Can I enter and leave a Schengen Country if my visa expires over 2 months afterwards?
I'm looking to travel into a Schengen country just under three months before my Schengen Visa expires. Is this alright and can I travel right up until the expiration date? I will only be gone maximum 1 week.
Best Answer
Yes, your visa merely needs to be valid (date of validity, maximum stay and number of entries) for the trip you are planning. The only thing that needs to be valid for more than three months is your passport.
People who travel to the Schengen area for the first time often get visas that only cover the trip they described in their application. The official recommendation from the EU commission is to add a few days to provide some flexibility in case something unexpected happens but not more than that.
Pictures about "Can I enter and leave a Schengen Country if my visa expires over 2 months afterwards?"
What happens if you overstay Schengen 90 days?
The Schengen law states that you can't stay in the Area for more than 90 days. If you do, you're subject to a fine and possibly deportation and being banned from re-entering the Schengen Area. How that rule is enforced, though, varies greatly from one country to another.Can I stay in Schengen Area after my visa expires?
If you apply after your visa expires, even just a day later, then you will be deported for overstaying your visa, despite of your reasons. Therefore, take care to apply at least a week before your current Schengen short-stay visa expires.How many months minimum validity is there for a Schengen Visa?
a) All Schengen Visas are valid for 90 days within a 180-day period: This means you can stay in the Schengen area for up to 90 days on a Schengen visa. It does NOT mean you can stay in the Schengen area for 180 days. Once you enter the Schengen area on your Schengen visa, you must leave after 90 days.Can you stay in Europe for more than 3 months after Brexit?
Now that the UK is outside the EU, British passport holders can stay for a maximum of 90 days per 180-day period. UK passport holders can cross an external EU border using just a valid passport and stay anywhere in the Schengen Area for up to 3 months.Overstaying in the Schengen Zone - How to Extend Your Stay in Europe UPDATED
Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Images: Julia Filirovska, Heorhii Heorhiichuk, Pixabay, Greta Hoffman