American abroad extending 90 days in Schengen in either Paris or Berlin

I have just been accepted for an artist residency in Paris for the month of June

You might ask the program if they can support your applying for this residency permit or for a change in your status but I suspect they won't be interested in doing this.

Another option is to leave the Schengen zone immediately and then reenter in June in Paris to begin your program. You might end up overstaying but it would likely only be a matter of days and thus less likely to be a problem.

I seriously doubt that you can arrange anything regarding a residency permit or a Schengen visa in a week.

I would not recommend waiting until you arrive in Paris to try to sort this out.

I have never heard of anyone getting a temporary extension simply by showing "up at the consulate with passport, an official letter from the residency, and bank statements showing my adequate savings."

Ruth

Edited by: everbrite

First, there is NO way to extend a Schengen stay. The rule is 90 days in any 180 calendar day period. If you left Schengen today (say to UK) you might have 30 days left when you re-enter at the beginning of June. Count up the days.

Visas are country specific. To get a visa for France you need to look at the French Immigration website to see what would be applicable. You then need to apply for it and wait for it if successful. That isn't going to happen before the first of June regardless of where you apply from.

All in all, it looks to me like you are SOOL (Sh*t out of luck) as far as legally staying in France past June 10th. So you either forget it or decide to stay illegally. You'll get in from Germany no problem, the problem will be when it comes time to leave.

Overstaying your welcome in Schengen should not be taken lightly. People will tell you that did it and nothing happened when they left. People will tell you they got a slap on the wrist and told not to do it again. People will tell you they got held up at the airport, missed their flight and had to buy a new ticket on the next flight. People will tell you they got given the third degree, missed their flight, were held overnight in the airport and had to buy a new ticket the next day. People will tell you they got the dreaded 'black stamp' in their passport and cannot visit any Schengen country for the next 7 years.

What people cannot tell you is what will happen to you. But you need to know the risks. Oh by the way, there's one more. Your travel insurance will NOT be valid after the 10th of June. No insurance company will pay a claim if it is determined you were doing something illegal including overstaying a Schengen visa. So if the proverbial bus runs you over, you are on your own for the bills.

#2 has it nailed. There is no way to extend your 90 day tourist allowance, short of getting a visa which will require a job or a Spouse with EU passport.

It's considered polite angelsgirl to acknowledge responses.

Ok, thank you for the advice. Sorry that I am late in replying, as I have been busy preparing to move. I thought that several Schengen countries (like Germany) offer 90 day extensions on your Schengen specific to you staying in that one said country, proving your intent to not work, and providing proof of adequate funding for your time. I have been told contradictory things though from this message board and face-to-face, so I guess the only way to find out for certain is to go and try to extend my Schengen or get some kind of visa.

so I guess the only way to find out for certain is to go and try to extend my Schengen

Where are you going to go to extend it? I happen to live in Paris and I don;t know of anybody who has done this- please provide the links where people say this is possible. It's probably more wishful thinking than reality.

Schengen and its ins and outs has been covered ad nauseum here on the TT angelsgirl85 and believe me if anyone had found a way to extend it or 'get around it' it would be well known here.

First you as an American do not have a Schengen Visa so extending it is obviously impossible. You entered without a visa and are allowed 90 days in the following 180 calender days as explained above.

Nor would a German student visa for example do you much good if you are going to France. Visas are country specific so you would need a French Visa.

People hear what they want to hear angelsgirl85 but no matter how much you want to hear you can extend your stay, you can't legally. You've had since May 15 when you posted this to get the answer from the French Embassy in Germany but obviously haven't. Burying your head in the sand ain't gonna work.