I’m guessing all of this will apply once ETIAS is working right?
Also in this article they mention about wanting to link residence permits to passports. For this I have two ideas.
I don’t know 100% how the system works in Australia, but as far as I know, they no longer stamp visas on passports nor do they stamp passports to foreigners, they have a system in which a consular officer can check the visa status of a non-Australian, maybe EES could try something like this?
In USA and Canada, PR cards are considered enough documentation to enter those countries and technically the passport is not needed. So maybe ESS could start only requiring the residence cards as the only documentation needed to enter the Schengen Area? I mean, this is practically already done with EU, EEA and EFTA citizens, being able to enter and leave Schenge only with their ID’s so I don’t see why it should be harder to try to apply this with non-EU residents.
No ETIAS ( European Travel Information and Authorisation System ¦ Visa waver) comes later "it’s entry is now scheduled for “quarter one to quarter two of 2025"”,
At Eurotunnel there are signs at passport control asking third country citizens who are resident in the Schengen zone to show their residency permit with their own passport.
EU law does not prevent border guards from stamping upon entry to and exit from the Schengen area of travel documents of United Kingdom nationals who are beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement who are in possession of a valid residence permit issued by a Schengen Member State.
The Commission recommends – notably as regards beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement – that Member State border guards refrain from stamping. In any case, should stamping nevertheless take place, such stamp cannot affect the length of the authorised long-term stay
Which is why into and out of Schengen, I use my Swiss passport. Even to/from the UK.
French passport control stamped our passports at Calais when we took the ferry over to the UK the other week even though I also gave them our residence permits.
A British Expat friend of mine living permanently in Spain has never had his British Passport stamped since swapping his EU citizen ( no photo ) Green Resident card for the Spanish TIE permanent ( with photo ) resident card which I’m told is also a biometric card.
The only time he had his passport stamped was during the period he was waiting for an appointment for the swap his EU Citizen green resident card for the TIE card.
Totally unhelpfully… having driven in the last few weeks across the borders into Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and Holland without being stopped… the idea that this ‘border passport check’ is really only happening in airports is… more annoying nonsense. Another reason to avoid planes.
I came through the airport this week via another Schengen country and didn’t even get my passport out to come through the border. The only time you need it is as proof of ID when boarding but, with air travel, I think I’d rather have it that way than risk randomers sneaking onto flights.
The automated link between passports and permits has definitely now been introduced at Zurich airport (for UK passport holders, anyway).
I fly in and out each week (from UK).
Previously the rule was:
“Entry or Exit: Queue at non EU passport booth, show passport & permit - no stamp.”
OR
“Entry or Exit: Queue at non EU passport booth, show passport, forget to show permit - stamp (and slap on wrist from Passport officer who knows you have a permit anyway).”
A few weeks ago the passport officer told me they had linked the details on the system, so I can use my passport in the e-gates - but only for exiting Switzerland.
A week after that the passport officer on the way in told me that “by the end of this week, you can use e-gates to come in too”.
This has now come to pass, both entry and exit work, no need to show permit, happy days!
So if you have a B permit, you won’t be stamped at Zurich airport but you will be stamped in Paris airport even if transiting to CH?
Are American citizens passports (US passports) stamped at USA or Canada borders? What about Canadian citizens entering USA?
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) generally no longer stamps passports for American or Canadian citizens at the U.S.-Canada border. This change is part of a move towards electronic records, with travelers’ entries recorded through the I-94 system instead[2][5][6]. While American citizens must use their U.S. passport to enter the U.S., Canadian citizens can use a variety of documents, such as a passport or NEXUS card, depending on their mode of travel[3][4]. Passport stamping is now at the discretion of the border officer, and travelers can request a stamp, though it is not guaranteed[1][2].