Originally Posted by
jpmcdonough
In Rome once we arrived at about the same time as several other wide body jets from the US. There was insufficient staff to process everyone, and the line was incredibly long, so a passport control lady stood on a table and waved us all in. No check of anything. Welcome to Italy, Americans, please spend money.
Very common in Italy, especially FCO (though they will stop non-North American passport holders and put them over in a line often enough when waiving through North Americans) ,much to the chagrin of the Germans as they often obsessively look for the entry stamp upon exit for those with non-EU passports.