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Transit flights Schengen Zone immigration

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  • 26-03-2020 1:50pm
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    TK Lemon
    Registered Users Posts: 332 ✭✭


    Would I have to clear immigration and where would I have to clear it in the following scenarios.

    Scenario 1:
    I want to fly from Dublin to Ljubljana via Frankfurt. Do I clear immigration in FRA and then walk off the plane in Ljubljana or do I stay airside in FRA and then have to clear immigration in Ljubljana?

    Scenario 2:
    I want to fly to St. Petersburg via HEL. Do I have to clear Schengen immigration in HEL then go back airside again?

    If the answer to this is no, then how come I had to clear US immigration when I flew from CDG to Mexico City via JFK a few years ago?


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    kc56
    Registered Users Posts: 431 ✭✭kc56


    TK Lemon wrote: »
    Would I have to clear immigration and where would I have to clear it in the following scenarios.

    Scenario 1:
    I want to fly from Dublin to Ljubljana via Frankfurt. Do I clear immigration in FRA and then walk off the plane in Ljubljana or do I stay airside in FRA and then have to clear immigration in Ljubljana?

    Scenario 2:
    I want to fly to St. Petersburg via HEL. Do I have to clear Schengen immigration in HEL then go back airside again?

    If the answer to this is no, then how come I had to clear US immigration when I flew from CDG to Mexico City via JFK a few years ago?

    1: You clear at FRA
    2: Normally No. Most likely both flights operate to non-Schengen terminal at HEL so no passport check may be required. But as travelling to Russia needs a visa so there will probably be a check in HEL for departure.

    The USA do not do transit. Even a transit passenger must clear immigration and have a visa or visa waiver.


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    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 9,731 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    Travel query


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