Schengen visa cancelled and traveller searched
My relative, a young student and mother, was travelling to visit me in Scandinavia from Africa. She had a legal visa issued for medical reasons. When she arrived in Germany in transit, she was asked to show a return ticket. She had this but, since it didn't have any return information, she could not prove that she had it.
Neither could she show the doctor's letter because those documents had been given at the Embassy at the time of visa being issued. This led to hours of being interrogated like criminal by teams of officials, strip naked and all body parts probed by immigration officials.
Meanwhile, nobody informed us that this was happening. When they finally called, it was to inform us that her Schengen visa had been annulled and she was to be removed the next day, that she had lied about why she obtained her visa, but that she could appeal the decision.
At the time of visa issue, they had no doubt about her returning because all the documents asked for were provided.
What is the best course of action to clear her record, get another visa and travel for the doctor's appointment? Should she appeal or should she get a new passport (because it has the vis annulled and its damaged as) and apply again?
What about the pictures they took of her and information recorded about her? Does it not accuse her, in spite of her innocence? Can she file a complaint for humiliation and psychological torture?
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Will Brexit affect Schengen visa?
Since Brexit became official on January 1, 2021, British citizens do not need a visa travel to one or several Member States of the Schengen Area for up to 90 days. Like foreign nationals, they must be able to provide certain documents, including a passport and travel insurance.Do embassies know about visa refusal in other countries?
As long as there is no visa rejection stamp on your passport none will know that another country has denied your visa. Except for Schengen countries as they use the same system and they will be able to pull you information. In the Western world all of the embassies are linked into common computer networks and systems.What do visa officers check?
Visa Interview Questions The visa officer will ask you questions related to your study plans, university choice, academic capability, financial status, and post-graduation plans. The gruelling on study plan will probe into your interest in the academic field of your choice.What happens if Schengen visa is not used?
It could be fine, immediate deportation or even getting banned from entering the Schengen Zone for a specific amount of time. Finally, yet importantly, it does not matter if you have entered Schengen territory on a Schengen Visa, or if you are the national of a country, to which a visa waiver has been applied.France Denied/refused/deport to give entry on valid Schengen visa
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