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Can I travel to France with my 90-days Type-D Visa (Trabajo Y Residencia) of Spain ? Its a Multiple Entry Visa. I had applied for Residence card (T.I.E) but did not receive yet. My Visa is valid till Sept, 2015.

I know this question has been asked multiple times but there is no final conclusion anywhere and the person who had asked the question never confirmed wether he/she was able to travel. Its good if they update the post with their experience.

I would like to confirm few things:

  1. On my VISA, its not mentioned "Schengen" anywhere. It says valid for "ESPANOL". So its a national visa of Spain. Is it sufficient ?

  2. Few people are suggesting to get a 'autorizacion de regreso', which is a return permit. But I have multiple entry visa, so do I need to get 'autorizacion de regreso' ?

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Refer to this: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-10-111_en.htm

Third-country nationals holding a long-stay visa issued by a Member State are allowed to move freely in the territory of Member States under the same conditions as the holder of a residence permit.

The Visa Code will abolish the "D+C" visa (i.e. a long stay visa allowing the holder to circulate in the territory of Member States the first 3 months of his stay on the basis of the national long stay visa).

Because of the abolishment of the D+C visa a new Regulation amending the Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 as regards movement of persons with a long-stay visa has been drawn up and is to apply at the same date as the Visa Code.

The Regulation will allow third-country nationals holding a long-stay "D" visa issued by a Member State to move freely in the territory of Member States for 90 days in any 180-day period, under the same conditions as the holder of a residence permit.

This will put an end to the difficulties third-country nationals had to face when legally staying in a Member State on the basis of a D visa and would restore the basic philosophy underlying the area without internal borders, i.e. that a person can travel within that area for short stays with the document on the basis of which he or she is legally present in a Member State.

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  • "That a person can travel within that area for short stays with the document on the basis of which he or she is legally present in a Member State". So what would be that document ?
    – Geeky
    Jul 23, 2015 at 13:31
  • @Geeky It would be either a type D visa or a residence permit. (A type D visa may also be called a long-stay visa or a national visa.)
    – phoog
    Jun 1, 2018 at 14:43

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