Fultonius
Was strong but crap, now weaker but better.
Hello fellow island dwelling, EU visiting Brits... For those of you that voted for brexit, once again, fuck you.
Now we've got that out the way (oh, actually, has anyone yet found a SINGLE possible benefit attributed to brexit yet? I'm still waiting...)
I have an issue and it's that I've not been diligent with counting days in the EU and I've just realised that a planned trip to visit my lass' family in NL over xmas and her 40th Birthday take me 8 days over the limit. I've got various options, but the one that I probably shouldn't consider but am...is just hoping for the best...
As far as I'm aware, there is no "system" that records Entries and Exists from Scengen. There has been one in development for many year and, after more delays, it's due to be rolled out Q3/Q4 2024: https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/insights/monitoring-british-citizens-travel-in-the-schengen-area-ees-and-etias with a "visa waiver" type system in 2025 (ETIAS).
So, at present it appears that it is up to a border guard, on exit, to visually inspect the stamps, add up the days and figure out if you've overstayed. My stamps are all over the place, and I honestly have never seen the guards giving my passport more than cursory glance and stamp.
Seems like the chances of getting caught are slim, and, again, until the Entry/Exit system is in place it seems (but I can't say I've done exhaustive research on this), that the worst case would be that you would get asked to leave within 30 days and get a fine, plus maybe a stamp saying "overstayed visa" (again, probably not recorded anywhere? < this I'm least sure about).
Anyone fancy a trip to Morocco / Gayikbayiri 26 December - 4th Jan????
Now we've got that out the way (oh, actually, has anyone yet found a SINGLE possible benefit attributed to brexit yet? I'm still waiting...)
I have an issue and it's that I've not been diligent with counting days in the EU and I've just realised that a planned trip to visit my lass' family in NL over xmas and her 40th Birthday take me 8 days over the limit. I've got various options, but the one that I probably shouldn't consider but am...is just hoping for the best...
As far as I'm aware, there is no "system" that records Entries and Exists from Scengen. There has been one in development for many year and, after more delays, it's due to be rolled out Q3/Q4 2024: https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/insights/monitoring-british-citizens-travel-in-the-schengen-area-ees-and-etias with a "visa waiver" type system in 2025 (ETIAS).
So, at present it appears that it is up to a border guard, on exit, to visually inspect the stamps, add up the days and figure out if you've overstayed. My stamps are all over the place, and I honestly have never seen the guards giving my passport more than cursory glance and stamp.
Seems like the chances of getting caught are slim, and, again, until the Entry/Exit system is in place it seems (but I can't say I've done exhaustive research on this), that the worst case would be that you would get asked to leave within 30 days and get a fine, plus maybe a stamp saying "overstayed visa" (again, probably not recorded anywhere? < this I'm least sure about).
Anyone fancy a trip to Morocco / Gayikbayiri 26 December - 4th Jan????