I have a German Youth Mobility Visa, it starts Sept 4th. I was thinking of flying into Austria or Netherlands on the 1st of September. Is this ok? Do I need to fly directly into Germany? Will the other countries refuse me entry becuase of the Schengen agreement and I am travelling early on a visa? I have a job in Frankfurt that I start on the 6th and would love to travel a little earlier then the 4th. I know I can't enter Germany before the 4th but what about other countries?
If you normally have visa free entry to the Schengen zone, I would imagine they'd let you in. For visitors staying up to 3 months, the Schengen area has a unified policy but for staying more than 3 months it falls under each individual state's jurisdiction. So its not really Netherland's or Austria's business about your German visa.
What country are you from? Would you be able to travel as a tourist?
I am from Canada but normally you have to travel through immigration of the country the visa is valid in to register. I don't want to fly one way in amsterdam to have them tell me i cannot enter.
Who issued the visa? Schengen or Germany? I figured if you're working you'd be there long term (over 3 months) and it would have been issued by the German government, but if its by Schengen...then of course fly in via Germany.
Youth Mobility Visa and travelling early
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