Question Concerning COVID and Germany (Schengen)
May 7, 2020 | 4:14 am
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May 8, 2020 | 9:47 am
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EU is set to shortly announce that travel restrictions into the bloc will be extended to 15 June.
(In German)
https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/17-33-E...e21626512.html
(In German)
https://www.n-tv.de/panorama/17-33-E...e21626512.html
May 10, 2020 | 6:26 am
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Here ist now the official press release:
Coronavirus: Commission invites Member States to extend restriction on non-essential travel to the EU until 15 June
The final decision lies with the individual member states but it seems they all follow.
Coronavirus: Commission invites Member States to extend restriction on non-essential travel to the EU until 15 June
The final decision lies with the individual member states but it seems they all follow.
May 10, 2020 | 9:05 am
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Here ist now the official press release:
Coronavirus: Commission invites Member States to extend restriction on non-essential travel to the EU until 15 June
The final decision lies with the individual member states but it seems they all follow.
Coronavirus: Commission invites Member States to extend restriction on non-essential travel to the EU until 15 June
The final decision lies with the individual member states but it seems they all follow.
May 10, 2020 | 10:44 pm
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Please nobody yell at me LondonElite.
I read somewhere Ireland isn’t shutting down. What if an American passport holder were to arrive in Ireland, and then fly onto Germany.
Also if I arrived at the German border and was stopped would saying helping family allow me entrance?
I read somewhere Ireland isn’t shutting down. What if an American passport holder were to arrive in Ireland, and then fly onto Germany.
Also if I arrived at the German border and was stopped would saying helping family allow me entrance?
May 10, 2020 | 11:01 pm
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Please nobody yell at me LondonElite.
I read somewhere Ireland isn’t shutting down. What if an American passport holder were to arrive in Ireland, and then fly onto Germany.
Also if I arrived at the German border and was stopped would saying helping family allow me entrance?
I read somewhere Ireland isn’t shutting down. What if an American passport holder were to arrive in Ireland, and then fly onto Germany.
Also if I arrived at the German border and was stopped would saying helping family allow me entrance?
In both cases, you would need to cross the German border meaning a conversation with the BP. They would see that you have neither German citizenship nor residence and send you packing. You’d probably not get that far because you almost certainly wouldn’t be allowed to board the flight. And the ‘helping a relative would need to be rigorously documented.’
May 11, 2020 | 2:41 am
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Please nobody yell at me LondonElite.
I read somewhere Ireland isn’t shutting down. What if an American passport holder were to arrive in Ireland, and then fly onto Germany.
Also if I arrived at the German border and was stopped would saying helping family allow me entrance?
I read somewhere Ireland isn’t shutting down. What if an American passport holder were to arrive in Ireland, and then fly onto Germany.
Also if I arrived at the German border and was stopped would saying helping family allow me entrance?
May 11, 2020 | 6:34 am
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Please nobody yell at me LondonElite.
I read somewhere Ireland isn’t shutting down. What if an American passport holder were to arrive in Ireland, and then fly onto Germany.
Also if I arrived at the German border and was stopped would saying helping family allow me entrance?
I read somewhere Ireland isn’t shutting down. What if an American passport holder were to arrive in Ireland, and then fly onto Germany.
Also if I arrived at the German border and was stopped would saying helping family allow me entrance?
You aren't getting into Germany for quite awhile, full stop.
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May 11, 2020 | 4:30 pm
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Nobody can tell you when you will be allowed to enter Germany as nobody can tell me when I will be able to travel to certain countries. That's life today.
If I read about the claim you must help family I must laugh snd cry at once. You can imagine not many try to enter Germany without proper reason but do you really think you enter through Ireland, show your passport (perhaps not even with regular visits to Germany before) and after you tell them you need to help family in Germany (on German we call this "Räuberpistole") without any documentation to testify the officer says: Welcome to Germany, we waited for you? If you tell me in advance which time you will try to enter Germany at which airport I will try to be there with a chair, a drink and some potato chips.
