Traveling to Schengen as German resident
Apr 13, 2020, 10:16 am
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Traveling to Schengen as German resident
Hi,
I am a US citizen with residency in Germany. To prove my residency status at immigration in Germany I do have the registration paper, which is in german.
However, I am worried they will not let me board the plane here in the US cause this German document is the only proof I have.
Does anyone have any experience with this case?
Also is it possible to layover in Amsterdam but stay in the transit area?
Thanks a lot!
I am a US citizen with residency in Germany. To prove my residency status at immigration in Germany I do have the registration paper, which is in german.
However, I am worried they will not let me board the plane here in the US cause this German document is the only proof I have.
Does anyone have any experience with this case?
Also is it possible to layover in Amsterdam but stay in the transit area?
Thanks a lot!
Apr 13, 2020, 10:37 am
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Define layover.
There's an airside transit hotel in AMS in the nonSchengen area, but I don't know whether it's open now. Otherwise, you might want to check the sleeping in airports website. I think AMS was normally open 24/7, but with reduced flights, there's a chance they might close in the middle of the night.
There's an airside transit hotel in AMS in the nonSchengen area, but I don't know whether it's open now. Otherwise, you might want to check the sleeping in airports website. I think AMS was normally open 24/7, but with reduced flights, there's a chance they might close in the middle of the night.
Apr 13, 2020, 10:43 am
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Apr 13, 2020, 11:27 am
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Check the following sites:
IATA Timatic information on entry to Germany
IATA Timatic information on entry to the Netherlands
German Federal Foreign Office website
For simplicity I would fly ATL-ORD-FRA. Assuming ORD-FRA is a Lufthansa flight there must be personnel at ORD who knows what a German registration document looks like.
IATA Timatic information on entry to Germany
IATA Timatic information on entry to the Netherlands
German Federal Foreign Office website
For simplicity I would fly ATL-ORD-FRA. Assuming ORD-FRA is a Lufthansa flight there must be personnel at ORD who knows what a German registration document looks like.
Apr 13, 2020, 1:11 pm
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Is the German residence permit a plastic card? If yes, then it's a standard format for all Schengen countries and should be understood both by the airline and by the Dutch border guards. Even before Covid-19, airlines were checking residence permits to avoid boarding someone without a valid visa (and be fined for it), so they should all be familiar with all these documents.
Apr 13, 2020, 1:15 pm
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All other forms are documented as a visa sticker in your passport. If you don't have either you should go to the German consulate in Atlanta and get a proper sticker in the passport.
Apr 13, 2020, 1:50 pm
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Is the German residence permit a plastic card? If yes, then it's a standard format for all Schengen countries and should be understood both by the airline and by the Dutch border guards. Even before Covid-19, airlines were checking residence permits to avoid boarding someone without a valid visa (and be fined for it), so they should all be familiar with all these documents.
According to the german immigration office i should be able to fly to Germany with this document.
Apr 13, 2020, 1:51 pm
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If were granted residency you should have the ID-1 card described here: https://www.bamf.de/EN/Themen/Migrat...itel-node.html
All other forms are documented as a visa sticker in your passport. If you don't have either you should go to the German consulate in Atlanta and get a proper sticker in the passport.
All other forms are documented as a visa sticker in your passport. If you don't have either you should go to the German consulate in Atlanta and get a proper sticker in the passport.
Apr 13, 2020, 1:55 pm
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Hmm... your only bet would be to fly with LH from ORD. No one else would know what to do with your piece of paper.
Apr 13, 2020, 2:21 pm
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Does this paper include your home address in Germany?
Did the german immigration office actually an actual image of the paper before confirming you are good to go with it?
Can you maybe post an image with personal details edited out? Because normally, a residence permit is either a plastic card, or a sticker in the passport.
Apr 13, 2020, 6:04 pm
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Are you absolutely sure this paper is a residence permit (documenting the right of a foreigner to live in the country) and not merely a residence registration (which documents your address, but not your right to live in Germany)?
Does this paper include your home address in Germany?
Did the german immigration office actually an actual image of the paper before confirming you are good to go with it?
Can you maybe post an image with personal details edited out? Because normally, a residence permit is either a plastic card, or a sticker in the passport.
Does this paper include your home address in Germany?
Did the german immigration office actually an actual image of the paper before confirming you are good to go with it?
Can you maybe post an image with personal details edited out? Because normally, a residence permit is either a plastic card, or a sticker in the passport.
Apr 14, 2020, 12:37 am
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"registration paper" to me sounds like it could be a confirmation from the council where he lives proving he is registered there, which of course would not be sufficient to permanently reside in Schengen with just a US passport.
Apr 14, 2020, 12:44 am
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If s/he is flying from ORD on Lufthansa the airline can verify if they are allowed to board by calling the Bundespolizei hotline in FRA. Other airlines also have access to this hotline but usually don't bother.
If s/he only has a meldebestätigung, then that is not proof of residency in Germany, but what do I know...
If s/he only has a meldebestätigung, then that is not proof of residency in Germany, but what do I know...