Security checks
Coolo just enlightened me with valuable information. Being in the EU actually doesn’t mean no-passport-check. From wikipedia:
The 1985 Schengen Agreement is an agreement among European states which allows for common policy on the temporary entry of persons (including the Schengen visa) and a border system. A total of 26 countries – including all European Union states except the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, but including non-EU members Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland – have signed the agreement and 15 have implemented it so far. Border posts and checks have been removed between Schengen countries and a common ‘Schengen visa’ allows access to the area. However, the agreement does not cover residency or work permits for non-EU nationals.
thanks coolo!
What do you mean that it does not mean no-passport-check? The way I read the quote it does.
Quintesse
2 Oct 06 at 2:51 pm
It does mean no passport checks, unless you are not from an EU country, at the crossings they have a line for non-EU members. It also depends where you are going, for example to enter the UK, everyone has o have their passports checked (that is when they can be bothered to do the checks…, though)
tom
3 Oct 06 at 2:26 pm
Because of …
“A total of 26 countries – including all European Union states except the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, …”
… I think
Andy
4 Oct 06 at 8:56 am
@tom: 4a7d3d609129a9296bf7ac0608c2097
Quintesse
5 Oct 06 at 11:52 am
Sorry don’t know what happened before, but the system messed up my message, hopefully it will work this time.
@tom: “unless you are not from an EU country”
As a non-EU citizen you can actually move freely between Schengen countries.
@tom+andy: but I think you’re right that Duncan referred to the UK and Ireland being exceptions. The “fault” here was of course to think that the Schengen countries were a full subset of all the EU countries. Especially the UK is known here for being “difficult”
Quintesse
5 Oct 06 at 11:54 am