Security check in/asylum

Question

Hi. The dituation is a bit complicated. I am Tunisian and currently am in Istanbul trying to get to EU yo request asylum. I have found a flight back to Tunisia transitting through Frankfurt where I will ask asylum. However, I intend to go to Sweden as I know someone there who is willing to help/slonsor me but have not found a flight transittibg theough Sweden to ask asylum there. If I transit in Germany and have a seperate flight booked from Germany to Sweden but do not have a schengen visa. Can I ask police there for asylum and tell them I want to request it in Sweden and ask to be let to board the flight?

Would that work?

Answer 1

Dear @Hsan,

Welcome to the Wefugees Community and thank you for reaching out to us.

Your questions are indeed a bit complicated but I tried to make some research. My first thought was, that the airline most probably wouldn't let you board in case you can not show a requested transit visa. Then, I checked the German Federal Foreign Office's Website where I read that only five airports in Germany have an international Transit Area enabling you to transit without formally entering the Schengen area and Frankfurt is one of them. The website also gives a list of countries of which its nationals do NOT have the transit privilege and subsequently need a transit visa - but Tunisia was not listed here. From what I understand, you therefore may not need a transit visa in the first place.

For more information on applying for asylum at the Frankfurt Airport please see this thread, for instance.

However, I do not understand how it could be possible to board a flight to Sweden (as final destination) without having a visa - this would not work I guess (for several reasons - the Dublin regulation one of them).

I am sorry that I can not give you more positive information for now. Nevertheless, I will also link my dear colleague @mbeon-fardeen here. Maybe he can correct me if needed or add some advice.

In any case, please also don't hesitate to get back to us with any further questions. If it's about the same topic, please use the comment function in this thread.

All the best,

Meike

PS: I saw that you opened a second thread with similar content. In order to keep a better overview and information in one place, I will close that one. I hope this is okay for you.

Comments

Hi Meike. Thank you for your answer!

Well, I know that the Dublin agreement means I'd have to continue my Asylum application in the first country I entered. However, my second option is to not let the authorities know as soon as I land. It turns out the flight departing to Sweden and the one arriving in Frankfurt are in the same terminal so I won't need to go through customs/immigration. Airline staff might still stop me before boarding the flight to Sweden or they might just check my ID and boarding pass without checking the visa. In that case Id seek asylum in Sweden. If ut does not work, can I still say I seek asylum in Germany or would that cause too much complications? That is my next question. I know its bad if immigration stop you but not airline security.

I do not mind that the other thread was closed. Thank you for your help.

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Hey, Hsan. Did everything work out?