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Indeed breezing into the Schengen zone in Copenhagen!breezing past immigration on the way back
Don't always get a stamp for there either. I have been to Croatia 3 times in the last 6 months and I think it depends on whether they can be bothered to get the stamp out!we have visited 10 countries in Europe and only ended up with stamps in the passports from one ... Croatia! And no visa needed even for Croatia ... just stamps in the passports
True. But this is true for Shengen Visa holders as well as EU passport holders as well as anyone who has once entered Schengen Visa. From that point Schengen is truly one country.John wrote: Don't overlook that once in the Schengen area, if you take a further flight to another Schengen destination there is no immigration-style check either in the country you are leaving or on arrival. That amazed us ... flying from Spain to Denmark for example .... no immigration-style checks at all.
it would only work if you were legally able to carry both passports. If you were an indian citizen before you naturalised , for example, your other passport would be instantly invalid as soon as you take the oath and trying to use it would be a criminal offence. I certainly wouldn't go so far as to risk criminal prosecution just to stand ina shorter queueconfused1 wrote:Hello guys... By the way I've got an idea.. just to beat the queue at the immigration desk... what happens if I carry both my passports, UK and my other one
If there's a long queue on the EEA passport control.. then I'll simply use my other passport and pass through the non-EEA passport zone area... Ofcourse I'll keep a multiple Schengen VISA, valid for all Schengen states on my other passport.
Do you think it would work? Any ideas? any1
Joseph wrote:
When the barriers are installed and working (they are not yet) you theoretically don't need to even have your British passport with you to enter the UK, according to the guy I talked to when I enrolled.
Indeed a possibility. But in my experience so far EU/UK queue could be longer (it is generally as most travellers are from that region) but it is faster. Once I went quite happy to see a shorter queue (when I was holding ILR) and my EU Passport holder went to long queue. Surprise surprise he was 'out of the queue' when I was still answering 'how I got my ILR'.Joseph wrote: As luck would have it, the UK/EU line was longer than the foreign line every time!
Joseph
lemess wrote:If you're a UK citizen travelling in the EU you still need a passport as many EU countries expect people to be able to produce proof of idenity on demand and the UK does not have any alternative to passports in this regard.
I also read somewhere that the IRIS trial was indefinitely suspended after the 7/7 bombings so not sure what the status is now.
John wrote: Don't overlook that once in the Schengen area, if you take a further flight to another Schengen destination there is no immigration-style check either in the country you are leaving or on arrival. That amazed us ... flying from Spain to Denmark for example .... no immigration-style checks at all.
What hassles do you have in mind?tt wrote:So then, if you decide to enter the UK etc with the non-UK passport, then you wouldn't have any of the hassles mentioned above.