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If you are not a citizen of an EEA or EEC country, you cannot use EU lines. Rest of the world or any passport lines only.Stoli wrote:Uhh don't laugh, but I shall need to fly soon again
Can I go through EU lines on passport control, given that I have PR? (but another given would be that I shall be flying solo, without the EU partner)
That's not true. I've always been instructed to use the EU lines, since my Residence Card (now PR) is derived of EU law. I think it's been more than 5 years since I've last used the general line.physicskate wrote:If you are not a citizen of an EEA or EEC country, you cannot use EU lines. Rest of the world or any passport lines only.Stoli wrote:Uhh don't laugh, but I shall need to fly soon again
Can I go through EU lines on passport control, given that I have PR? (but another given would be that I shall be flying solo, without the EU partner)
Hubba wrote:That's not true. I've always been instructed to use the EU lines, since my Residence Card (now PR) is derived of EU law. I think it's been more than 5 years since I've last used the general line.physicskate wrote:If you are not a citizen of an EEA or EEC country, you cannot use EU lines. Rest of the world or any passport lines only.Stoli wrote:Uhh don't laugh, but I shall need to fly soon again
Can I go through EU lines on passport control, given that I have PR? (but another given would be that I shall be flying solo, without the EU partner)
Actually, I'd argue that it is better to take the EU line, since the immigration officers on these desks are generally a bit more savvy regarding EU rights and the documentation derived from them (residence card, permanent residence card, family permit). It would possibly avoid the bulk of the questioning. The only time I have faced this kind of questioning was when using Any Passport lines.
There may be one or another Immigration Officer that may tell you are on the wrong queue, and send you to the Any Passport queue, but I've never seen such case. The worst thing that can happen is you losing some minutes going back to the other queue.Stoli wrote:I would assume why not use the EU gate with a PR - the whole point of "full" passport control is to make sure the people entering are legit. We', on the other hand, have already been checked and re-checked by HO.
People who have been going through UK immigration (UKVI, formerly UKBA), not EU immigration, are NOT allowed to use the EU queue. Hence, my assumption.Hubba wrote:There may be one or another Immigration Officer that may tell you are on the wrong queue, and send you to the Any Passport queue, but I've never seen such case. The worst thing that can happen is you losing some minutes going back to the other queue.Stoli wrote:I would assume why not use the EU gate with a PR - the whole point of "full" passport control is to make sure the people entering are legit. We', on the other hand, have already been checked and re-checked by HO.
I've never found one for the UK. It is explicitly stated in the Schengen Border Code, but of course that doesn't apply to the UK. Nonetheless, I've used my EEA RC (admittedly, not a PR card) to re-enter via the EEA/EU queue for two years now without the slighest problem, whether alone or with my spouse.Stoli wrote:Hm I seem to have come up with an interesting question out of thin air. Wonder if there is a regulation about this anywhere..