Schengen Visa!

[Willdtrout]

I’m an American and have been walking Camiño since January 24. French way from SJPdP, Fisterra/ Muxia, Central route of Portugese way from Porto and currently ten days on Norte starting from Irun.

I have come far on Norte and Santiago is ahead of me and I want to go there again. Problem is my 90 day Schengen expires on April 14 meaning I’m supposed to leave the EU by then….. but I want to keep walking.

Online info looks like there could be big consequences for overstaying but anecdotal info say maybe Spain doesn’t care to much? Anyone know how big of a problem this could be or knows people who have stayed over.

Again, I want to over stay but I’m worried of the consequences. Even if they let me leave the country with no penalty maybe there is a problem when I come back someday?

Any help appreciated,

Buen Camino

 

[thejoker]

It's foolish to even contemplate overstaying.
It would be for the best for you and everyone if you simply obeyed the law.

 

[Bradypus]

There was a discussion on this topic very recently: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/overstayed-90-days-from-uk.79201/

 

[Kathar1na]

It's foolish to even contemplate overstaying.
It would be for the best for you and everyone if you simply obeyed the law.

And it would also be best if this thread were closed immediately.

 

[Former member 92300]

You probably won’t hear from anyone here say it is OK to break the law. Time is up. Go home. Or find a legal way to stay. To do that - ask the proper authorities - not a bunch of random people on the internet. Can’t extend your stay legally? Go home and return when you are legally allowed to return.

 

[ivar]

Best to follow the rules… you might not get in trouble now, but if you want to come back to the EU in the future, you might have a problem then.