I have a Schengen visa (type D) issued by Malta Embassy in India. Can I go out of the airport in Italy to visit some places? [duplicate]

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I have a Schengen visa (type D) issued by Malta. If I have transit in Italy, of 6 to 8 hours, can I go out of the airport? Will the immigration police let me go out of the airport. cause malta is a ireland that why i want to visit italy first then by domestic flight i want to go malta? pls. help me....



Best Answer

The answer to your question depends slightly on whether your transit in Italy is between two non-Schengen flights or not. If so, you can almost certainly leave the airport. If not, you can definitely leave the airport.

(Government authorities can always deny entry or even detain you if your documents are out of order, or if you are wanted by the authorities, or you otherwise represent some kind of threat. This answer assumes that none of these exceptional conditions applies to you.)

If you are arriving from a non-Schengen airport and departing to a non-Schengen destination, you can only leave the airport if the Italian immigration authorities permit you to pass through passport control, which they ought to do, because your D visa permits you to visit other Schengen countries for up to 90 days in any 180-day period.

If you are arriving from a non-Schengen airport and departing to a Schengen destination, you will have to clear Italian immigration no matter what in order to reach your flight, so you will be able to leave the airport once you've done that. In such a case you will not clear immigration controls after your next arrival because your second flight is an internal flight. If you are in transit to the country issuing your D visa then the immigration authorities have reduced discretion to refuse entry, but they could still do so in exceptional cases.

If you are arriving from a Schengen airport and departing to a non-Schengen destination, you will have to clear Italian exit controls no matter what in order to reach your flight, so you will be able to leave the airport before you do that. In such a case you will not have cleared exit controls before your previous departure because your first flight will have been an internal flight. The authorities will prevent you from leaving only if there is some suspected irregularity.

If you are arriving from a Schengen airport and departing to a Schengen destination, you will not clear any passport control anywhere. You will not encounter an Italian immigration checkpoint and the Italian immigration authorities will have no say in the matter; you will be able to leave the airport no matter what.




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Can I travel to other Schengen countries with D visa?

Could I use this visa to make a trip to other Schengen States? Yes. According to the Schengen rules, the Schengen visa is generally valid for all the countries in the Schengen area. Please note, however, that you always have to apply at the consulate of the country which is your primary destination (see FAQ no 5).

Can I travel with D visa?

It allows its holder to travel and stay in the Schengen area outside of the originally chosen Schengen country for periods of 90 days maximum over 180 days and during the entire validity period of their visa. The travel purposes which can justify applying for a category D visa are: tourism or private visits.

What is Schengen visa category D?

The national visa of \u201cD\u201d category is granted to the certain individuals who are to be studying, working or permanently residing in one of the Schengen countries.

Can I exit from another Schengen country?

Yes, you can enter or exit from the Schengen area via a country other than the one you have a visa for, your port of entry or exit doesn't depend on the issuing country of your visa.



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