Are foreigners allowed to cross the border into France in Germany?
Hello, my mother (Japanese citizenship) wants to travel from Japan to Germany.
You don't need a visa for your stay (maximum 90 days). Only a residence permit will be entered in your passport.
We'll be staying together in Saarland for a few days. I wanted to ask if we can simply cross the border into France together and stay there for a few hours, or if she needs a special permit for that.
I have already been to this page :
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/service/fragenkatalog-node/26-visadrittstädte/606520
And I now understand that you are allowed to move within the Schengen area if you have an entry permit for a Schengen state (Germany) and do not take up employment in a third country (France). Did I understand that correctly? It's written a bit complicated. Perhaps someone here knows. Thank you very much.
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This should be easy in your case and without bureaucracy.
Japanese citizens do not need visas for entry, provided that entry is for tourist or private purposes.
When entering a German airport, your mother officially enters the Schengen area and is allowed to move freely in this. France is also a member of the Schengen area. But better always have a passport, in the coming weeks there will be a football event in Germany, there will be passport controls again. Then your mother also gets the entry note that France also accepts within the allowed time.
I know the subject, I had been inquired many years ago (maybe so in 2011) at the German Embassy in Tokyo after a Japanese colleague had panic, as we had climbed on a mountain tour to the Aggenstein and I greeted him at the summit in Austria:-D
There hasn’t changed anything yet. This is an advantage of the EU…
Yeah, you can.
I know some Asians who, for example, apply for visas in an EU country for their business trip to Europe, even if they want to go to another country, because it goes faster. But you have to enter the country whose visa you have. Then you can move freely in the EU.
Hello, thank you, your answer was very helpful. If you know some Asians that made it that way, it will probably work. We want to go there by train or by tram. I had something to remember that the inspector could ask her for an extra permit… is it even without a visa? Love
Sure. I know some people who did this for business reasons, but also those who did it privately for vacation. It is only important that you enter the “right” country and do not exceed the duration of your stay.
I’m sorry, I don’t know about this constellation. The people to whom I was referring needed a visa and then requested a Schengen visa, mostly in Germany or Italy.
Thanks for the answer, is it possible without a visa? Since she does not need a visa for Germany, she has no one, only a residence permit. However, there is also a Schengen visa. What do you need that for? I didn’t understand. Maybe for people from other countries who need a visa anyway? Japanese don’t need one. But maybe people from other countries
If it has a Schengen visa (and that would be the normal case), then it can travel without problems throughout the Schengen area.
Oh, I just see she doesn’t have a visa and doesn’t need any. Since the rules in the Schengen area should be uniform, they can travel to France without problems.
I thank you for the helpful answer, but why does a Schengen visa exist?
All right, thank you. 👍🏻 I thought it, but was not quite sure. Thank you for your helpful answers!
for foreigners who need a visa, e.g. when the mother of my Chinese girlfriend comes to Germany.
No problem. The 90 days apply to the entire Schengen area.
there are no border controls between Germany and France anyway
Oh, all right!