Hi,
I am visiting France.
I have permanent finnish work permit.
Do I need VISA for visiting France?
Sudipta
Visting France (do I need VISA)
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I'd think you need to ask that from the French embassy.
http://www.france.fi/article.php3?id_article=15
http://www.france.fi/article.php3?id_article=15
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Cheers, Hank W.
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Yes, Finland is in the Schengen. Basically it gives a three month 'free travel' within.
But I had this nag about something related to it. I am confusing the non-Schengen but in-EU stuff probably, ah here it is "Foreigners living in Finland travel to the "new" EU-countries."
Movement of foreign nationals residing in Finland in the new EU Member States
The new Member States of the EU (Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia) do not yet apply the Schengen Convention, which is why the border controls will be kept between the borders of the new and old Member States for the time being.
Whenever foreigners residing in Finland, who are non-EU nationals, travel to one of the new EU Member States, they must carry a passport and a valid visa, in case they are nationals of a country, which requires a visa for crossing the external borders of an EU Member State.
Foreign nationals who have a residence permit in Finland can move freely within the territory of the Schengen countries, however, no more than 90 days within six months at a time. Correspondingly, if another Schengen country has granted a residence permit to a third country national, the person can stay in Finland for a maximum of 90 days within six months. The Schengen countries are, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden,
For example, Russian citizens who have a residence permit in Finland, are free to travel in the Schengen area provided that they have a permit issued by a Schengen signatory state, in this particular case by Finland. However, if they travel to an EU Member State, which is not a signatory of the Schengen Convention (the new EU Member States, Great Britain or Ireland), they must be in possession of a valid visa (Council Regulation 539/2001).
Only citizens of the EU Member States can travel freely with an official identity card. The right to travel carrying an identity card only is connected with membership of the EU, not membership of the Schengen Convention. Participation in the Schengen arrangements means that checks at internal borders have been abolished.
Correspondingly, only nationals of the Nordic countries are entitled to travel from one Nordic country to another carrying some other identity card.
But I had this nag about something related to it. I am confusing the non-Schengen but in-EU stuff probably, ah here it is "Foreigners living in Finland travel to the "new" EU-countries."
Movement of foreign nationals residing in Finland in the new EU Member States
The new Member States of the EU (Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia) do not yet apply the Schengen Convention, which is why the border controls will be kept between the borders of the new and old Member States for the time being.
Whenever foreigners residing in Finland, who are non-EU nationals, travel to one of the new EU Member States, they must carry a passport and a valid visa, in case they are nationals of a country, which requires a visa for crossing the external borders of an EU Member State.
Foreign nationals who have a residence permit in Finland can move freely within the territory of the Schengen countries, however, no more than 90 days within six months at a time. Correspondingly, if another Schengen country has granted a residence permit to a third country national, the person can stay in Finland for a maximum of 90 days within six months. The Schengen countries are, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden,
For example, Russian citizens who have a residence permit in Finland, are free to travel in the Schengen area provided that they have a permit issued by a Schengen signatory state, in this particular case by Finland. However, if they travel to an EU Member State, which is not a signatory of the Schengen Convention (the new EU Member States, Great Britain or Ireland), they must be in possession of a valid visa (Council Regulation 539/2001).
Only citizens of the EU Member States can travel freely with an official identity card. The right to travel carrying an identity card only is connected with membership of the EU, not membership of the Schengen Convention. Participation in the Schengen arrangements means that checks at internal borders have been abolished.
Correspondingly, only nationals of the Nordic countries are entitled to travel from one Nordic country to another carrying some other identity card.
Cheers, Hank W.
sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin.
sitting here like a lemon looking for a gin.