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Old May 16, 2017, 5:03 am
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Can We travel to Amsterdam on schengen visa for Paris?
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Can we travel to Amsterdam by train on schengen visa for Paris? What are the prerequisites if we want to go to Amsterdam just for a day trip? Please guide!
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Old May 16, 2017, 5:50 am
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Yes, if you arrive Paris (by air) and clear immigration at the airport (enter Schengen at CDG) you will be able to move around in Schengen area, i.e. also to take a day trip to Amsterdam by train. There should be no issues as long as you are able to show your passport with visa and entry stamp.
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Old May 17, 2017, 7:21 am
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You should not have to show your passport to move around within the Schengen zone at all. The movement is legal and you will have no problems.
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Old May 17, 2017, 7:49 am
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You should not have to show your passport to move around within the Schengen zone at all. The movement is legal and you will have no problems.
Mandatory passport checks are coming to Thalys trains - which is the most likely way the OP would travel from Paris to Amsterdam (for a "day trip").

https://www.vcktravel.nl/en/news-en/...urostar-trains
http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/binnenland/1.2876193

Schengen visa holders should, in any case, not cross into other countries without their passport.
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Old May 17, 2017, 7:52 am
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Originally Posted by irishguy28
Mandatory passport checks are coming to Thalys trains - which is the most likely way the OP would travel from Paris to Amsterdam (for a "day trip").

Schengen visa holders should, in any case, not cross into other countries without their passport.
Wow, good to know. I wonder if this will be on all routes/directions. For example, they have security departing Paris for Germany, but no security for German boardings.
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Old May 17, 2017, 7:56 am
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Wow, good to know. I wonder if this will be on all routes/directions. For example, they have security departing Paris for Germany, but no security for German boardings.
For now, Germany is excluded. The Netherlands, Belgium and France are introducing these checks

http://www.news18.com/news/world/bel...s-1341586.html
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Old May 17, 2017, 9:35 am
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Originally Posted by irishguy28
Mandatory passport checks are coming to Thalys trains - which is the most likely way the OP would travel from Paris to Amsterdam (for a "day trip").

https://www.vcktravel.nl/en/news-en/...urostar-trains
http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/binnenland/1.2876193

Schengen visa holders should, in any case, not cross into other countries without their passport.
So far, no checks. Just took Thalys from Brussels, Belgium to Schiphol, Netherlands without being required to display any identification from the time of purchasing our tickets to boarding to riding and arriving.

The article linked to above by irishguy28 states

"The aim is to have the system operational by the end of the year,"
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Old May 22, 2017, 6:46 pm
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Originally Posted by irishguy28
Mandatory passport checks are coming to Thalys trains - which is the most likely way the OP would travel from Paris to Amsterdam (for a "day trip").

https://www.vcktravel.nl/en/news-en/...urostar-trains
http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws/binnenland/1.2876193

Schengen visa holders should, in any case, not cross into other countries without their passport.
Was checked last September on Thalys, Brussels to Paris. Arriving at Gare du Nord, there were officers randomly pulling people for some questions.
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