Schengen Landing/Arrival/Immigration Card
Aug 9, 2012, 5:02 am
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Aug 9, 2012, 7:06 pm
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I had to fill in one for France but that was back in 2003. Compared to forms required for entering Australia, Canada, and the UK the French one was a joke. It actually called for my home residential address in the US, not the address I was staying an in France.
Aug 10, 2012, 4:41 am
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France has in the main phased that out. Even before they were generally phased out, the French one was a joke in that often at CDG they wouldn't even look at them or collect them; and if they did collect and/or look at them, then they wouldn't necessarily even open the passport presented to the biodata/photo page.
Aug 10, 2012, 6:33 am
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Spain no longer uses the immigration form, at least not for US Citizens. I can confirm having entered Spain by air multiple times this year (2012).
Nor does Germany or France.
Nor does Germany or France.
Aug 11, 2012, 2:50 pm
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They should get rid of the stupid forms in Canada/US, and make it more like Europe/Schengen/EU. It enables a faster flow of people and less hassle for all involved.
The Canadian customs form particularly is a nuisance
The Canadian customs form particularly is a nuisance
Aug 12, 2012, 11:10 am
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France did use a form during 2009. It was only for public health reasons and was due to swine flu and they wanted to be able to link passengers to a particular flight if anyone got sick. You turned the forms in as you exited the plane to the flight crew, they bundled them, and turned them over to the authorities. It was mandatory to enter the country for all, Schengen and non-schengen, passport holders.
Aug 12, 2012, 12:01 pm
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France did use a form during 2009. It was only for public health reasons and was due to swine flu and they wanted to be able to link passengers to a particular flight if anyone got sick. You turned the forms in as you exited the plane to the flight crew, they bundled them, and turned them over to the authorities. It was mandatory to enter the country for all, Schengen and non-schengen, passport holders.
Aug 15, 2012, 6:37 pm
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