Passport Control at Frankfurt
May 19, 2014, 6:38 am
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Passport Control at Frankfurt
I travelled from india to Sweden via Frankfurt last month. I hold a Sweden Resient permit. At frankfurt at the passport control i Showed my passport and resident permit and i was allowed to go. But after reaching Sweden i noticed that there was no stamping made in my passport during passport control at Frankfurt. I am returning India next week and worried that will it create a problem..
May 21, 2014, 11:54 am
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I travelled from india to Sweden via Frankfurt last month. I hold a Sweden Resient permit. At frankfurt at the passport control i Showed my passport and resident permit and i was allowed to go. But after reaching Sweden i noticed that there was no stamping made in my passport during passport control at Frankfurt. I am returning India next week and worried that will it create a problem..
May 24, 2014, 3:31 am
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I'm in a similar situation - I'm a non-Schengen citizen, but with a Schengen residence card. Most airports I've been to stamp me in and out of the Schengen zone, but I've also noticed that Frankfurt never does, once I show them my card.
The initial interaction always begins with me handing them my passport. They then flip through the book, looking at the ~100 Schengen stamps, trying to figure out if I've somehow over-stayed during what appear to be multiple "visits" to Europe. Once I get the plastic residence card out of my wallet a few seconds later, they quit looking at the stamps and just wave me through.
So ultimately, as long as you don't lose your residence card, the stamps appear to be unimportant.
The initial interaction always begins with me handing them my passport. They then flip through the book, looking at the ~100 Schengen stamps, trying to figure out if I've somehow over-stayed during what appear to be multiple "visits" to Europe. Once I get the plastic residence card out of my wallet a few seconds later, they quit looking at the stamps and just wave me through.
So ultimately, as long as you don't lose your residence card, the stamps appear to be unimportant.
May 30, 2014, 9:13 am
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[QUOTE=RedSnapper;22917101]The initial interaction always begins with me handing them my passport. They then flip through the book, looking at the ~100 Schengen stamps, trying to figure out if I've somehow over-stayed during what appear to be multiple "visits" to Europe. Once I get the plastic residence card out of my wallet a few seconds later, they quit looking at the stamps and just wave me through.QUOTE]
Just curious--why not present your passport and residence card to the immigration officer simultaneously, and save those few seconds?
I only ask because whenever I have a visa, or in the past when I've had a separate residence card, I always make sure that's the first thing the IOs see. I either hand them my passport open to the visa page or hand them my passport with the plastic card on top of it. It seems to save fumbling and questions.
Just curious--why not present your passport and residence card to the immigration officer simultaneously, and save those few seconds?
I only ask because whenever I have a visa, or in the past when I've had a separate residence card, I always make sure that's the first thing the IOs see. I either hand them my passport open to the visa page or hand them my passport with the plastic card on top of it. It seems to save fumbling and questions.
May 30, 2014, 3:19 pm
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The initial interaction always begins with me handing them my passport. They then flip through the book, looking at the ~100 Schengen stamps, trying to figure out if I've somehow over-stayed during what appear to be multiple "visits" to Europe. Once I get the plastic residence card out of my wallet a few seconds later, they quit looking at the stamps and just wave me through.
I only ask because whenever I have a visa, or in the past when I've had a separate residence card, I always make sure that's the first thing the IOs see. I either hand them my passport open to the visa page or hand them my passport with the plastic card on top of it. It seems to save fumbling and questions.
May 31, 2014, 5:43 am
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Sometimes I do that, if I have to wait in line and I have time to arrange all of my documents. But when the line moves quickly or there is no line, the passport is the easiest thing to get out of my pocket. My residence card is jammed into my wallet, and it takes a few more seconds to take out. So sometimes they see the passport first.
Jun 1, 2014, 7:18 am
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This is the right answer. This was also confirmed by passport control in NL: if you have a residence permit, there is no need to check when you enter and exit, as you can stay as long as you want.
Jun 1, 2014, 7:39 am
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Some Schengen countries stamp in and out Schengen residents frequently (or even most of the time) even when presenting a Schengen country residence card in conjunction with say a US passport.
Jun 3, 2014, 11:20 am
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Canadian passport, not a EU resident: getting passport stamped everywhere in Schengen, except Italy. On multiple occasions when entering or exiting Italy, passport control officers just waved me through as soon as they see my Canadian passport, without stamping it, and even without really looking inside the passport.
Jun 10, 2014, 7:33 pm
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Canadian passport, not a EU resident: getting passport stamped everywhere in Schengen, except Italy. On multiple occasions when entering or exiting Italy, passport control officers just waved me through as soon as they see my Canadian passport, without stamping it, and even without really looking inside the passport.
Jun 12, 2014, 9:23 am
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Canadian passport, not a EU resident: getting passport stamped everywhere in Schengen, except Italy. On multiple occasions when entering or exiting Italy, passport control officers just waved me through as soon as they see my Canadian passport, without stamping it, and even without really looking inside the passport.
Jun 12, 2014, 4:04 pm
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What problem did ZRH give you? You missed your originally scheduled flight because of Italy not stamping your passport, or something else?