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Copenhagen passport control - US citizen
Why was there no immigration control flying from Dublin (DUB) to London Southend (SEN)?Children with a different surname to parent - UK citizen - UK passport controlCan we travel within Schengen by plane with an infant without a passport?US citizen entering USA as non-citizenBasel to Porto for non-EU citizen. Is there a passport check?Refuse to answer questions at border controlIs 1h 45min enough layover time for connecting flight + passport controlDo Schengen entries and exits need to be recorded in a computer?US B2 entry not stamped on passportTraveling to the US with a renewed passport, visa in old but still not expired passport
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I was lining up for passport control at CPH and saw some people providing their fingerprint. I wasn't asked to provide it. Is this is a one time thing or are fingerprints not required from US citizens? Thanks.
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I was lining up for passport control at CPH and saw some people providing their fingerprint. I wasn't asked to provide it. Is this is a one time thing or are fingerprints not required from US citizens? Thanks.
schengen customs-and-immigration
edited Apr 7 at 20:26
Henning Makholm
45k8108167
asked Apr 7 at 18:00
user6683594user6683594
585
add a comment |
I was lining up for passport control at CPH and saw some people providing their fingerprint. I wasn't asked to provide it. Is this is a one time thing or are fingerprints not required from US citizens? Thanks.
schengen customs-and-immigration
edited Apr 7 at 20:26
Henning Makholm
45k8108167
asked Apr 7 at 18:00
user6683594user6683594
585
I was lining up for passport control at CPH and saw some people providing their fingerprint. I wasn't asked to provide it. Is this is a one time thing or are fingerprints not required from US citizens? Thanks.
schengen customs-and-immigration
schengen customs-and-immigration
edited Apr 7 at 20:26
Henning Makholm
45k8108167
asked Apr 7 at 18:00
user6683594user6683594
585
edited Apr 7 at 20:26
Henning Makholm
45k8108167
asked Apr 7 at 18:00
user6683594user6683594
585
edited Apr 7 at 20:26
Henning Makholm
45k8108167
edited Apr 7 at 20:26
Henning Makholm
45k8108167
edited Apr 7 at 20:26
Henning Makholm
45k8108167
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asked Apr 7 at 18:00
user6683594user6683594
585
asked Apr 7 at 18:00
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585
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As a US citizen you were most probably entering without a visa. There wouldn't be a point in fingerprinting you at the border because they have no known good prints to compare them to anyway.
However, people who apply for Schengen visas are fingerprinted during the application process, and they may be asked to provide matching fingerprints when they enter the Schengen area, as additional verification that the person who enters is the one the visa was issued to.
(As far as I can understand the official motivation for this arrangement, the concern is that someone could send all their friends -- or paid stooges -- to attend biometrics appointments for visa applications in different names, and then if just one of them goes through they would travel under that identity. )
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As a US citizen you were most probably entering without a visa. There wouldn't be a point in fingerprinting you at the border because they have no known good prints to compare them to anyway.
However, people who apply for Schengen visas are fingerprinted during the application process, and they may be asked to provide matching fingerprints when they enter the Schengen area, as additional verification that the person who enters is the one the visa was issued to.
(As far as I can understand the official motivation for this arrangement, the concern is that someone could send all their friends -- or paid stooges -- to attend biometrics appointments for visa applications in different names, and then if just one of them goes through they would travel under that identity. )
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As a US citizen you were most probably entering without a visa. There wouldn't be a point in fingerprinting you at the border because they have no known good prints to compare them to anyway.
However, people who apply for Schengen visas are fingerprinted during the application process, and they may be asked to provide matching fingerprints when they enter the Schengen area, as additional verification that the person who enters is the one the visa was issued to.
(As far as I can understand the official motivation for this arrangement, the concern is that someone could send all their friends -- or paid stooges -- to attend biometrics appointments for visa applications in different names, and then if just one of them goes through they would travel under that identity. )
answered Apr 7 at 20:13
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As a US citizen you were most probably entering without a visa. There wouldn't be a point in fingerprinting you at the border because they have no known good prints to compare them to anyway.
However, people who apply for Schengen visas are fingerprinted during the application process, and they may be asked to provide matching fingerprints when they enter the Schengen area, as additional verification that the person who enters is the one the visa was issued to.
(As far as I can understand the official motivation for this arrangement, the concern is that someone could send all their friends -- or paid stooges -- to attend biometrics appointments for visa applications in different names, and then if just one of them goes through they would travel under that identity. )
answered Apr 7 at 20:13
Henning MakholmHenning Makholm
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As a US citizen you were most probably entering without a visa. There wouldn't be a point in fingerprinting you at the border because they have no known good prints to compare them to anyway.
However, people who apply for Schengen visas are fingerprinted during the application process, and they may be asked to provide matching fingerprints when they enter the Schengen area, as additional verification that the person who enters is the one the visa was issued to.
(As far as I can understand the official motivation for this arrangement, the concern is that someone could send all their friends -- or paid stooges -- to attend biometrics appointments for visa applications in different names, and then if just one of them goes through they would travel under that identity. )
answered Apr 7 at 20:13
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