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Feb 21, 2008 | 3:04 am

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Originally Posted by etch5895

Good Morning,
As Geneva is right on the Swiss/French border, how stringent are the border crossing formalities?

A better question might be, if I was going to visit Geneva but stay in a hotel on the French side, how much of a pain in the butt will it be to cross back and forth to visit the city / go to the hotel?

Is this going to be a non-issue when Switzerland becomes part of the Schengen zone?

It should become less of an issue when Switzerland becomes part of the Schengen zone, but Switzerland and the EU will remain separate customs zones, so there could still be random customs checks.

In my personal experience, I have been seldom stopped when crossing the border around Ferney-Voltaire. I have been frequently stopped when entering Switzerland coming from the motorway in Chene-Bourg on the other side of Geneva.

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