Originally Posted by funkydrummer

The FCL/A is firmly in Schengen. I'm sure LH wouldn't mind letting an F pax in. But why would the immigration officer let an American who cannot prove he qualifies for an exemption into Schengen?

The last few times I re-entered Schengen in FRA, immigration seemed relatively tough on non-EU/non-EEA/no-UK pax. At least that's the impression I got from observation; I have a German passport myself.

Just my 2c. I read the one anecdote where it wasn't a problem supposedly.