Over staying 90 day limit in Poland (do they even know I'm here?)

When I entered Poland In the krakow airport I got my luggage and whent to the exit area where there where to signs one for EU citizens and one for non EU. I whent into the non EU "I'm american if it matters" the room was empty walked out and asked a lady at the front desk what I should do there was no one to stamp my passport she laughed and said It dosent matter not to worry about it. Do they even know I'm here will I get Intruble when I leave if I over stay 90 days. How can they know how long I have been in Poland if my passport was never even looked at? Thanks for the help

I don't think the immigration authorities rely on the passport stamps to keep track of you. My passport does not get stamped everytime I travel.

In some situations, like Americans in Cuba, passports do not get stamped as a rule. But that does not mean that Cubans don't know you're there.

So, beware.

Remember that all your passport info was entered before you boarded the plane in US, then electronic passenger manifesto was submitted to your country of entry.

I'm going to be overstaying about a week I'm just hopping I don't get banned from Schengen I was going to apply for a visa but I wasn't paying attention and let the 45 days pass by so now I'm not sure what to do. I'm hopping I get off with a warning when I leave.

This is a wild guess, but I'll venture that because you're an American, they probably will not care.

so, if you get an overzealous official and they ask you what day you arrived, I would probably tell the truth. If acting confused does not work. ;)

You can always go to Ukraine for some time.

How long do you have to stay in Ukraine before you can return?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policies_in_the_European_Union

You can apply for another tourist visa after 180 days.

US citizens do not require a visa to travel to Poland for less than 90 days.

Yes.


You most probably won't have any trouble at all if it's that short a time. However, if you want to make completely sure, spent a week outside the Schengen zone: I hear that there are some superb deals on hotels in Lwow at the moment.

lol, I haven't read what I paste. Proper fragment is:


Annex 2: eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32001R0539:EN:HTML

Anyway answer is the same.

Is there anyway to apply for a visa since I'm past my 45 days?

according to the info here, you can apply up to 3 days before your time is up. You'll get a stamp that you applied, I guess.

udsc.gov.pl/EXTENSION,OF,VALIDITY,OF,A,SCHENGEN,VISA,1 918.html

£Yes fstop, the problem is that if applying within 30 days of visa expiry, he'll need to leave while his application is being processed. Link to come when I'm at a real computer.

If your passport wasn't stamped when you entered Schengen, they may pick on you on the way out and want proof of when you entered. Yes they do this, yes in Krakow airport. Just tell them the truth and they probably don't have much of a case against you, plus you're American and all that :) Good luck with it all.

Related: EU Residence card holder - staying in Poland for more than 90 days


No you don't need to apply if it's just travel. Your residence card from NL would work for legal travel in all of Schengen as long as it is good for. You cannot work legally in Poland with it however, you need a Polish Work Permit and Residence Card for that, but it doesn't sound like that is an issue.

Here is the contact page for the Immigration Office and Border Guards in Warsaw if you want to verify:
mazowieckie.pl/en/departments/department-of-foreigne/24,dok.html

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Overstaying 90 day Schengen limit by 2 weeks

I am from the UK. On 14 May I will have spent a total of 90 days in Poland this year. I want to stay until the 28th May. I am not aware of a way I can do this legally, so my stay will technically be illegal. I am responsible for my choices and it is I who will have to deal with any arising consequences of my actions. Probably dumb to ask this on a forum as all I am going to get is opinions and probably moral lectures, but I am asking because maybe some people here have had some specific experiences or are aware of someone who has.

I have been back to the UK a few times during this period so it is not 90 consecutive days. Any chance this might confuse the border guard? Or I am guessing it is just algorithmically-based nowadays?

My planned excuse is that I developed covid-like symptoms and had to self-isolate and the flight on the 28th may was the next best option.

There isn't one.


Due to Covid, Schengen countries haven't been handing out bans for overstaying (though this may vary from country to country). As of bout a week ago, Germany weren't scanning passports, just stamping them, so you could always fly back via Berlin or Frankfurt and replace your passport for one of those toytown blue ones when back. It isn't foolproof though (immigration have 2 years of your flight bookings on record however this of course may be incomplete, especially if you came via ferry.

As I say, however, Schengen countries haven't been handing out bans for overstaying during the crisis so far although Poland can be very unpredictable.

All Polish visas have been extended indefinitely until 30 days after the pandemic state is declared over. Easily answered by your consulate or voivodeship.

I have been in greece for 89 days and am due to leave i have a 3 day holiday booked for poland in december will this be possible