Can you still travel to a Schengen country on a Schengen visa, even if your UAE residence visa is expiring next month?
I'm planning to travel to Europe (Malta) for a few days this coming Eid holidays. I still have a valid Schengen visa (valid until next month), but my UAE Residence Visa is expiring next month. I hold a Philippine passport. Just wondering if this will be an issue.
Best Answer
Once you have a visa, the rules regarding entry in the Schengen area are laid out in the Schengen Borders Code (Regulation 562/2006). The relevant part is article 5 (that's the consolidated version, this was added recently):
(a) they are in possession of a valid travel document entitling the holder to cross the border satisfying the following criteria:
(i) its validity shall extend at least three months after the intended date of departure from the territory of the Member States. In a justified case of emergency, this obligation may be waived;
(ii) it shall have been issued within the previous 10 years;
So your passport must be valid for at least three months after your intended departure date. There are a few other conditions but nothing that suggests that the UAE visa/residence permit would be an issue. On the UAE side, if it's like in (the countries I know in) Europe, you could probably reenter the country until the last day of validity of your residence permit but I really don't know.
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Can I travel to Europe with UAE residence visa?
Citizens of United Arab Emirates do NOT need a Schengen visa for short-term visits to the Schengen area. The bilateral agreement, signed on 6 May 2015, between the European Union and the United Arab Emirates, allows citizens of UAE to stay in the Schengen area without a visa for up to 90 days within any 180-day period.Can I travel to other Schengen countries with residence permit?
A long stay visa or a residence permit issued by a Schengen State allows you to travel or stay in other Schengen States, while respecting the maximum duration of a \u201cshort stay\u201d (a stay of "90 days in any 180 day period").How many days before Schengen visa expires can I travel?
For double or multiple entry (circulation visa) Schengen visas, the validity of the visa ranges from 6 months to 5 years. The holder may travel one or several times for up to 90 days over a 180-day period. The validity of the Schengen visa is indicated on the visa attached to the traveller's passport.Should my first trip be to the country issued by Schengen visa can I enter a different Schengen country?
Your first country of entry is the country in which you enter the Schengen Area for the first time from the outside. It does not need to be the country that issued you with a Schengen Visa, as you must apply with the nation where you are planning to spend the majority of your stay in the Schengen Area.Overstaying in the Schengen Zone - How to Extend Your Stay in Europe UPDATED
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