Reply To: Stamped out of Europe with incorrect date in passport

[LD27]

I’ve had issues twice entering Schengen. First time was Frankfurt airport end of 2022. The border guard took my passport and looked for all my stamps and told me I had reached around 88 days of my 90. I felt the information must have been available on the computer, but maybe he took it from the stamps. He took some time counting. I had to produce an onward ticket leaving Germany within 2 days and I was told quite clearly it had to be outside Schengen!

Last year we were at the Channel tunnel and the French border guard took ou passports. He handed back OH’s but kept mine. He closed his window and countered the days. No idea whether he took the information from my passport or computer. In Frankfurt, I went to a different desk to my OH, where as at Folkestone we were together. In theory there shouldn’t be an issue when I am with him as he has an EU passport. One of our neighbours in France was stopped at small local airport and was told they had exceeded their 90 days and if it happened again they would be fined – this was soon after Brexit.

Just before Christmas we went to Zurich. Not sure what information they could see, but I was grilled by the Border guard about recent travel, as well as usual questions such as how long I was staying, where I was staying etc etc. my daughter, who went through before me, was not asked any questions!

The suggestion of having your boarding pass with you seems like a very good idea.