How does an Indian citizen with German national visa return back to anywhere in the EU?
I have a German national visa (got through the work, although not working there anymore). Visa is still valid for 1 more year.
I want to get back to the EU (anywhere in the EU). But it seems like every country has a restriction for people coming outside of EU. But once you are in the EU, they allow you to travel kind of freely.
I checked the German rules. I didn't understand it correctly, but they said you need some letter from the employer that you are an essential worker (?) which I can't provide.
So what are alternative options for me to get back into the Schengen zone?
Best Answer
According to https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/world.php, you can enter Germany because of an exception applying to "passengers with a long term visa issued by an EEA Member State or Switzerland."
While airlines will check IATA (Timatic, more specifically), it's prudent to check the official source which concurs. https://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/faqs/EN/topics/civil-protection/coronavirus/travel-restrictions-border-control/travel-restriction-border-control-list.html#f14104798
EU citizens and nationals of the United Kingdom, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland and the members of their immediate family (spouse, unmarried minor children, parents of minors) are exempted from the travel restrictions.
The same applies to third-country nationals who already have a longer-term right of residence in an EU member state
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