One Response to “MY BOYFRIEND AND I WANT TO TRAVEL TO FRANCE BUT HE HAS AN ALBANIAN PASSPORT. ?”

1. LaFeeFan
   

   09. Feb, 2010

   Generally, Albanian nationals do require a visa to enter France, since Albania is not on the Schengen “visa-waive list”.
   http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_159/entering-france_2045/getting-visa_2046/do-you-need-visa_1559.html

   However, permanent residence permits of another Schengen state as Greece function as a visa waiver for travel on tourist purposes of up to 90 days.

   So he can travel with his Albanien passport together with the Greece residence permit.

   GREECE
   1. Ά δεια παραμονής αλλοδαπού (ενιαίου τύπου)
   Alien’s residence permit (uniform format)
   (This document is valid for between six months and an indefinite period. It is issued to all aliens who are legally resident in Greece.) The above residence permit is affixed to travel documents recognised by Greece. In the event that a third-country national does not possess a travel document recognised by
   Greece, the competent Greek services affix the uniform format residence permit to a special form. This special form is issued by the Greek authorities on the basis of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 333/2002, with the security specifications provided for in the same Regulation, bears three vertical stripes coloured orange-green-orange and is called ‘Φύλλο επί του οποίου τίθεται άδεια διαμονής’ (Form for affixing a residence permit).

   2. Άδεια παραμονής αλλοδαπού (χρώμα μπεζ-κίτρινο) (1)
   (Alien’s residence permit) (beige-yellow)
   (This document was issued to all aliens legally resident in Greece. It is valid for between one year and an indefinite period).

   3. Άδεια παραμονής αλλοδαπού (χρώμα λευκό) (2)
   (Alien’s residence permit) (white)
   (This document was issued to aliens married to Greek nationals. It is valid for five years).

   4. Άδεια παραμονής αλλοδαπού (βιβλιάριο χρώματος λευκού) (3)
   (Alien’s residence permit) (white booklet)
   (This document was issued to persons recognised as refugees under the 1951 Geneva Convention).

   5. Δελτίο ταυτότητας αλλοδαπού (χρώμα πράσινο) (4)
   (Alien’s identity permit) (green)
   (This document is issued only to aliens of Greek descent; it may be valid for either two or five years).

   6. Ειδικό δελτίο ταυτότητας ομογενούς (χρώμα μπεζ) (4)
   (Special identity card for aliens of Greek descent (beige)
   (This document is issued to Albanian nationals of Greek descent; it is valid for three years. The card is also issued to their spouses, regardless of nationality, and to their children, provided there is official documentation to prove their family ties).

   7. Ειδικό δελτίο ταυτότητας ομογενούς (χρώμα ροζ) (4)
   (Special identity card for aliens of Greek descent) (pink)
   (This document is issued to aliens of Greek descent from the former USSR. It is valid indefinitely).

   8. Ειδικές Ταυτότητες της Διεύθυνσης Εθιμοτυπίας του Υπουρ-
   γείου Εξωτερικών
   (Special identity cards issued by the Directorate for Protocol
   of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
   A. Format ‘D’ (diplomatic staff) (red)
   This document is issued to the head and members of every diplomatic mission and to members of their
   families (spouses and children up to the age of 18) holding diplomatic passports.
   B. Format ‘A’ (administrative and technical staff) (orange)
   This document is issued to members of the staff of diplomatic missions and to members of their families
   (spouses and children up to the age of 18) holding service passports.

   (1) This document ceased to be issued on 1.7.2003.
   (2) This document remains valid until its expiry date. It ceased to be issued on 2.6.2001.
   (3) It is planned to replace this type of residence permit by the ‘standalone’ document provided for in Council Regulation No 1030/2002. Immediately after this change Member States will be notified accordingly.
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