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Post by nalie007 on Aug 30, 2006 21:10:17 GMT -5
Hi! I'm new here, but I won't be turning this into an introductory post. I'm leaving for Europe in little more than a month. As a Canadian citizen, I can stay in the Schengen region for up to 90 days without needing a VISA. Past that, I'd require a long stay VISA... Or would I? I've been getting a lot of conflicting hearsay and information about this recently. Is it possible to stay in the Schengen area for, say, 85 days, then hop to, say, the Ukraine for 2 weeks and then, go back to the Schengen region for up to another 90 days? Does this count as a re-entry? What's the delay before you can start another 90-day stay there? In short, is there any LEGAL loophole I could use to stay there longer than 90 days? It's very important it be legal, on account of me not wanting to get a fine and all. Thank you very much in advance for any information you can give me at all!
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Post by Jules80 on Aug 31, 2006 12:44:27 GMT -5
that is my understanding of the law. however as a uk citizen it doesn't really apply to me... i've also never done europe for more than 45 days... others may be able to clarify a little more...
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Post by macktastik on Sept 10, 2007 22:46:44 GMT -5
bump... I have been trying to find out the answer to this question for quite a while, anyone here know?
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Post by WillTravel on Sept 11, 2007 0:16:53 GMT -5
My understanding is that you can stay in the Schengen zone for 90 days out of 180 days. So your trick of going to a non-Schengen country like the Ukraine for 2 weeks after 85 days in the Schengen zone only to return for another 90 days would not work, at least legally.
There are many good non-Schengen countries so your plans should not be crimped too much.
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Post by me on Sept 11, 2007 9:51:14 GMT -5
that's much the same for Americans. as the op was regarding a Canadian passport holder, didn't think it would be so similar. in the past, i'd thought Canadians had easier rules. two of those good non-Schengen places are Ireland & UK. but, per my understanding, you'd need to do Schengen 1st, then UK & Ireland. [my understanding is that Schengen rules say the 90 days count for "anywhere in Europe"] My understanding is that you can stay in the Schengen zone for 90 days out of 180 days. So your trick of going to a non-Schengen country like the Ukraine for 2 weeks after 85 days in the Schengen zone only to return for another 90 days would not work, at least legally. There are many good non-Schengen countries so your plans should not be crimped too much.
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Post by macktastik on Sept 11, 2007 11:14:12 GMT -5
So as a Canadian citizen would I require a Schengen visa to travel in europe for longer than 90 days?
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Post by WillTravel on Sept 11, 2007 12:14:55 GMT -5
You can likely find your answers here (on the official EU site): europa.eu/abc/travel/doc/index_en.htmI had not heard David's interpretation of "anywhere in Europe" before, so I best not give any suggestions.
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Post by me on Sept 11, 2007 13:10:07 GMT -5
I had not heard David's interpretation of "anywhere in Europe" before, so I best not give any suggestions. perhaps i misunderstood. what i read seemed to imply that if you fly into UK , Ireland or Switzerland, your passport is stamped there, and you then cross into Schengenland - the 90 day clock starts ticking on the date your passport was stamped. - d
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Post by macktastik on Sept 13, 2007 14:31:55 GMT -5
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