Norway to Paris — immigration check?
My wife, my daughter and I are travelling to Paris from Kristiansand via Amsterdam on the 27th Aug. We all have Indian passports and I have a work permit for Norway.
My question is, will there be any immigration checks on our route to and from Paris? If so, is the resident card necessary for my wife to travel on this route?
My wife and daughter came to Norway recently by getting a type D visa, and they were granted temporary residence permits from 6 July 2014. My daughter received her residence permit card, but my wife's resident card has been delayed due to some postal issues. I hope we will get the card before our travel.
We have the residence permit approval letter copy given by the police. My wife's passport has only the D visa stamp, but in that permit approval letter it is mentioned that she can travel in and out Norway.
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Under the Schengen agreement, “systematic” border checks have been abolished. In practice, it's very unlikely that your passport will be checked by the police but it does not mean that there cannot be any check or that the airline will not ensure you have appropriate documentation (in particular, Ryanair is notorious for that).
Legally speaking, whether a border check is likely and whether you are in fact allowed to travel are distinct questions. Holding a valid type D visa or a residence permit is definitely enough to travel to other Schengen countries or leave and reenter the area. I don't know if the “approval letter” is formally enough but it's possible (I know that similar documents from other country do authorize travels in other Schengen countries).
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Can I travel to Europe with Norway residence permit?
The residence card is proof that you hold a residence permit in Norway. Unless otherwise stated on the card, it also proves that you are entitled to travel freely in the Schengen area. You should therefore take the card with you when you travel abroad, although you must still always have your passport with you.Is Norway open to immigration?
Contemporary immigration. According to the Norwegian Immigration Act, all foreigners have to apply for permanent residency in order to live and work in Norway, except for citizens of Nordic countries.Do you have permission to return to this country after your stay in Norway?
If you are staying in Norway without a legal residence permit, you must return to your home country or another country where you have a residence permit. You can apply for support to return home and start a new life. This is called assisted return.What is the UDI in Norway?
The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration The UDI is responsible for processing applications from foreign nationals who wish to visit or live in Norway, the running of asylum reception centres and expulsion cases.Solo travelling from Paris to Fjord Norway
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My question is, will there be any immigration checks on our route to and from Paris?
No. Both Norway and Paris (well, France) are part of the Schengen Area. Quoting wikipedia.org (emphasis mine),
The Schengen Area is the area comprising 26 European countries that have abolished passport and any other type of border control at their common borders, also referred to as internal borders. It functions as a single country for international travel purposes, with a common visa policy.
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