on the overstay issue. So Ive basically overstayed my visa for close to 2 years now. Hope this helps!! Heres my story. direct flights from Chicago, New York, London, Moscow, Kiev, etc. However, you should probably contact your student abroad center or even the American consulate for an exact answer. And of course, next time be careful Safe travels! The main one if you have already been deported once (if you say they sent you back to your country). Yes, I gave Sally a pass on that, Norma, figuring she just loves being in Europe so much she can no longer think clearly :-). Hi Lindsey, The other concern of mine is that my departure flight from Switzerland has a stopover at Geneva. And that would allow me to live anywhere in the EU. And because I was scared to leave home for Christmas and not being allowed back I stayed in Spain. I know I am a delinquent and have undoubtedly broken the law, but I would really love to minimize my chances of getting fined or banned! They could still deny the visa if they feel like this was a serious issue but you can always appeal it and explain what happened and that you have payed the fine. I will be in Spain exactly 90 days (as I thought that was allowable) and then return to Italy for 3 days. Im an American and my flight back home leaves form London-but not until 18 days after my 90 day limit is up.