In Amsterdam without a VISA

[wantmygcnow]

Ok throw out everything that embassies in U.S say about requiring a visa. I am in Amsterdam and came through Air from Frankfurt. Ofcourse there was no passport control but "customs" is there for every domestic or Intl flight and I was stopped ofcourse. Didn't surprise me. The netherlands customs officer searched my bags(ha like I will bring drugs into a country where drugs are legal?) and then asked for my passport. He looked at the green thing and had a puzzled look.

Opened the page, flipped it around and said "United States of America??". I said "yes, the travel document is from there" and he said "ok enjoy your stay" and helped me pack my bags.

If an experienced customs officer doesn't think I require a visa to netherlands...then why do embassies require it? I am puzzled

 

[dardan]

Ok throw out everything that embassies in U.S say about requiring a visa. I am in Amsterdam and came through Air from Frankfurt. Ofcourse there was no passport control but "customs" is there for every domestic or Intl flight and I was stopped ofcourse. Didn't surprise me. The netherlands customs officer searched my bags(ha like I will bring drugs into a country where drugs are legal?) and then asked for my passport. He looked at the green thing and had a puzzled look.

Opened the page, flipped it around and said "United States of America??". I said "yes, the travel document is from there" and he said "ok enjoy your stay" and helped me pack my bags.

If an experienced customs officer doesn't think I require a visa to netherlands...then why do embassies require it? I am puzzled

Dude,

The right hand does not talk to the left hand in Embassies. What puzzles me even more is the fact that Germany requires visas for permanent residents but not for asylees!

Just enjoy your stay and don't think about the "famous airport room" that you had to go through in the past in Dulles...

D

 

[cadel]

Ok throw out everything that embassies in U.S say about requiring a visa. I am in Amsterdam and came through Air from Frankfurt. Ofcourse there was no passport control but "customs" is there for every domestic or Intl flight and I was stopped ofcourse. Didn't surprise me. The netherlands customs officer searched my bags(ha like I will bring drugs into a country where drugs are legal?) and then asked for my passport. He looked at the green thing and had a puzzled look.

Opened the page, flipped it around and said "United States of America??". I said "yes, the travel document is from there" and he said "ok enjoy your stay" and helped me pack my bags.

If an experienced customs officer doesn't think I require a visa to netherlands...then why do embassies require it? I am puzzled

Just LITTLE LUCKY cause you boarded a domestic flight.Also,you met a nice guy you didn't want to give a hard time or a guy who doesn't know his job(Like a friend of mine who recently enter Germany without a visa on Reentry Permit).You can't do this DAYS AT A TIME.If you were traveling from US to Amsterdam on your RTD with no netherland without a visa,you would be in trouble.I remember one time I was travelling to Germany on my RTD.But I flew with KLM (Netherland Airliner).Since I had no netherland transit visa,they gave me hard time at Amsterdam airport and threatened to ship me back to US.After about 2 hours of transaction,I was forced to pay for a visa(Just a stamp) and let me get my connecting flight for Frankfurt,Germany.Being lucky is another situation

 

[samird]

Listen,

Many years ago I was flying to Canada, with NP (former YU) with no shengen visa, and I had a stop-over in Amsterdam. The customs officer let me in and I enjoyed the city for 3 days. So no visa and with NP.