Schengen Reinforced Border Controls
While traveling in the Schengen Zone usually means borderless travel, for those who have overstayed their Schengen Visa, travel just became harder in 2018.
According to the European Commission, Schengen states have reinforced borders to protect against potential threats of terrorism. This is largely backlash due to the heavy influx of 2015’s refugee crisis, the uncontrolled amount of unknown people flowing into countries, and denial of asylum status that has made people go “underground.”
This wouldn’t affect normal travel around Europe. As I write about in my most popular blog post, Schengen Treaty and Overstaying Visas, if you have overstayed your tourist visa, it is more difficult to get away without being caught by border guards due to reintroduced borders.
Current Temporarily Reintroduced Schengen Border Controls
Temporarily reintroduced border controls in the context of foreseeable events:
- France (1 November 2017 – 30 April 2018)
persistent terrorist threat; all internal borders - Austria (12 November 2017 – 12 May 2018)
The security situation in Europe and threats resulting from the continuous significant secondary movements; land borders with Hungary and with Slovenia; - Germany (12 November 2017 – 12 May 2018)
The security situation in Europe and threats resulting from the continuous significant secondary movements; land border with Austria and flight connections from Greece; - Denmark (12 November 2017 – 12 May 2018)
The security situation in Europe and threats resulting from the continuous significant secondary movements; internal border with Germany; - Sweden (12 November 2017 – 12 May 2018)
The security situation in Europe and threats resulting from the continuous significant secondary movements; selected harbours in Police Regions South and West and at the Öresund Bridge; - Norway (12 November 2017 – 12 May 2018)
The security situation in Europe and threats resulting from the continuous significant secondary movements; ferry connections with DK, DE and SE;
The Council classifies “foreseeable events” as things that could attract a lot of people to an area, ie: sporting event. The duration of the measure is limited to thirty days or for the foreseeable duration of the threat if that threat exceeds thirty days.
If required, the reintroduction of border control can be prolonged for renewable periods of up to thirty days. The total period shall not exceed six months
Abdur khaeel
February 8, 2019My Poland student visa rejected due to justification for the purpose and the conditions of the intended stay was not provided.Within five months I applied other schengen states for Latvia student visa that also got rejected due to foreigner has provided false information
Lindsey
February 8, 2019Hello! Thanks for writing in. If you have been denied visas for 2 Schengen countries, all Schengen countries you apply for will be aware for what reasons your previous visas were rejected.
Ajaykrishnaa
February 8, 2019My Poland and Latvia student visa refused will this affect other schengen states
Matt
April 22, 2018Hello, I am an American citizen and I have used up 81 days in Spain since Jan 2nd 2018 and currently in Croatia for 90 days. I want to go back into Spain or Greece when I finish 90 days in Croatia but my first day here counts for a day in Spain too. It should reset while I am in Spain but I think it would be an overstay by 1 day… How do I go about this? Thanks for you help!!
Lindsey
April 24, 2018Hey Matt! I love Croatia! If you stay out of Schengen for 90 days in Croatia, you will be fine to return for another 90 days to Schengen. It works 90 days in Schengen within any 180-day period. So by the time your 90 days are finished in Croatia, you will have your days left to wander Schengen because the beginning days of your trip in January will no longer be considered part of the 180-days. You can use my calculator to help visualize: