What schengen visa should the flight crew from outside the EU have? [closed]

Let’s suppose I start an airline in a non-EU country, one that does not have visa waivers of any kind with the EU. Eventually, I start operating a daily flight to an airport within the Schengen zone.

Which kind of EU visas should the flight crew have in this case? If the flight is a turnaround one and the crew (let’s pretend no issues ever happen and the flight always leaves back within an hour) does not leave the transit area, would they be able to operate without going through immigration, thus not requiring a visa at all?

Best Answer

Under Annex VII(2) of the Schengen Borders Code, they may not need any visa at all:

Special rules for certain categories of persons

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Pilots of aircraft and other crew members

2.1. By way of derogation from Article 6 the holders of a pilot’s licence or a crew member certificate as provided for in Annex 9 to the Civil Aviation Convention of 7 December 1944 may, in the course of their duties and on the basis of those documents:

(a) embark and disembark in the stop-over airport or the airport of arrival situated in the territory of a Member State;

(b) enter the territory of the municipality of the stop-over airport or the airport of arrival situated in the territory of a Member State;

(c) go, by any means of transport, to an airport situated in the territory of a Member State in order to embark on an aircraft departing from that same airport. In all other cases, the requirements provided for by Article 6(1) shall be fulfilled.

2.2. Articles 7 to 14 shall apply to checks on aircraft crew members. Wherever possible, priority will be given to checks on aircraft crews. Specifically, they will be checked either before passengers or at special locations set aside for the purpose. By way of derogation from Article 8, crews known to staff responsible for border controls in the performance of their duties may be subject to random checks only.

Article 6 is the article on Entry conditions for third-country nationals. Articles 7 to 14 make up Chapter II, Control of external borders and refusal of entry. Article 8 is the article on Border checks on persons.

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Type D Schengen visa or national long-stay visa The national visa is the type D long-stay Schengen visa. It is mandatory for any foreigner wishing to study, work or live in a Schengen country for longer than 90 days (up to 1 year).

Is Schengen Visa open?

COVID-19 restrictions have hindered many travel plans. However, there is good news for those planning to travel soon. Over the past few months, plenty of Schengen Countries have reopened their application centers abroad. Meaning Indian travelers can finally apply for their Schengen Visas.

What is D visa?

D-visa is an entry visa for spouses (and their under aged common children) that want to travel to Norway while they are waiting for an answer, or before they have applied for family immigration. To get this kind of visa, there has to be chance that you will get yes on your application for family immigration.

Which countries are allowing Schengen Visa?

These countries are: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

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