I thought I had it all finally figured out with non-EU tourists visiting Europe but it was all wrong that I was told by officials. At least that is according to the German border control at Frankfurt/Main International Airport (FRA).
I thought I had it all finally figured out with non-EU tourists visiting Europe but it was all wrong that I was told by officials. At least that is according to the German border control at Frankfurt/Main International Airport (FRA).
Europe comes in many confusing forms and in particular so when it is about its members’ borders. While Europeans enjoy border-free traveling, that is tourist traveling for under 3 months or the paper work starts as well if someone would actually bother about it, the situation changes dramatically for all outsiders – read non-Europeans as in “not passport holder of a country that joined the European Union”.
When it comes to the term “Europe”, a traveler has to deal with 4 different forms:
Welcome to the Traveler’s Hell of European Borders.
Updated with corrected details. continue reading…
Andre