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[emmieme 0]

Hello,

I am a U.S citizen and my fiance is a U.K citizen. We have been living in Spain for the past two years. We have just started the K-1 visa application. I have just bought my plane ticket to go back to the U.S so he can met me there once the K-1 is processed.

I have overstayed my Europe visa waiver for 2 years so that my fiance and I could be together. I am concerned that I will have trouble with the Spanish immigration at the airport when I try to leave because I have no proof or stamps in my passport of leaving Europe or of an extension.

Can anyone advise me what kind of trouble I should expect when encontering the Spanish immigration when I try to return back to the U.S? Could I be fined or denid from getting on my flight if I am leaving?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, Thank you.

Emily.

[TBoneTX 43,286]

Have you considered seeing whether the U.S. embassy in Spain has any insights? They might at least be able to refer you to where you might find the answers.

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Found this tidbit on a quick google:

Supposedly they can fine you for overstaying, but, again, I don’t know of anyone who has had to pay a fine. I was actually caught once when leaving Spain. I had been in the country for almost two years, and the US Airways security representative was the one who noticed it on my passport. She brought over the police, they questioned me for a while, and I basically just said, “Yes, I know I stayed too long, but I’m leaving now...” And they let me go.

Throwing you out on the spot is what could happen, but I would expect that only a small number of travellers are actually caught and deported.

with the new travel laws in spain , it getting like Usa so will show up , Eu are gear up for bigger fines and with the usa make visa mantory again next year the Eu are gear up for it with uk and Ireland now asking for passager info off flights companys it tight up again spain start this last year

and someone returning after "overstaying" to Spain:

Hello again,

My girlfriend made it without a problem. The immigration officer opened her passport, stamped it, closed it. All good! Life in Spain continues without a glitch.

[Ed+Cindy 1]

Hello,

I am a U.S citizen and my fiance is a U.K citizen. We have been living in Spain for the past two years. We have just started the K-1 visa application. I have just bought my plane ticket to go back to the U.S so he can met me there once the K-1 is processed.

I have overstayed my Europe visa waiver for 2 years so that my fiance and I could be together. I am concerned that I will have trouble with the Spanish immigration at the airport when I try to leave because I have no proof or stamps in my passport of leaving Europe or of an extension.

Can anyone advise me what kind of trouble I should expect when encontering the Spanish immigration when I try to return back to the U.S? Could I be fined or denid from getting on my flight if I am leaving?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, Thank you.

Emily.

US citizens have a lot of freedoms in the EU. I doubt they will be able to tell that you overstayed. 1/2 the time I travel in Europe, my passport isn't even stamped.

[Down With PMP 0]

Hello,

I am a U.S citizen and my fiance is a U.K citizen. We have been living in Spain for the past two years. We have just started the K-1 visa application. I have just bought my plane ticket to go back to the U.S so he can met me there once the K-1 is processed.

I have overstayed my Europe visa waiver for 2 years so that my fiance and I could be together. I am concerned that I will have trouble with the Spanish immigration at the airport when I try to leave because I have no proof or stamps in my passport of leaving Europe or of an extension.

Can anyone advise me what kind of trouble I should expect when encontering the Spanish immigration when I try to return back to the U.S? Could I be fined or denid from getting on my flight if I am leaving?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, Thank you.

Emily.

US citizens have a lot of freedoms in the EU. I doubt they will be able to tell that you overstayed. 1/2 the time I travel in Europe, my passport isn't even stamped.

Stamping passports is going the way of the dodo. Rest assured, your entries and exits are being recorded electronically.

[CanTex 1]

I concur with the stamp in the passport being like the dodo. I have been back and forth between Canada

and the states at least ten times in the last 1.5 years. The one and only time it was stamped was in

December 2007. But the last time I went down for 6 months in January - the officer called up my "record"

knew exactly when I came and left and also looked up our Immigration online, without our application #.

So they have access for sure, it's just stamped in our passports. Big Brother, Big Sister and Aunt Theresa

are all in the know of what we do, lol.

[M.O 6]

Hello,

I am a U.S citizen and my fiance is a U.K citizen. We have been living in Spain for the past two years. We have just started the K-1 visa application. I have just bought my plane ticket to go back to the U.S so he can met me there once the K-1 is processed.

I have overstayed my Europe visa waiver for 2 years so that my fiance and I could be together. I am concerned that I will have trouble with the Spanish immigration at the airport when I try to leave because I have no proof or stamps in my passport of leaving Europe or of an extension.

Can anyone advise me what kind of trouble I should expect when encontering the Spanish immigration when I try to return back to the U.S? Could I be fined or denid from getting on my flight if I am leaving?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, Thank you.

Emily.

US citizens have a lot of freedoms in the EU. I doubt they will be able to tell that you overstayed. 1/2 the time I travel in Europe, my passport isn't even stamped.