Was I deported from Finland, and how should I answer the related question on a DS160 form?

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I'm an EU citizen. I entered Finland by foot during covid-related border controls. It was a city where one half is Finnish and the other half is Swedish. Border control took me to the station for a search, then sent me back to Sweden with some paper. They said it was just a warning and next time I will be fined. They didn't take my fingerprints or a picture of me.

After two months I entered Finland again with an invitation letter from my boyfriend and they let me in the country with a brief questioning. Was I deported the first time or was I just refused entry to the country? Is this info in my passport? Could I be denied an f1 because of this?



Best Answer

Your best bet is to send a Subject Access Request to the Finnish border authority, asking for a copy of your record. You are entitled to this information under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). You should provide

  1. Your name on the passport, and date of birth
  2. Passport number, and your nationality
  3. Its start and end dates
  4. The dates and locations of the two incidents

The contact addresses are here https://raja.fi/en/contact-information

They should send a copy of the letter you were given during the first incident, and if there are any issues with you re-entering again. Legally, you can use any EU language in your request, but Finnish, English, or Swedish will be your best bet.




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