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Passport stamp crossing Polish and Lithuanian Boarders?

  • I am an American citizen and I need to know if I will get a passport stamp crossing the Polish and Lithuanian boarders. I know that European Union members do not receive a stamp but is there any way that I could receive one? This is very important. Let me explain why. I spent 90 days in Ukraine and therefore the rule is that if you would like to return you have to spend another 90 days out of the country. This would equal 180 days. I am currently in Poland and I do want to return to Ukraine. However I have had many problems receiving a visa. Soon my legal 90 days in Poland will be up and if by then I do not have a visa it is a problem. This is because the day I left Ukraine and entered Poland are on the same day which means when my 90 days are up it still won't equal to 180 days. So I would have to spend a few days in another country. However if I can't get a passport stamp there is no way to prove that I wasn't in Poland for over 90 days. where as long as I get a stamp on my passport. The only reason why I choose Lithuania is because it is closest but I could technically go any where. So please help me out here. Thank you in advance for answering my question.

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    You will only get an exit stamp in your passport if you travel to a country which is outside of the territory of the Schengen countries. Travel between Schengen countries like Poland and Lithuania is like travel between U.S. states; no immigration control, no passport stamps. http://dc.the-netherlands.org/Services/Consular_services/Visa/US_citizens/Traveling_to_the_Netherlands/Tourist_and_Business_Visa_for_the_Netherlands_Schengen/See_also/Map_of_Schengen_countries .. Countries outside the Schengen zone that authorize visa free entry to American passport holders are: Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, F.Y.R.o.Macedonia, Ireland, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, or the United Kingdom. For Turkey you can get a visa on arrival at a fee of $20 or €15. http://www.skyteam.com/about/travelhelp/travelinfo.html ..

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The problem is that as a US citizen you are allowed 90 days (in a six month period) in the entire Schengen area, to which both Poland and Lithuania belong. You do not just have to leave Poland after 90 days, you must leave the Schengen area unless you are able to obtain a visa for a longer stay. Obtaining proof of a visit to Lithuania is useless; you will still be overstaying. There are other European countries outside the Schengen area to which you can travel without a visa, and thus solve your problem, eg the UK, Ireland, Romania, Bulgaria,

Sthlm

I was exactly in your situation a week ago. You will not get a stamp on your passport [I begged to get one -- three times, but couldn't] traveling between Poland and Lithuania as they are both Schenegen countries. I had to leave Poland, go back to North America, apply for a Business visa for a year [which was granted without much hassle] before coming back to Poland. Penalty for overstaying the 90 days in a 180 day period? -- Deportation [they will make you pay for the one-way ticket], huge fines for each day of your overstay, possible jail [depending on your intent in their eyes] and blacklisting you for a year before they will consider you for a visa [they told me that when the visa officer would see that I overstayed, that visa after a year may not even be granted]. So don't even try. Before leaving Poland I went to every government official that my very influencial Polish contacts could take me to. Trust me, it is NOT worth it.

Subrata

On your place I would go to UK or Georgia for a couple of days before going to Ukraine. Like flying Poland to UK, stay in UK for two days, and fly to Ukraine from UK. You have 90 days of allowed non-visa stay in Shengen no matter what country you're in. So, combination Poland + Lithuania won't work. So, if you're "between" Shengen and Ukraine- you could go to UK or another country that allows you visa-free stay. I believe, Georgia would allow you as US Citizen a stay for some 90 days as well. May be even Moldova would work for you too (but not sure about).

Alex K

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