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Visa and the schengan

Replies: 4 - Last Post: Dec 7, 2012 2:45 AM Last Post By: wadef

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julierose

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Dec 6, 2012 3:18 AM
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Visa and the schengan

Hi all, Just wondering is anyone could help I'm currently living in london on a two year working visa, and was wondering whether the 90days in 6months rule of the schengan region applies to me. or am i allowed within the schengan as long as a wont as long as my visa is valid?
Thanks

wadef

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Dec 6, 2012 5:06 AM
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Allowable stay in Schengen has nothing to do with your UK working visa.

However if you are a NZer you may be allowed extra time depending on which countries you are visiting.

Aribo

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Dec 6, 2012 7:16 AM
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What #1 said, the UK opted out of the Schengen (note sp.) Agreement and having a long-stay visa for the UK has no influence whatsoever on your permitted length of stay in the Schengen Area - it's max 90 out of 180 days.

Fwoggie

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Dec 6, 2012 3:58 PM
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We didn't opt out of all of it, we still swap notes and intelligence. :P

But we did opt out of the 90 day thingy, so once the OP hits Schengen the 90 days start ticking. Unless they got a longer visa as suggested in #1 (NB: Very hard to get)

wadef

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Dec 7, 2012 2:45 AM
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Unless they got a longer visa as suggested in #1 (NB: Very hard to get)

Not if you hold a NZ passport, in fact there is no advance preparation required.

http://www.safetravel.govt.nz/destinations/europetips.shtml

New Zealand has bilateral visa waiver agreements with many of the individual countries in the Schengen area. These visa waiver agreements allow New Zealanders to spend up to three months in the relevant country, without reference to time spent in other Schengen area countries.

The countries with which New Zealand has bilateral visa waiver agreements are:
Austria Belgium Denmark
Finland France Germany
Greece Iceland Italy
Luxembourg The Netherlands Norway
Portugal Spain Sweden
Switzerland

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