Schengen - Help

[svzephyr44]

OK - so I will make it easy.

I want a long stay multi-entry Schengen Visa (D) so that I can sail around the Med for a season - lets say a 1 year to 18 month Visa since I will first arrive in the Azores which I think is part of Schengen. Where do I apply? Do I have to go back to the US? (As I am a US Citizen) What country is the easiest to deal with? What category am I? (I am not a student, not a business person, don't want to work, don't have an EU bride etc.) All I want to do is sail around for a year or so without having to leave every 90 days for 90 days. So I repeat

HELP!

[PCP]

Originally Posted by svzephyr44

OK - so I will make it easy.

I want a long stay multi-entry Schengen Visa (D) so that I can sail around the Med for a season - lets say a 1 year to 18 month Visa since I will first arrive in the Azores which I think is part of Schengen. Where do I apply? Do I have to go back to the US? (As I am a US Citizen) What country is the easiest to deal with? What category am I? (I am not a student, not a business person, don't want to work, don't have an EU bride etc.) All I want to do is sail around for a year or so without having to leave every 90 days for 90 days. So I repeat

HELP!

That would be hard, I mean not having to go out every 90 days. That has to do with immigrant's control but sailing on the Med that should not be difficult: you only have to cross it to the other side (North Africa) have a stamp and keep sailing.

You have also on the North side of the med several countries out of EC like Albania, Montenegro, Croatia (is coming in this year), Turkey and Cyprus. It don't seem to be a problem to me with a good planning.

Regards

Paulo

[MastUndSchotbruch]

Originally Posted by PCP

That would be hard, I mean not having to go out every 90 days. That has to do with immigrant's control but sailing on the Med that should not be difficult: you only have to cross it to the other side (North Africa) have a stamp and keep sailing.

You have also on the North side of the med several countries out of EC like Albania, Montenegro, Croatia (is coming in this year), Turkey and Cyprus. It don't seem to be a problem to me with a good planning.

Regards

Paulo

Cyprus is in the EU (don't know about Schengen)

[MarkofSeaLife]

Originally Posted by MastUndSchotbruch

Cyprus is in the EU (don't know about Schengen)

Cyprus has signed the Schengen Agreement, but Turksih Cyprus has not.

Azores is part of Portugal and in Schengen.

The Caribbean countires, departments of France etc are NOT part of Schengen.

To the OP its 90 days in and then 90 days out. If you find another way to do it legally you might tell us because I don't know how you get around it, nor anyone else.

[PCP]

Originally Posted by MastUndSchotbruch

Cyprus is in the EU (don't know about Schengen)

No, only half of the Island, the other half is out and it belongs to Turkey.

Regards

Paulo