Which countries have immigration pre-clearance in another country
Jul 21, 2016, 4:58 am
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The Buenos Aires (Argentina) - Montevideo (Uruguay) ferries have customs and immigration clearance for Montevideo on the Buenos Aires side.
Makes for a smooth and pleasant transfer ^ .
Makes for a smooth and pleasant transfer ^ .
Jul 21, 2016, 5:02 am
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You should also count BSL if flying from a non-Schengen country and heading to Basel, since the airport is in France but you will clear Swiss formalities in the airport. AFAIK, you can only enter France from GVA if on a domestic flight so I don't think there are any French formalities there, but I could be wrong.
The airport is in French territory, but I believe the access road on the Swiss side is designated as Swiss territory (and the terminal split down the middle). So you choose which side to exit - France or Switzerland. If the latter, you are funnelled down the access road to Basel, whether driving or by bus.
Where it really gets complicated is that the airport is both BSL (Basel) and MLH (Mulhouse). So domestic French flights can land at MLH and be treated as domestic (despite the fact you can choose to exit into either country).
Where it gets weird is that there are flights from Paris to both MLH and BSL. OK, in these Schengen days it's not such a big distinction (it used to be, of course), but it's a particularly odd setup.
Jul 21, 2016, 9:29 am
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It's like a simpler version of the CERN I guess for which the French also donated most of the space ....
Jul 23, 2016, 7:38 pm
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Jul 23, 2016, 10:37 pm
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On Eurostar to London, while you go through immigration in Paris or Brussels (and presumably in Lille as well, but I've never gotten on there), you go through customs in London. There's not supposed to be customs until maybe Brexit, but there is only one exit from the train and there are customs agents there that probably can stop anyone they want to.
Jul 25, 2016, 1:00 pm
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BSL takes some getting your head round.
The airport is in French territory, but I believe the access road on the Swiss side is designated as Swiss territory (and the terminal split down the middle). So you choose which side to exit - France or Switzerland. If the latter, you are funnelled down the access road to Basel, whether driving or by bus.
Where it really gets complicated is that the airport is both BSL (Basel) and MLH (Mulhouse). So domestic French flights can land at MLH and be treated as domestic (despite the fact you can choose to exit into either country).
Where it gets weird is that there are flights from Paris to both MLH and BSL. OK, in these Schengen days it's not such a big distinction (it used to be, of course), but it's a particularly odd setup.
The airport is in French territory, but I believe the access road on the Swiss side is designated as Swiss territory (and the terminal split down the middle). So you choose which side to exit - France or Switzerland. If the latter, you are funnelled down the access road to Basel, whether driving or by bus.
Where it really gets complicated is that the airport is both BSL (Basel) and MLH (Mulhouse). So domestic French flights can land at MLH and be treated as domestic (despite the fact you can choose to exit into either country).
Where it gets weird is that there are flights from Paris to both MLH and BSL. OK, in these Schengen days it's not such a big distinction (it used to be, of course), but it's a particularly odd setup.