Originally Posted by
chris63
Wow, many thanks for the clarification, little wonder there are so many issues with migration….. but why do they often spend so much time scanning a passport & staring into their screen ?
They scan the passport (which takes a few seconds) and this is then matched to the data in Schengen Information System, which can include stuff like arrest warrants, stolen passports, personas non grata, etc.
Originally Posted by
AirborneLocksmith
It's not part of Schengen. Why would non-Schengen immigration officials be expected to have access to Schengen immigration data?
Is Schengen immigration data available to Irish or Bulgarian immigration authorities?
As explained above, there is no such thing as Schengen immigration data. When there will be, I assume there's a good chance that Irish or Bulgarian authorities will actually have an access. While they're not members of the Schengen area, they participate in the SIS (e.g. Ireland can "upload" a judicial request to SIS and this will then be enforced by German authorities if the person in question attempts to exit Schengen via Germany). As far as I'm aware, the entry-exit system won't be part of the SIS, but I'd expect that the data will be shared.