Can I travel to Germany on a bus through France with a "Deutschland" visa not a Schengen stated visa? [duplicate]

I have been issued a German family reunion visa type D. it clearly states that the visa is for Germany and not Schengen states as I used to get in the past. Can I travel by bus from London through France to Germany with this visa?

Best Answer

Yes. While I can't find anything useful on a German site, family reunion (type D) visas are issued by all Schengen states, and the French foreign ministry site says:

Long-stay visas

The long-stay visa is not a Schengen visa ; it is a national visa that entitles you, whatever the reason for your stay, to live in France for more than three months.

The visa also entitles you to transit through another country in the Schengen Area on your way to France and to move freely throughout the Schengen Area for its entire period of validity.

The main reasons for issuing this type of visa are study, work and family reunion.

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Can you transit without Schengen visa?

If you have a connection between two airports in the Schengen Area, or if the airport through which you wish to enter the French territory is closed overnight for the duration of the transit, you must hold a valid short-stay Schengen visa.

Can I enter Germany with France visa?

Can I travel to Germany with it? Yes, holders of a Schengen visa can stay for up to 90 days per period of 180 days in the entire Schengen area (see question 2) and thus also in Germany, provided this is covered by the permitted period of use of the visa.

Can I travel freely through Europe with my residence permit?

Yes, your residence permit allows you to travel freely to other countries within the Schengen area.

Can I enter Germany without Schengen visa?

Who Needs a Visa to Enter Germany? You will need a short-stay visa to enter Germany and any other member country of the Schengen zone if you are a: Passport holder of a third-world country that has not reached a visa liberalization agreement with the Schengen states.

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