Hello. I have German citizenship and my boyfriend has Syrian citizenship. He has a blue passport that expires in October. Can he still go to Mallorca?
Hello. I have German citizenship, and my boyfriend has Syrian citizenship. He has a blue passport that expires in October. We want to go to Mallorca for a week. The passport expires on October 6, and we're not flying until July 17. Does the passport have to be valid for at least three months, or is it sufficient if it's valid for the duration of the vacation?
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Since he has a blue passport, he certainly also has a German residence permit, which is not a toleration or a residence permit. He can then travel to Spain without a visa with his valid residence permit and the blue passport and stay there for up to 90 days in the half-year period without a visa. The passport does not need to be smooth beyond the period of stay.
Do you have a safe source for this statement?
Hello Lina123481,
the passport must After the Journey be valid for at least three months. See Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399.
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016R0399
See also the page of the Federal Foreign Office: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/service/frage-node/26-visadrittländer/606520
So your friend should try a new document as soon as possible (if not too late for it). Otherwise, a trip will be on 17. July is not possible.
Hello. Unfortunately, I couldn’t read anything about the passport that needs to be valid for at least 3 months.
Article 6
Entry requirements for third-country nationals
(1) For a planned stay in the territory of the Member States of up to 90 days per period of 180 days, taking into account the period of 180 days preceding each day of stay, the following entry requirements shall apply to a third-country national:
(a) It shall be in possession of a valid travel document which authorises its holder to cross the border and fulfils the following requirements:
(i) It shall be valid at least three months after the planned departure from the territory of the Member States.. In justified cases, this obligation may be dispensed with.
ii) It must have been issued within the previous ten years.
(b) It must be in possession of a valid visa if this is provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001(25) is required, except where it is the holder of a valid residence permit or a valid visa for the longer term stay.
(c) It shall demonstrate the purpose and circumstances of the intended stay, and it shall have sufficient means to contest the livelihood both for the duration of the intended stay and for return to the country of origin or for transit to a third country in which its authorisation is guaranteed, or be able to acquire such means lawfully.
(d) It may not be written in the SIS for refusal of entry.
(e) It shall not constitute a danger to public order, internal security, public health or international relations of a Member State and may not have been inscribed in the national databases of the Member States for refusal of entry for the same reasons.
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There is missing a “be” in the sentence but actually that is clear. Alternatively, the responsible foreign representation (in the case of Spain) always helps with such questions. They can also give you binding information.
He does not want to enter the Schengen area from a third country, but is already legally located in the Schengen area and would like to visit only another Schengen country. There is no minimum duration of validity in the passport beyond the period of stay.
Article 6 shall not apply to entry Of which: a third country, but for third countriesMembers. Say, the friend has citizenship from a state outside the Schengen area. In that case the Syrian.
In this case, I would still go to the point and ask the Spanish Consulate for a binding information. In the end, you’ll be there…
Mmmh, then the foreign office must have made a mistake or have not properly understood 🤔. They refer to the question “I am a foreigner, live in Germany and now plan a trip abroad. Do I need a valid passport and visa?” in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2016. March 2016.
But maybe I get the part wrong… who knows… I would still ask the Spanish consulate…
Article 6 is in Title II “External borders” and there in Chapter I “Exceeding external borders and entry requirements”. This is about entry over an external border, not the crossing of internal borders.