When can I return to EU?
Jan 21, 2007, 7:58 pm
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When can I return to EU?
Greetings.
When can I return to the EU?
I just returned from 5 days in Belgium. I did not get a chance to explore Germany & France due to my meeting schedule. How long do I have to wait until I can re-enter Europe (Schengen areas). I am traveling on a US passport.
Thanks.
When can I return to the EU?
I just returned from 5 days in Belgium. I did not get a chance to explore Germany & France due to my meeting schedule. How long do I have to wait until I can re-enter Europe (Schengen areas). I am traveling on a US passport.
Thanks.
Jan 22, 2007, 4:34 am
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Welcome aboard. If you get a chance, read a few of the other threads in this and the safety/security thread. People make mulitple entries in a week. One person did 7 in 5 days (or was it 5 in 7 days?). I've done at least three in a week and a half / two week vacation, between the UK and mainland Europe. You should experience no problems. Only the UK has an entry card to fill out for non EU residents, and their questioning is light and easy.
Jan 22, 2007, 5:09 am
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While the following is not applicable to most, there is still the following:
The restriction for most US citizens visiting the Schengen zone for pleasure or business is that the visiting US citizen cannot have been there for more than 90 days (i.e., partial or whole days) within any 180 day period.
Examples of violating restrictions:
A. If a visiting US citizen spends 50 days there and then goes away for 50 days and then come for another 45 days, such a visitor will be in violation of immigration rules to visit there.
B. If a US citizen visits the Schengen zone every morning and leaves every night for the next 91 days, they will be in violation.
The restriction for most US citizens visiting the Schengen zone for pleasure or business is that the visiting US citizen cannot have been there for more than 90 days (i.e., partial or whole days) within any 180 day period.
Examples of violating restrictions:
A. If a visiting US citizen spends 50 days there and then goes away for 50 days and then come for another 45 days, such a visitor will be in violation of immigration rules to visit there.
B. If a US citizen visits the Schengen zone every morning and leaves every night for the next 91 days, they will be in violation.
Last edited by GUWonder; Jan 22, 2007 at 5:14 am
Jan 22, 2007, 5:17 am
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You don't have to wait at all -- as long as you don't exceed 90 days there within any 180 day period.
Jan 22, 2007, 5:22 am
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There are easy ways to extend the time you're granted, like side-trips to European non-Schengen countries (i.e. the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, most of Eastern Europe, etc.). All of the countries that have joined the EU in the last 5 years are still non-Schengen destinations, for now.
Jan 22, 2007, 6:29 am
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Do the Immigration Officers seriously check that, or is that some extra charge that can be tacked on if you are arrested for something? I'm guessing when they scan your passport, it could show a day count.
Jan 22, 2007, 12:36 pm
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All said, they can readily check it through the computer; but what's on there is not necessarily accurate and may even be way off and/or misleading. This is more true for frequent travellers than your first-passport use visitors.
Jan 22, 2007, 12:40 pm
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For those Americans entering without a visa, it's generally three months. For those Americans with a long-duration work visa, they can remain there for the entire duration of their work visa, whether that's months or years.
Jan 22, 2007, 12:52 pm
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You can stay as long as your visa says you can stay. The 90-in-180 rule only applies to visa-free travel (such as tourist or short-term business visits). If you have a visa or a residence permit, the only limits that apply are the ones listed on your personal documents. And those visas or residence permits can usually be extended at the relevant authorities.