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Wawah Junior Member Member # 4053	Posted June 24, 2002 08:45 PM I have American friend who is madly in love with German woman. He is planning to move to Germany to be with her on tourist visa. However, there are no plans to marry or be engaged. I have told him that he not allowed stay in the EU more than 90 days per year as tourist. He think that no one will check nor notice how long he stay. He say he have money saved up so he dont need to work and can just live off savings. But who knows, he may get bored after some months and try start working. I think this whole thing is bad idea and I have tried to talk him out of it. I do believe his passport will get stamped when he enter Germany from US and eventually it will be noticed that he has overstayed. For example, when he try to leave! What are the consequences of this behaviour?
Wawah Junior Member Member # 4053	Posted June 25, 2002 09:43 PM Isn't somebody gonna answer??
Al-Hisaj Junior Member Member # 2511	Posted June 26, 2002 02:30 AM I would like to reply, but do not know the exact answer. However, anything usually illegal can come back to haunt a person. He needs to be careful because if he tries to leave Germany they will most likely see the date he has been there since.
petkanov Junior Member Member # 1415	Posted June 26, 2002 12:39 PM You have the right to spend 3 months every six months, or to put it another way, if you stay for three months, then you have to stay for three months out. SO, 3 months in every six month period. You can make a lot of trips, but the totall should be no more than 3 months in a six month period!!! That gives you the right to stay six months per year!!! If you just stay, Germans will deport you, and you will be banned to enter the EU for some years.