Why the actual route out of the territory of the Member States and departure evidence can matter under section 60 FPG.
Mag. Mirela Saric
Attorney at law · German and BCS
Mirela Saric assists clients in immigration matters with a clear structure: review the decision, secure deadlines, define the strategy and act quickly. She advises in German and Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian.
If you want to have an entry ban lifted or shortened, the first issue is often proof of departure. Under section 60 FPG, the question is not always limited to the date on which Austria was left. In many cases it also matters whether the territory of the Member States was actually left.
Misunderstandings often arise where travel takes place within the Schengen area. A mere move to another Member State may be risky if the decision and the legal basis require departure from the territory of the Member States.
This post explains which documents can matter for the travel route and why the direction of departure should not be confused with the general voluntary departure period.
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For section 60 FPG, the concrete facts matter. The decision, the route and the evidence must fit together.
If the departure only led to another Member State, the decision must be read closely. The relevant point is which departure requirement applies in the specific case.
Collect tickets, border stamps, bookings and residence evidence. This helps reconstruct whether the territory of the Member States was actually left.
Departure confirmation, boarding pass, passport stamp and registration documents should be assessed together. A single document often does not answer the whole question.
It matters whether the evidence covers the relevant period and the actual direction of travel.
For an application to lift or shorten an entry ban under section 60 FPG, a general statement is usually not enough. The authority examines changed circumstances and the earlier departure.
Before an application is filed, the evidence for the travel route and good conduct should be clear.
Section 60 FPG links lifting or shortening an entry ban to concrete requirements. In practice, the authority therefore examines whether the person affected actually carried out the relevant departure.
Leaving Austria is not always the same as a legally sufficient departure. In Schengen matters, the question may be whether the territory of the Member States was left.
The general application route is explained in the post on lifting or shortening an entry ban under section 60 FPG.
Legal assessment is based on documents rather than assumptions. Relevant material may include the decision, service records, tickets, passport copies, border stamps, departure confirmation and other residence evidence.
If the route involved several states, each step should be recorded with date and document. That makes gaps visible and shows which evidence should still be obtained.
The post on proof of departure explains why formal evidence may become important later.
The voluntary departure period mainly answers the question by when departure should take place. The later assessment under section 60 FPG also concerns the effect of that departure and current circumstances.
Looking only at the deadline can miss the evidentiary issue. That may cause problems when a shortening application is prepared.
For timing, see the post on voluntary departure and the deadline. Return counselling can help practically but does not replace legal review of the decision.
Newsletter: Practical notes on departure, section 60 FPG and entry bans are available in the Brandauer newsletter.
It depends on the specific decision and legal basis. In Schengen matters, it may be decisive whether the territory of the Member States was left.
The decision, departure confirmation, tickets, passport stamps, residence evidence and a clear chronology may be important. The documents must fit the route.
An application is much weaker if departure and changed circumstances cannot be shown with coherent evidence.
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