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Should I mention being denied entry to UK due to a confusion in my Visa and Ticket bookings?
You were not refused entry to the UK. The airline just refused to take you there, which is lucky because, if they had taken you to the UK, it seems that you would have been refused entry.
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Non-EU: Travelling within the Schengen without a passport because its held at the US embassy
From talking and asking around, I know there have been many other people in my position and have helped me, so I'm passing it along here:
I was told I can email the US consulate to withdraw my ...
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Why didn't the check-in agent recognize my long term visa?
Humans are fallible. Even the ones that are meant to be well trained.
I spent years in America on a visa that nobody recognised because there are so few in circulation (E3). I almost got arrested at ...
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UK visa refusal on credibility grounds (longer visit than originally described)
If I understand your question correctly, it goes along the lines of...
If the Standard Visitor Visa is good for 6 months, why do people get
refused when they have previously stayed for 2 or 3 ...
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I am a US citizen, my wife is Belgian. We intend to spend 6+ months in Italy. Do I need a visa?
do I need a visa
No, as a US citizen, you are already allowed into the Schengen Area visa-free, + as a family member of a Union citizen, you benefit from the same freedom of movement as the union ...
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Does my passport need to be stamped while re-entering Schengen area?
What am I supposed to do?
Stop worrying. Since you have a valid D visa and a residence permit on the way, it doesn't much matter whether your passport is stamped. No harm will come from having a ...
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Retirement visa for Japan
The best thing to do is contact the Japanese consulate and ask if you fullfill the conditions of any long term visa.
A quick search, however, reveals one that may suit your purpose:
Designated ...
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Entering Sweden with tourist visa while awaiting "researcher" permit
On the personal anecdotes side
I have personally applied for tourist visas to Sweden for other people WHILE the person in question simultaneously has some kind of long-term visa application in the ...
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Can I land at "EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg" with a German National Visa as first destination (non-EU Citizen)?
Yes. You can land in any Schengen airport with a German national visa.
Many thanks to ave for a link to an FAQ page of the visa office of the German foreign ministry, which I will quote in full ...
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With a D-Visa, may I enter the Schengen area through a different country?
There are several things to consider.
Regular Schengen rules: No problem entering the area through another country than the Netherlands, your Dutch MVV allows and will be recognized (for this purpose)...
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Are spouses of EU citizens exempt from the 90/180 Schengen rules
You are exempt as long as you are travelling with your EU spouse. Administrative formalities may apply if you stay in one country for more than 3 months consecutively.
The Practical Handbook for ...
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Got an EU Residence permit for work, but was laid off before entering
As far as I can tell, the Tech Visa is tied to your continued employment at the qualified Tech Visa employer, so if you're laid off, you no longer qualify for the visa. While this official page doesn'...
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Got an EU Residence permit for work, but was laid off before entering
I asked the Portuguese Embassy in Riyadh (as per some comments in this thread). Their response is given below:
Thank you for your message.
The visa was issued for a specific purpose, based on your ...
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What is a Schengen Type D Visa
I'm guessing the stamp you're talking about looks like this (image from Wikipedia):
This is NOT A VISA, and in particular not a type D visa. It's just an entry stamp that documents when you crossed ...
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Is there passport control in Barcelona train station?
There is a control at the main station but you may not be stopped.
With that said, you HAVE TO have an official document with you and that's only your passport. With every other document you will ...
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Does a US baby born in France received the mother's visitor visa benefits?
It looks to me like your child will need a titre d'identité républicain (TIR):
Le titre d'identité républicain (TIR) peut être délivré à un mineur né en France de parents étrangers titulaires d'un ...
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One Year Multiple Entry Schengen Visa
(This started out as a comment, but it got rather long, and I wanted to add more)
The embassy/consulate who issues visa are free to issue them with whatever validity period they like. If you haven't ...
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Should I mention being denied entry to UK due to a confusion in my Visa and Ticket bookings?
There is no need to mention your tale of woe if the application form specifically asks if you have been refused entry to any country. Refusal of entry has a specific meaning, and should be ...
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SWISS sends out false information about transit requirements in Switzerland - what steps may be taken to ensure unhindered transportation?
Unfortunately, the Swiss airline email seems to be based on the IATA Information offered throught their Swiss Travel Regulations system.
Full IATA Information: (Moscow-Zürich)
SWISS displays this ...
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Non-EU: Travelling within the Schengen without a passport because its held at the US embassy
This is just a clarification of some of the points in NYCvisitor2228968's essentially correct answer, but too long for a comment, so bear with me here.
Most, but not all, Schengen countries require ...
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Does a non-used Schengen short-stay visa count to qualify for a one year visa?
No.
The Schengen Visa Code tells us, in article 24:
Provided that the applicant fulfils the entry conditions set out in point (a) and points (c) to (e) of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399, ...
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Can I visit London with a Type D schengen visa ?
Your Schengen visa means nothing in itself for the UK, the UK is not part of the Schengen area and governs its own immigration.
Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality largely, you ...
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Work visa expiring, can I stay as a tourist?
What if I exit the Schengen area and then reenter as a tourist?
Yes you can do that. You must exit before or when your visa expires. Go somewhere else and then make your visa free entry request. ...
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Can I use other Schengen countries as first port of entry & last port of exit using Type D Visa?
Am I allowed to have Netherlands as my first port of entry if I can prove I will go to Spain as scheduled within a few days?
Yes.
Or do I have to use Spain as my first port of entry?
No.
(...
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Does the German embassy disclose visa information to the country (Russia)
Is there any privacy statement of the embassy, to find out whether or not they send this information?
Since all (short/long-term and transit) visas (‘uniform visa’) are entered into the VIS system ...
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How can my friend who lost her French residence permit card before exiting the Schengen Area return to France?
I am afraid that your friend's situation is very dire. The visa de retour is indeed the right solution to return to France if you had to leave it without proper documentation. If you read the official ...
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Global Blue with D visa (Netherlands): possible?
You can only get a refund, if your permanent residence is outside the EU; the item is more than 50 EUR, the item is unused, and it has been less than 90 days since you bought it.
A "D" visa (which is ...
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Is a long stay Hungarian visa valid in all of Schengen?
Yes, you will be free to travel in the Schengen Area using your national "D" type visa.
Legal basis:
Regulation EU No 265/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending
the Convention ...
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In which way is a D-visa in a Schengen country not taken into account for the 90/180 days rule?
Your boyfriend most definitely may not stay for most of the time in Belgium or use a Spanish visa to circumvent the limit on short stays in the Schengen area. Each country in the area retains the ...
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Can I travel to Germany by the last day of my Fiktionsbescheinigung?
So, I returned to Germany with Fiktionsbescheinigung, and it was expiring in only the next 3 days without problem.
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