Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Passports checked? Frequently for intra-Schengen international travel too. Visas checked for same kind of travel? Very infrequently (even by airlines). [For a large proportion of my international intra-Schengen travel, passports aren't even generally required for travel; and in some cases no ID whatsoever is required for a substantial chunk of passengers engaged in cross-border intra-Schengen travel, even by air.]
As I said, I was not sure about checking of Visas in intra-Schenghen travel and my assumption is the same as yours. But requiring (in principle) is of course not the same as not checking. Maybe some FT resident EU lawyer can confirm the actual requirements?
Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Your latter paragraph above doesn't exactly hold up as probable or even necessarily lawful under various arrangements, applicable to intra-Schengen travel amongst a multitude of Schengen countries, EU and otherwise, as long as a passport is used for travel.
Again, I believe you, although I would be happy to know the exact regulations.