If I read about the claim you must help family I must laugh snd cry at once. You can imagine not many try to enter Germany without proper reason but do you really think you enter through Ireland, show your passport (perhaps not even with regular visits to Germany before) and after you tell them you need to help family in Germany (on German we call this "Räuberpistole") without any documentation to testify the officer says: Welcome to Germany, we waited for you? If you tell me in advance which time you will try to enter Germany at which airport I will try to be there with a chair, a drink and some potato chips.
May 12, 2020 | 8:34 pm
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Nobody can tell you when you will be allowed to enter Germany as nobody can tell me when I will be able to travel to certain countries. That's life today.
If I read about the claim you must help family I must laugh snd cry at once. You can imagine not many try to enter Germany without proper reason but do you really think you enter through Ireland, show your passport (perhaps not even with regular visits to Germany before) and after you tell them you need to help family in Germany (on German we call this "Räuberpistole") without any documentation to testify the officer says: Welcome to Germany, we waited for you? If you tell me in advance which time you will try to enter Germany at which airport I will try to be there with a chair, a drink and some potato chips.
If I read about the claim you must help family I must laugh snd cry at once. You can imagine not many try to enter Germany without proper reason but do you really think you enter through Ireland, show your passport (perhaps not even with regular visits to Germany before) and after you tell them you need to help family in Germany (on German we call this "Räuberpistole") without any documentation to testify the officer says: Welcome to Germany, we waited for you? If you tell me in advance which time you will try to enter Germany at which airport I will try to be there with a chair, a drink and some potato chips.
If anyone comes up with more news, articles, advice on how I could possibly enter please post. Thanks for all your feedback.
Last edited by NWplatinum; May 12, 2020 at 11:53 pm
May 13, 2020 | 3:56 am
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There is discussion about loosening some land borders from 15 May, while others to stay closed until 15 June. A quarantine applies to travelers from certain countries. All a bit unclear at the moment.
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deuts...pPYDCQgO1dEMph
https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-la...-15/a-53420131
https://www.dw.com/en/us-youth-tries...end/a-53418924
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deuts...pPYDCQgO1dEMph
https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-la...-15/a-53420131
https://www.dw.com/en/us-youth-tries...end/a-53418924
May 13, 2020 | 4:56 am
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There is discussion about loosening some land borders from 15 May, while others to stay closed until 15 June. A quarantine applies to travelers from certain countries. All a bit unclear at the moment.
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deuts...pPYDCQgO1dEMph
https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-la...-15/a-53420131
https://www.dw.com/en/us-youth-tries...end/a-53418924
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deuts...pPYDCQgO1dEMph
https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-la...-15/a-53420131
https://www.dw.com/en/us-youth-tries...end/a-53418924
A US man's plot to visit his girlfriend in Germany was foiled by airport employees in Frankfurt, the airport police said on Tuesday.
Germany maintains an air traffic connection with the US but most US nationals are not allowed to enter the country under current travel restrictions.
Read more: Coronavirus restrictions leave Russian student stranded at Frankfurt Airport
The German government makes exceptions for German residents or family members of German nationals.
The 20-year-old flew into Frankfurt Airport on Sunday and then tried to disguise himself as a janitor in order get past the airport security checkpoint.
The man put on a reflective vest and grabbed two black trash bags and headed towards the checkpoint, pretending he was there to empty the trash cans
Germany maintains an air traffic connection with the US but most US nationals are not allowed to enter the country under current travel restrictions.
Read more: Coronavirus restrictions leave Russian student stranded at Frankfurt Airport
The German government makes exceptions for German residents or family members of German nationals.
The 20-year-old flew into Frankfurt Airport on Sunday and then tried to disguise himself as a janitor in order get past the airport security checkpoint.
The man put on a reflective vest and grabbed two black trash bags and headed towards the checkpoint, pretending he was there to empty the trash cans
May 13, 2020 | 5:07 am
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