Travelling outside of Germany on a German Working Holiday visa (Australian)
A friend and I (Australians) are planning on visiting Europe in August next year. We wish to tour West and Central Europe for 4-5 weeks (on a normal Schengen visa) before entering Germany and applying for a 12 month Working Holiday visa (http://www.australien.diplo.de/Vertretung/australien/en/Visa/Working-Holiday.html)
My question is, am I allowed to travel outside Germany again (to Schengen countries) while holding the GWH visa? If I travel 4 weeks before getting the GWH visa, meaning I will have 8 weeks remaining on the Schengen visa, can I visit surrounding countries on weekends?
Sorry if this has been asked before, I was just having trouble finding an answer. Thanks in advance!
Best Answer
Since the WH visa is a category "D" (=national) visa, the following applies:
Third-country nationals with a national residence permit issued by a Schengen country may, for the duration of its validity, travel for up to 90 days per 180-day period to any other Schengen country. This also applies to holders of a national visa (category “D” visa) issued by a Schengen country.
Source: http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/EinreiseUndAufenthalt/Schengen.html
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