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How can an American extend their Schengen Visa without a Job?

13 years ago
Hello all,

I've come to an unexpected point where I fear I may have to leave the Schengen states for 90 days in order to re-new my Schengen Visa.

Does anyone know an other legal reason to stay in Austria, der Schweiz, or Germany if they have not found a Job yet, and who does not have a lot of money to enroll in a University?

I've heard of enrolling in a language course in nearby France could get me a temporary Visa, or I've heard of going to Italy and applying for a Permesso di Soggiorno at their post office and simply turning in that application is an automatic Visa(?) until the form is answered many months later.

Does anyone have any other ideas or strategies for any kind of temporary Visa extension? Our local City Hall is waiting for me to give them such 'legal reason' to stay here or they will be required to process the paperwork to ask me to leave soon.

Thanks for your help everybody!

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