Dfyjkt

I am an Indian student in Germany. As far as I know, students hold a Schengen Visa Type D. I have my visa extended until 2018. I have a friend from Macedonia I would like to visit soon. I checked up on the website of Macedonia and found this:

Entry in the Republic of Macedonia for Schengen Visa Holders

Citizens of the following countries are not required to have entry
visa for the Republic of Macedonia:

1. 
   

   EU member countries and signatories of the Schengen Agreement

   
   
   

   have the right to enter the Republic of Macedonia with a valid ID card.

   
   


2. 
   

   Third countries with permanent stay in an EU member country or signatory country of the Schengen Agreement

   
   
   

   may stay in the Republic of Macedonia for up to 15 (fifteen) days upon every entry to the territory of the Republic of Macedonia, and
   the total amount of the subsequent stays in the Republic of Macedonia
   must not be longer than 3 (three) months within a six-months period,
   starting from the date of the first entry.

   
   


3. 
   

   Third countries with multiple entry short stay Schengen visa type C valid at least 5 (five) days beyond the intended stay in the Republic of Macedonia.

   
   
   

   may stay in the Republic of Macedonia for up to 15 (fifteen) days upon every entry to the territory of the Republic of Macedonia, and
   the total amount of the subsequent stays in the Republic of Macedonia
   must not be longer than 3 (three) months within a six-months period,
   starting from the date of the first entry.

   
   

I do not fall under category 1 or 3 is what I believe. Do I fall under category 2 (I cannot understand this statement completely)? Or do I have to get a visa prior to traveling to Macedonia?

Also, do I have to get an invite letter from my friend in case immigration officials ask me for anything on arrival?

And will my passport be stamped on entry and exit?

As far as I know, foreign students in Germany holds residence permit instead of Schengen visa D. Could you check once again?

A Schengen visa D is a green visa label in your passport with type D. This kind of visa could be only valid for the issuing country (say the item "valid for"). That means in this case, "Deutschland". If such situation applies, you cannot even use your visa to another country, e.g. France, Austria, etc. And this visa could be valid only for single entry.

A residence permit is a red card or a red visa label in your passport, with type "Aufenthaltserlaubnis" for foreign students. This permit entitles you visit the whole Schengen area and is multi-entries valid.

Normally a foreign student uses a Type D visa to enter Germany and then extended to a residence permit.

In both upper situations, you are not fall into category 2. Because you are not a PERMANENT resident. In the first situation, you may even not visit other Schengen countries.

A residence permit sometimes can be treated as a multi-entries Schengen visa. But the regulation of Macedonia is different, it indicates that you should use a "type C short stay" multi-entries Schengen visa. A residence permit is not a "short stay" visa. Although I know somebody uses residence permit to enter Macedonia. I know also some guys be refused.

You should better ask the consulate and apply a visa for Macedonia.

As far as I know (situation in the year of 2014), other non-EU Yugoslavian countries, Montenegro, BiH, Kosovo, Serbia, only require multi-entries Schengen visa, which means you can use residence permit. But Macedonia is the only country requires a Type-C multi-entries visa.