Travel to Germany with a Finnish residence permit (Type B Student)
Can I travel with a Finnish residence permit (Type B Student) to Germany before entering Finland for the first time? I am from Iran and I want to visit my uncle for 10 days.
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Legally you can, although you will have to convince the officer at the border control that you have clear intentions of leaving to Finland very soon and your visit to Germany is definitely temporary. Your residence permit in Finland allows staying in other Schengen countries up to 90 days of any 180-day period.
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Can I travel to Europe with Finnish residence permit?
If you have been granted a residence permit in Finland, or a residence card for a family member of an EU citizen in Finland, you may travel in the Schengen area without a visa for up to 90 days out of any 180-day period.Can I enter Germany with a residence permit?
Non- EU citizens living in one of the countries that do apply the agreement fully (so-called Schengen States) with a valid residence permit do not need a visa for visits to Germany of up to 90 days in any period of 180 days when not taking up work.Can I travel to other EU countries with a residence permit?
Yes, you can make trips to other countries within Schengen, but only for travelling purposes, not for the purpose of settling down.Can I enter Germany with Aufenthaltstitel?
If you will be staying in Germany for more than 90 days, you will need to apply for a residence permit. Residents of Australia, Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and the United States of America may enter Germany without a visa and then apply for a residence permit from inside Germany.Easy to Get Permanent Residency in Finland | Residence Permit Type Finland (English)
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In theory, a visa from any of the Schengen states allows you to enter at any border, and since a residence permit is "more" than a visa, this should be possible.
In practice
- you're from a country that hasn't had the best of relations to the EU in the past, even if they're improving
- you're dealing with border guards who haven't ever been known for lax interpretation of any rules
- said border guards will probably have instructions to be even stricter right now, with so many refugees entering Germany illegally (see this press release that states more than 1000 illegal entries per day)
- you will present these border guards a document they're not familiar with
- that document is not issued by the german government
- and it's written in a language which german border guards generally don't understand, with little chance of finding an interpreter quickly
I wouldn't expect immigration to be quick and painless under these circumstances, and going to Finland first, then fly to Germany from there will probably be much easier.
However, if going to Germany first will save you a lot of time, or money, i'd try contacting immigration two weeks in advance, explaining the situation to them, and asking them if there will be any trouble and if there is anything you can do to speed up the process. The German Bundespolizei has a web site that allows you to search for contact information; this leads you to the airport police of Frankfurt, Munich and Berlin. (Other cities will work as well, these are the most likely ones if you're coming from Iran). Any advice you can get from them should be much more useful than from random people on the Internet.
They will understand you if you email them in English, but writing them in German (maybe your Uncle can help you?) will probably speed up the process.
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