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What types of visas are there?

Each of us has come to another country at least once or thought about visiting it. And before any trip, not to mention migration, you must clearly understand what documents and entry permits are required. The Netherlands is one of the countries of the Schengen Agreement, which means that having a Schengen visa in your passport, you have every right to visit this country. However, the duration and conditions of stay will depend on the type of visa. What types of visas are there?

First, let's define the understanding of the terms.

Visa - This is a document that gives the right to enter the country and stay on its territory.

Visa-free regime ("Visa-free") - this is the same right to enter the country, but without the obligation to paste the visa itself into the passport. Citizens of countries that have a visa-free regime agreement with the European Union can visit EU countries without a visa. The same rule applies to EU citizens when visiting these countries.

Based on the purpose of the trip, one of 3 types of visas can be issued: A (B), C and D.

A(B) - transit visa, which only allows staying in the transit area of the airport zone in any of the Schengen countries. In some countries this type of visa is called “B”.

C - tourist visa. According to the rules, having a C visa in your passport, you can stay in the Schengen countries for up to 90 days (a C type visa can also be issued for only a few days of stay, and this depends on the purpose of your trip). But this visa does not give the right to work. Visa C is also issued in case of inviting relatives or friends, or if you have a trip related to business. This is the same type of visa, which is analogous to the so-called "visa-free".

Type C visas

Type C visas are of two types:

– Visa C, implying a single entry.

The holder of this visa can stay in the country for 31 days. At the same time, he can enter only once in the period from October 1 to November 22. Regardless of the permitted period of stay on the territory of the state, the visa recipient is obliged to leave the country no later than the date of the end of the visa, namely, November 21. And this will need to be done, even if she decides to go on a trip only on November 21.

– Visa C, implying multiple (multi) entries.

Instead of the number 1 on this visa, we see the inscription “MULT”. This means that the holder of this visa has the right to visit the country for 90 days from June 15, 2016 to June 14, 2019. In this case, it can be either a single trip for three months or many short trips for 5-6 days ... The main thing is that the total number of days spent on the territory of the state does not exceed the permitted 90 days and fit into a three-year period.

D visa

D is the so-called national visa. This is a long-term visa, the period of stay is 90 days or more. This type of visa gives the right to reside in the territory of the country that issued this visa. It is also allowed to visit other EU countries, but in other countries it is equivalent to a tourist visa, that is, it does not give the right to work and residence.

The peculiarity of this type of visa is the unlimited number of days of stay in the country that issued the visa - this is indicated by the mark XX in the place where the number of days is usually indicated. That is, in this case, the visa holder can stay in the country for the entire duration of the visa: from 24.09.2018/23.03.2019/XNUMX to XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX.

Residence permit and permanent residence

To begin with, let's define the concepts of residence permit and permanent residence

Temporary residence permit (Residence permit) is an official residence permit for a foreign citizen in the country for a certain period. Also, this document should indicate a certain type of activity for which this residence permit was issued: study, work, treatment, etc.

A temporary residence permit is often the first step towards immigration to a country. Usually it is issued for a period of 1 year with the right of subsequent extension (up to 5 years).

Permanent residence - is permanent residence permit or a permanent residence permit, which a foreigner can obtain after staying in the country for a certain period (in the Netherlands, this period is 5 years) in the status of a residence permit.

With a permanent residence permit, you no longer need to renew it, and you have the same rights as citizens of the country of entry. The exception is the right to vote and to be elected in elections.

Having a resident card of any of the EU countries, you can visit other EU countries as a tourist. However, you should remember that as a tourist you are allowed to stay in other countries for no more than 90 days in a 180-day period.

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