DELIBERATELY OVERSTAYED MY 90 DAYS IN THE SCHENGEN AREA

CKhalvashi

JJC1956 said:

CKhalvashi said:

JJC1956 said:

Sandtree said:

JJC1956 said:
I don’t think it crossed anyone’s mind to get our passports stamped as we were there from Dec and the rule changes were brought in Jan 1st.

My concern is that my passport details will still be showing up that I over stayed my 90 days in the last 3 months

In theory it isnt really your thing to think of but the boarder guard processing your leaving the country but it becomes your problem when they dont do their job properly.

Follow the FCO advice in terms of bringing proof of when you left the Schengen zone but be aware that some arent caring still.

I Just checked my passport again and though it wasn’t stamped in Funchal, it was stamped in Zurich, which might be enough to prove that I left Madeira when I said I did but not necessarily left the Schengen Area.

This is correct.

Your flight from Madeira to Zurich was an intra-Schengen flight.

Your flight from Zurich to the UK was an international flight.

You may or may not have an overstay issue to deal with on your arrival as technically being in Portugal for more than 3 months you should have applied for residency. As you entered in December this is more likely to be paperwork at the airport rather than an overstay.

Keep the Swiss ticket with you, you are likely to need it.

Thanks, I didn’t keep my Airline tickets for last April as I obviously didn’t realise there would be a problem.
I did apply for residency but due to Portugal allowing a large number of people into the country (incl Madeira) from Venezuela, there was a massive backlog, my 2nd appointment came through (approx 2 months later) after I was back in the UK.
As I said earlier Portugal waived visa applications from people that couldn’t through no fault of their own, get back to their respective countries

Got you.

If you can find even an e-mail confirmation it will be helpful.

If you can present that you applied for Portuguese residency but your plans changed, even better! You should have a reference number for this, or at the least a confirmation e-mail of some description. Portugal may waive this requirement but other countries may not, especially as you didn't leave the Schengen Area from Portugal.

With the residency application all your bases are covered completely within the rules and you should have absolutely no problem at all on entry.

Ganga

Can you not contact the Portuguese embassy and ask them?