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There is no border control within Schengen zone.
by llukas 7y ago
There is no border control within Schengen zone.
- djsumdog 7y agoThey said airport, so they probably flew in from outside the Schengen zone (US, UK, Asia, etc.)
- klez 7y ago> from EU countries Not really.
- seba_dos1 7y agoThere are EU countries that are not in Schengen (although the most notable one is about to leave).
- klez 7y agoTIL four EU countries (plus three micro-states, but they have open borders) are outside the Schengen area. So I stand corrected. But I see that they are all expected to enter the agreement. Does anyone know how long this will take? Romania and Bulgaria have been members for close to 13 years. What's taking so long?
- rsynnott 7y agoIreland and the UK have indefinite opt outs. Historically the common travel area with the UK made it impractical for Ireland to join unless the UK did too. It’s plausible that Ireland will join in the future, depending on what happens with Northern Ireland post Brexit.
- Polyisoprene 7y agoSure there is. They have checked my id on about half of the arrivals the last years.
- tialaramex 7y agoParticipating countries are allowed to check your identity documents at a Schengen border in order to confirm that you are entitled to cross it without any other steps. They're even allowed to record that you crossed, using the ID to track who you were (and Poland does), though they aren't allowed to record that on a passport or similar travel document. Having confirmed you're an EU citizen who isn't subject to an arrest warrant you're entitled to cross the border and there are no other checks permitted. They aren't entitled to ask you to explain where you're going or why or anything like that. There's a similar internal border not far from me at the local airport. There's a painted line and it has a nice sign which explains that they don't actually have any officials present at the border, but if you don't have documentation allowing you to cross or if you've arrived with products that are prohibited you can phone them, they'll send somebody over in a few hours to interrogate and if necessary arrest you. There's a phone provided, it looks pretty dusty. I guess it's possible that people decide not to call?
- Polyisoprene 7y agoThey are still allowed to have police present at the internal border and checking both your id, itinerary and asking questions about your visit as long as it’s not “systematic”.
- rsynnott 7y agoI’m Irish; we’re not in Schengen (conflicts with the CTA).