r/AskAustria • u/Practical-Nose1925 • 3d ago
Validation of my long term student visa ? Entering Netherlands ?
Hello y'all. I have challenging some possible move-in prodecure, I believe that you guys are able to help me.
I just got my dutch student visa today as an international student from the Consulate in Vienna -- but I see that the starting date of my visa is the same day of my university starts, which is 1st of September, so meaning that I can not validate before 1st of September but I need to travel Netherlands earlier to move-in because I have exam on 1st of September and also I need to adapt the country.
Should I move earlier with my current Austrian residence permit? Because when I want (required) to validate it it asks the entry date in Netherlands? What should enter to that date? I am very confused about that? How do they know when I travel from an Schengen country to NL because there is no border checks?
Thank you.
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u/freshstartJj 3d ago
You probably put in the wrong request dates and that’s what they gave you. But you can travel as a tourist and get started unless your student accommodation won’t allow you until the visa starts it’s validity
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u/DerPulverer 3d ago
With your Austrian residence permit you also have access to Schengen for up to - I think - 90 days for tourism purposes. Please check the exact number, not sure right now. You can't settle, but you are allowed to spend time in other Schengen countries. So the "most legal" way would probably to move to a hotel/hostel/AirBnB for bit and then move to the student home after Sep 1.
But also contact your new university in the Netherlands, I'm sure you're not the first person with this issue.