In the (much discussed) EU4Fam scenario, the non-EU-part may "accompany or join" the EU-part of the relation.
How are the following scenarios handled in practice?
1. Airport-pickup (this may actually have some relevance)
- Imagine the non-EU-part was left behind somewhere, in order to later "join" the EU-part on a trip.
- Airlines are obliged to ensure that all passengers on their planes have valid visas, otherwise they are liable to returning the "illegal" passenger to the origin.
- How can the airline check that this is indeed a joining?
- How can the non-EU part proof this on arrival? (Although this could be resolved through checking who is waiting outside, this is still a lot of hassle...)
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- On a visit to Schengen-Europe we will literally stay 500 meters from the Belgian/German border (on the Belgian side).
- We want to go for a walk in the woods. We always cross the border several times when doing this. (It's a bit of a zig-zag there). Do I have to cross the border first, so my wife can "join" me on the other side? If she crosses first, would this (technically) be illegal? (=traveling on her own)
- I want to sleep, my wife wants to go shopping in Aachen (Germany, 5 kilometers away), and later come back. Do I really have to "accompany" her until behind the border, so she can come back to "join" me in Belgium when she is finished? Or may I remain sleeping?