Hello everyone.
This is aimed to people who have traveled to Germany from outside of the Schengen area (hopefully there are some in here). I have been to Germany twice already but on both times flown in from Helsinki, and border control withing Schengen is pretty much inexistant, so it's always been a breeze.
I am traveling to Frankfurt end of January for five days (my SO and I will meet there, for a change) and I'm not quite sure what to expect. So far, each time I've been to Europe, France has always been my gateway to the Schengen area, and each experience has been slightly different. You have the border police agent who will just silently stamp your passport, and then the one who will ask you where you're going and why (when I say it's just a stop-over they just nod and let me through), and I heard of people who had to show printed proof of where they were going, who they were staying with and did they have the financial means for it, etc. I guess it depends on the day and on whom you are talking to.
Is it more or less the same in Germany? I asked my SO to put the hotel reservation to my name, so I'll have that. I'm going to bring a paper from my employer that shows I'm on paid leave (though those papers are always in French, so I don't know if they count), but we're not staying in Frankfurt, and the train tickets to the other city will be with my SO. Do you think they might ask me about that?
Just wanted to point out, for what it's worth, that I come from a country that is considered to be a "risky" one (as far as immigration goes, anyway) and that I'm traveling on a Schengen visa that was delivered by the French authorities (but I have French stamps on it for two previous visits, so at least they can't accuse me of having fraudulently applied for a French visa with the intent of going solely to Germany)
Any other thing you can share will be helpful to me. Hopefully I'm just overthinking the whole thing!
Thanks.
This is aimed to people who have traveled to Germany from outside of the Schengen area (hopefully there are some in here). I have been to Germany twice already but on both times flown in from Helsinki, and border control withing Schengen is pretty much inexistant, so it's always been a breeze.
I am traveling to Frankfurt end of January for five days (my SO and I will meet there, for a change) and I'm not quite sure what to expect. So far, each time I've been to Europe, France has always been my gateway to the Schengen area, and each experience has been slightly different. You have the border police agent who will just silently stamp your passport, and then the one who will ask you where you're going and why (when I say it's just a stop-over they just nod and let me through), and I heard of people who had to show printed proof of where they were going, who they were staying with and did they have the financial means for it, etc. I guess it depends on the day and on whom you are talking to.
Is it more or less the same in Germany? I asked my SO to put the hotel reservation to my name, so I'll have that. I'm going to bring a paper from my employer that shows I'm on paid leave (though those papers are always in French, so I don't know if they count), but we're not staying in Frankfurt, and the train tickets to the other city will be with my SO. Do you think they might ask me about that?
Just wanted to point out, for what it's worth, that I come from a country that is considered to be a "risky" one (as far as immigration goes, anyway) and that I'm traveling on a Schengen visa that was delivered by the French authorities (but I have French stamps on it for two previous visits, so at least they can't accuse me of having fraudulently applied for a French visa with the intent of going solely to Germany)
Any other thing you can share will be helpful to me. Hopefully I'm just overthinking the whole thing!
Thanks.
oh and don't get snacks there as even the expensive Sushi place is terrible!
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