Does intra-Schengen removal count as deportation or removal from any country?
I took the Helsingør to Helsingborg ferry from the Danish side. I was not warned that there would be passport control on the Swedish side before boarding the ferry and, as such, I did not I know I needed to possess my passport that I had left at the hotel.
Sweden denied me entry and sent me back to Denmark after being requested by the Swedish police to sign some paperwork, presented in Swedish only. There was no passport control on the Danish side, and I was able to return to Denmark.
Later, I took the train from Copenhagen to Malmö, where there were passport checks conducted at the border and I was allowed through to Sweden upon presenting my passport.
I am a citizen of a visa-exempt country, and did not require a visa to enter the Schengen area. As this was intra-Schengen border control, will I be required to declare this on any future immigration form for any jurisdiction as a deportation or removal?
Best Answer
On the other side of the pond, on the US/Canada border, it is routine for a traveler to be told (over something non-scary like "forgot ID"), in as many words, that "this is a really good time for you to withdraw your application to enter our country".
(Because if you pressed onward with your application, you would be refused, and that would have immigration consequences for you later.)
What follows is an explanation that
since you withdrew your application, it means you did not even attempt to enter our country (merely visiting the Immigration office to discuss entering the country does not count as "entering the country"). If you are asked in the future "were you ever refused entry in the past", the correct answer is "no, you were not refused entry". To be clear, this is not you being refused entry, this is you "willingly deciding not to enter".
For a simple reason such as "forgot passport", and given the ease with which they allowed you to re-enter, you might ask someone to translate that Swedish (post it here?) and see if the above is exactly what the Swedish authorities did with you. If so, congratulations. You did not enter Sweden.
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I tried finding out anything on the local government websites but even in Swedish it is hard to find them using any specific words. These border controls are designed to make immigrants apply for asylum on the spot or return to the country they come from. Sweden as a country is not interested in making this have a lasting effect on your future travels, but cultural and political wishes are not always aligned with the bureaucracy so I would not trust this as an answer.
Your best bet may be to call the Swedish Police on their non-emergency number with your question: +46 77 114 14 00
Ask if the event is registered with your name anywhere. Also ask if they have a record of the document you signed, and if they can send you a copy.
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