How to prove one has spent time in the non-Schengen European microstates, in order to pause the Schengen clock?

4/26/2023 4:51:51 PM

I used London ATM records as evidence that I had left Schengen when accused of overstay. Slips from the ATM often say the location. My bank records always do.

But I don’t know whether that would work for the places you mention.

Proof that you entered doesn’t prove you stayed there.

Andorra has signed agreements with Spain and France to not admit anyone who can’t legally enter Spain or France. I don’t know whether any of the others have done something similar. But there were no border checks any of the times I entered or left Andorra, Vatican, or San Marino, so obviously Andorra is not honoring that agreement.

Also, if you cross the border for ten seconds, that counts as a day. So even if you could prove you slept there every night and had lunch there every day, it’s not proof you didn’t leave. If it were London, they might be inclined to take your word for it, but considering the size of San Marino, I’d be very skeptical of a claim you didn’t leave for ninety whole days.

To stay in San Marino more than thirty days, a permit is required.  Whether they are capable of enforcing that, I do not know.  but having such a permit is also not very good proof you didn’t leave.

And finally, a receipt from AirBNB is no proof you actually went to the same country the place is in. I’ve lost a lot of money by not staying in AirBNB places due to missed connections or illness.

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