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Originally Posted by Wallstreet10006
Anyone else pick up on this?
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maybe the OP was mistaking his wife for his mistress that he took to mexico! haha!
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Originally Posted by LonLH
Not necessarily true in all cases- there are countries like the UK and Scandinavian countries which do not have national ID cards. And due to longstanding traditions, people in these countries are hostile to the whole idea of ID cards which they consider a way of government interference in their lives.
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Originally Posted by LonLH
You do so at your own risk- the Schegen area allows people to travel without border controls, but it is assumed that you should be able to prove your nationality. Which is a passport or ID card in case the country has a national ID card (a few such as UK, Ireland, Scandinavian countries do not have national ID cards).
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Originally Posted by Doppy
Ah, yes, but how many foreign countries can Brits and Germans go to with only their birth certificates? Americans can go to (at least up until now) Mexico, Canada and a number of countries in the Caribbean with just a birth certificate. .
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Originally Posted by terenz
That long-standing tradition may be over in the U.K. soon. I know the government wants to impose an ID card system but there's some quibbling over the cost (an astonishing GBP 300 or so each! :eek: )
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Originally Posted by terenz
+ picture ID. I guess the requirements were never consistently or vigorously reinforced until recently. I seem to remember crossing into the U.S. on 9th September 2001 and the U.S. agent only looking at my Cdn passport cover.
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Originally Posted by LonLH
And I remember Scandinavians crossing passport control just saying Norsk/Svensk/Dansk as the case may be. Strictly speaking you don't need a passport to travel within scandinavia if you are from a Scandinavian country- if you speak the language and look like them, they let you go :D :D
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You guys think AA might give all us some vouchers for having helped them out with this?
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Originally Posted by Pickles
he better have Johnny Cochrane on his team for this one.
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Although American Airlines was at fault for giving you that info you were also at fault. Why would every other member of your family have a passport and not the 8 year old? Makes no sense. Finally. You have a computer you have the internet or you wouldn't be here. Would it have been that hard to go to the state dept. Website and see what was going on with entry to costa rica. Also you can fill out a passport application on there website print it out and find the nearest place that even has photo to process it at.
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Originally Posted by LonLH
And I remember Scandinavians crossing passport control just saying Norsk/Svensk/Dansk as the case may be before they became Schegen countries. Strictly speaking you don't need a passport to travel within scandinavia if you are from a Scandinavian country- if you speak the language and look like them, they let you go :D :D
In fact, passport freedom (among other things) applied (and still does) to travel within the Nordic Countries (i.e. Scandinavian countries as well as Iceland and Finland). This Nordic co-operation is also the key reason to Iceland and Norway being included in the 'Schengen area' - AFAIK, freedom of movement within the Nordic region could not be compromised when Finland, Sweden and Denmark signed the treaty. further info: http://www.norden.org/grensehindring...dex.asp?lang=6 |
Originally Posted by okko
Please, please do not exclude Finland and Iceland! :(
In fact, passport freedom (among other things) applied (and still does) to travel within the Nordic Countries (i.e. Scandinavian countries as well as Iceland and Finland). This Nordic co-operation is also the key reason to Iceland and Norway being included in the 'Schengen area' - AFAIK, freedom of movement within the Nordic region could not be compromised when Finland, Sweden and Denmark signed the treaty. further info: http://www.norden.org/grensehindring...dex.asp?lang=6 This past summer, Finland put a check into place on even some intra-region travel paths. It may have been passport-freedom but it is not always check-free movement. (And there are still some customs checks at some ports.) |
Originally Posted by GUWonder
:D Well, Iceland is Scandinavian, is it not? And Finland is the reason that the Nordic-label is used and not the Scandinavian label because of linguistic reasons? Nordic being a larger group than Scandinavian, right?
This past summer, Finland put a check into place on even some intra-region travel paths. It may have been passport-freedom but it is not always check-free movement. (And there are still some customs checks at some ports.) ...and you're referring to the extra control put in place for the world championships in athletics last summer? I'd think that was a security issue more than anything else. GUWonder, forgot to mention in another topic that I can give you a contact in the Finnish Frontier Guards if and when you have any issues with the Finnish immigration. ;) |
Originally Posted by GUWonder
This past summer, Finland put a check into place on even some intra-region travel paths. It may have been passport-freedom but it is not always check-free movement. (And there are still some customs checks at some ports.)
Generally I'd say that freedom of movement is one of the privileges that we have in Finland though. European democracy does have its benefits... Regarding customs checks, I heard that the Finnish customs can't take sniffer dogs to planes coming from AMS any more. Apparently the dogs used to go bonkers the minute doors were opened, so it was pretty much useless to try and single out 'passengers of interest'. ...and this topic is called 'Deported from Costa Rica' :D |
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