Originally Posted by
hqtrang
Thank you MHG! Looks like I've been stressed out more than I should be about this issue :P.
This is exactly what I thought at first, because the immigration office should have my info in their database right? But when I called the consulate, they told me that the only way I could get a new visa sticker is to go back to NYC and have them stamp it in my new passport.
Anyway one more question: do airline staff (or anyone else at the airport where you depart, you know, those people who check your passport when you're in line for security scanning and boarding) have the right to refuse to let you board because of something related to visa?
When entering Schengen, you should register at the city hall within a week of arriving. Your documents get checked and you receive a residence card (an identity card) which is your legal document to stay in Schengen. Now, probably you did not get that card just yet so you are in a limbo. The visasticker problem is correct: within Europe they only give the residence card, your visum is only to enter Schengen for the first time. Continuing on that: if you travel outside Schengen and come back, you show your residence card (and passport). It does not matter if you have a stocker or not, the residence card is your proof and your passport will not b stamped upon entry.