Leaving Schengen area the day after the visa expiry due to the transit

1/21/2016 7:53:31 AM

I would say that depends on your home country. Leaving won’t be a problem. But you might get into trouble applying for a new visa in the future. In the near future something this trivial will hardly be a problem. But if Europe tightens immigration laws down the road it can potentially be.

Schengen might also be completely abandoned. If it is, then it might only be Germany you will have problem getting a visa for again.

1/21/2016 4:53:08 AM

That is an incredibly interesting question! I will presume you land on Feb 7 well well before midnight which is when your visa expires.

Edit: I didn’t realize what @phoog said that South Koreans don’t need a visitor visa at all. This is written for those who need a short stay visa but not a transit visa. There are many.

My interpretation of the situation: Before you board the Abu Dhabi plane you go through a passport check in Rome (and after you went through that check if you wanted to get out of the airport, you’d need another passport check). So you are not inside Schengen any more but in transit. And if you don’t need a transit visa then you are golden. Check wikipedia about exemptions. In short: make sure you are inside transit past the border check on the 7th and you will be fine.

Very strong disclaimer: this is my interpretation of the situation. It’s logical but I am not a lawyer nor a PDS officer.

1/21/2016 4:43:30 AM

The working holiday visa is national visa (“type D”) and time spent under such a visa in the issuing country does not count towards the Schengen short-stay 90/180-day rule. As a South Korean citizen you don’t need a short-stay visa, so you should be okay.

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