Switzerland joins Schengen

[charles4u]

Hi charles4u,

I agree to all you say and actually I´m sorry that this mess happened to you in my home-country (Germany)
In my opinion that should qualify for illegal arrest or something similar, can´t you sue Germany for compensation in this matter?

Anyway - about CH: All you need to do is apply for a Schengen-Visa, and the papers they should ask for from EU-family-members are the same in all Schengen-countries. In CH they actually stick to the rules. As such you should obtain a Schenge-Visa, free of charge, by supplying both your passports and the marriage-certificate (only).

Imagine you are in Liechtenstein and decide you want to hop over the river Rhine into CH... It´s just a little paradox asking for a Schengen-Visa in a Schengen country. I wonder how many people already went to Swiss embassy in Vaduz to ask for a visa

If anyone wants to do the above (ask for a visa to Switzerland in Vaduz) please let me know: I´d really want to join you there and I´m sure it´ll be worth the day-trip

Rgds, Christian

Hey Christian,

The incident happened to me after Flensburg and I was already in Denmark...so it was Danish police officers. Thank you for all the informations anyway and I doubt I will ever know anyone in that country (Liechtenstein) but anyway things happen and I will inform you if I know someone having such problem.

Regards.

[Pakhtoon]

At the last check, further in front of me a Muslim women, in full curtain. Nobody checked her. The next one a retire couple from Nord Germany.
They where strip searched, with a finger in the rectum.

The whole line was shouting and protesting. There the security officer meant, why the Muslim women was not searched: "This would be politically incorrect"

Sorry Caribbeangoerge but this is offensive. ( I have been reading this thread because we - me Pakistani with a polish residence card and my polish wife - wanted to go to Switzerland for a visit and I am not sure if I need a visa or not ). After reading the story you wrote, I am surprised to see you believe the muslim woman should have been checked more thoroughly. Why if I may ask ? just because she was a wearing burqa ??
I am not saying she should be let gone because she was a muslim women, I don't believe in what you called 'political incorrectness' but what upsets me is the attitude of 'shouting and protesting' because the security people let her go but being blind and deaf when its the other way round. Would the people in queue have shouted and protested if the old german couple were let gone without checking ???

Looking at what you been through yourself, one would expect a fairer and more open-minded opinion from you, sadly its the opposite.

[ca.funke]

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[Pakhtoon]

Apologies Christian...this was the first time I quoted someone and did it wrong !

[ca.funke]

Apologies Christian...this was the first time I quoted someone and did it wrong !

Not a bother, thanks Believe me, i did much worse mess-ups at the start, so no worries. Enjoy the forum.

Rgds, Christian

[fortunitos]

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[ca.funke]

Started a new topic, covering a strange side-effect of Switzerland joining Schengen:

http://immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=61830

[goodenterprise]

Are there still Swiss passport checks when entering from e.g. France or Austria? As non-EEA UK Family permit holders can now travel visa free to, lets say France, what stops them to enter Switzerland visa free via France, Germany or Austria?

[86ti]

As non-EEA UK Family permit holders can now travel visa free to, lets say France, what stops them to enter Switzerland visa free via France, Germany or Austria?

Nothing but the law and checks within Switzerland maybe. An entry without proper entry clearance is still illegal and the Swiss may react quite harshly (ban on re-entry for years).