Stamping of non-EU passports with residence permit
I am a non-EU citizen residing in Germany for more than 2 years with a temporary residence permit (Aufenthaltstitel). I got stamped the very first time I entered Germany but since then I never got my passport stamped during entry or exit at different airports (Munich, Memmingen, Nuremberg, Frankfurt, etc). I traveled to countries like Turkey, India, etc. I was told they do not stamp passports with residence permits usually.
However, today, I was coming from Mumbai to Munich and got stamped on entry at Munich airport. So, when does a non-EU passport with residence permit get stamped? Is it random?
Best Answer
In principle, according to the Borders Code, the passport of a third-country national with a residence permit (other than an Article 10 card for family members of a union citizen) is supposed to be stamped on each entry to the Schengen area.
However, we have a lot of anecdotal evidence that this doesn't always happen. There does not appear to be any clear rhyme or reason to when the exceptions happen.
As a practical matter, with a residence permit you can be inside the Schengen area without the 90/180 day clock ticking -- so the entry/exit stamps are not an effective way to check whether you're not exceeding the length-of-stay restrictions. So it's hard to come up with any bad consequences of missing the stamps.
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