I am from outside the EU and I am currently in the Netherlands with a temporary Dutch residence permit. I wanna go home to visit my family and I was wondering if I am allowed to use my Dutch residence permit to travel back to Europe from my country to France and then go back to the Netherlands?
PS: I am from Tunisia so usually I need a visa for France
Thank you
A residence permit or card issued in uniform format (list) from a Schengen state exempts you from any visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period. Usually, recently issued residence permit should be in a credit-card format with EU bull symbol on it.
For intended stays on the territory of the Member States of a duration of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, which entails considering the 180-day period preceding each day of stay, the entry conditions for third-country nationals shall be the following: ... (b) they are in possession of a valid visa, if required pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 (25), except where they hold a valid residence permit or a valid long-stay visa; ...
Art. 6, Schengen Borders Code
However, a temporary permit issued pending examination of an application for a residence permit or an application for asylum does not qualify as a residence permit.
