Hi, I am working in Germany currently and have an Aufenthaltserlaubnis valid till Jan 2010. However, I plan to relocate from Germany sooner and would probably terminate my work contract either end of September or October. I was wondering how long can I stay in Germany legally after terminating my co...
I too travelled to Praha and Budapest (great places :D ). The hotels did not ask for passport. It was only when I was back to Germany that I was asked for passport. I found on the web that there is a law in Germany that requires everyone to carry a "personalausweis". It can be either passp...
I live in Germany and have a residence permit (Aufenthalserlaubnis). My wife lives in the US (H1B visa) and has a Schengen visa to visit me in Europe. We are planning to visit Switzerland in January. We would travel from Germany to Switzerland by train. I searched the web and it seems I can travel t...
I made last minute changes to my travel plans and visited Praha and Budapest. I traveled by train and was not asked for my passport throughout the trip (at Germany-Czech, Czech-Slovakia, Slovakia-Hungary and Hungary-Austria borders). However, after I was back in Germany there was a regular id check ...
Thanks a lot for all the information. I guess its not worth taking the risk. So I would not travel to France if I don't have my passport back by Christmas. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
Thanks for your reply. I was hoping that there would not be checks at Schengen border between Germany and France, since it is supposed to be a passport-free travel zone. Also, if I am checked, it seems that the attested copy from the UK Visa agency (Worldbridge) would not suffice. In that case, I wo...
Hi, I live in Germany (have a residence permit) and would like to visit Paris for Christmas. I would probably travel from Frankfurt to Paris on an ICE train. I have recently applied for a UK visa and my passport is at the consulate in Dusseldorf. I have a signed and stamped document with copies of m...
She is still working for the company who sponsored her H1B. However, before she goes to the US and joins the new company, she has to formally resign from the company which sponsored her H1B. Would that pose a problem for her at the port of entry?
Hi, I have a question on behalf of a friend of mine. She is in India currently and has an H1B visa through a multi-national corporation. She recently got a couple of great offers for jobs in the US through other companies. Would she face a problem at the port of entry in the US if she were to travel...
Just for the record- I recently returned to the US from my vacation in Spain and Portugal. I had absolutely no problem in traveling via Amsterdam on my way to Barcelona or via Frankfurt on my way back. Also, I did not face a problem in traveling from Spain to Portugal and back to Spain with my singl...
On second thought, I think this 15 day grace applies when you postpone your travel. So, if you visit the Schengen states later than what you had planned, you would get the 15 day grace period. At least that is what I think your quoted text means.
If you need to extend the Schengen visa because of serious occupational/personal reasons, or humanitarian grounds, you have to apply in the Schengen country in which you are currently located even if you are planning to visit another Schengen country after extending the visa. Unfortunately, I did no...
As far as my knowledge goes, you can get an extension of 15 days (grace period) to your schengen visa in extreme cases. So, in the worst case, you have to pay an additional fee and get an extension.
Hi, I recently applied for a Schengen visa at the Spanish embassy and was given a single entry Schengen visa. Can I visit any other Schengen country (such as Portugal, on the same trip) once I am in Spain? Also, my flight itinerary is Washington DC - Amsterdam (2hrs transit) - Barcelona. Would it be...
