I am a US citizen who will travel for tourism. I hear that I should do it before I go, but what if I go to Spain and decide to stay longer than 90 days and possibly up to one year? Are there complications I may face if I don't get one at all?
2006-07-22 18:51:43 · 5 answers · asked by ngoc h 1 in Travel ➔ Europe (Continental) ➔ Other - Europe
Europe is not that strict as the US are - you don't even get a stamp every time you enter or leave a country.
If any one thinks you might have been in Spain a long time, simply tell them you've been in Switzerland or Norway for four weeks in between - then the 90 days start to run again...
To get a Schengen visa in Europe will be more trouble than in the US - perhaps it would make it more relaxed travelling around if you have the visa.
2006-07-23 01:13:30 · answer #1 · answered by swissnick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are going there to study and will be enrolled at a university officially then I doubt that a tourist visa will do, wouldn't you need a student visitor visa instead? Otherwise, I suspect you'll be just fine without one. As others have noted as long as you travel in between and leave the country, your 90 days will start over.
If you're travelling with a school program, I recommend checking with them at their international studies/study abroad office.
Re the person commenting on VISA and Master Card, this question is not about credit cards, it's about travel documents.
2006-07-23 06:20:19 · answer #2 · answered by Ladida 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have traveled extensively in Europe and it has been my experience that as a foreign national you will need to have your VISA or MC before you go. When you use in, some places also require that you show you passport or at least some form of ID. Be sure that the name on your VISA is EXACTLY the same as the one one your ID. I feel sure that in order to get any kind of Credit card in Europe, you will need to be employed and have established at least a bank account.
2006-07-22 18:59:46 · answer #3 · answered by Ereshkigal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you SHOULD get one before you leave, I did (I studied in Spain for one year)... but I noticed that it didn't matter so much that I had one. I mean, if you want to leave and come back, then you'll definitely need it.
2006-07-22 18:57:34 · answer #4 · answered by Karen H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
before you go
2006-07-22 21:33:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