emmigration

[jeanfrancois]

I've got a correspondant in Sweden and she wants to join me in UK, but she told me that she needs to show 1000 dollars at airport to be allowed to leave her country. is it true, because she asked me to help her with the money,and I'm reticent doing it

[essex bloke]

its a con.......

[Buenchico]

Sweden is a member of the EU and any EU citizen has the right to travel to, reside and work and reside in any other EU country. (There are a few restrictions temporarily applying to some of the newer EU states but they're not relevant here).

Any EU country seeking to impose restrictions on travel, by EU citizens, to other EU countries would be in breach of EU law. (Once again, there are a few isolated exceptions to that rule, mainly to do with travel by football fans without tickets but, once again, they're not relevant here).

Swedish citizens leave the country every day without restriction. e.g. many of the residents of Malmo, in Sweden, cross the Oresund Bridge daily, to commute to work in Copenhagen in Denmark. There are no border formalities of any type and definitely nobody demanding to see 1000 dollars before they can go to work!

Lastly, if the Danish government did levy any charges on its citizens, for any reason, the amount quoted would be in Euros and not in dollars!

All of which goes to prove Essex Bloke's concise and accurate summary of the situation: It's a con!

Chris

[Dom Tuk]

Just beacuse she is in sweden does not make her swedish. She probably wants to come and live in the UK as her residency in sweden is coming to an end and everyone knows about our lax systems

[Dee Sa]

what nationality is she and which passport does she hold ? this should give you some idea of whats going on. What if she is "corresponding " with several different blokes and has asked them all for dosh ? lastly what age difference is there between you ? why dont u go there first and see how the land lies ? as a sort of surpise.

[Buenchico]

Dom Tuk is correct in saying that the lady in Sweden might not be Swedish (or a citizen of any other EU country) but it still doesn't explain why the Swedish authorities would want her to produce 1000 dollars at the airport.

Some countries require visa applicants to produce proof of a certain degree of financial backing before issuing an entry visa. However, if the UK authorities required this, the woman would have to produce a bank statement at the British embassy and not cash at the airport.

I'm still certain that it's a con!

Chris

[KARL]

Even if she is a non-Swede the Swedish would not levy such a restriction on her at departure - they would let her out but she might face problems coming back. You should perhaps consider reporting this to the Swedish embassy who will be interested in con artists based on their territory, especially foreign ones. There is a very well known scam referred to as "the Nigerian", of which this is a variant, against which there are co-ordinated international police campaigns. I once reported a case to the relevant embassy who were grateful for the info. Oh, and by the way, Denmark did not change to the Euro, nor did Sweden - they still have their crowns (kroner/kronor, international notation DKK and SEK).

[Buenchico]

I offer my thanks to Karl for reminding me that Denmark and Sweden don't use the Euro. Getting it wrong is particularly embarrassing for me because I've got banknotes in both Swedish and Danish currencies (left over from my last trip to Malmo & Copenhagen) lying next to the keyboard on which I'm typing this post!

I'm glad, however, that Karl agrees that this is definitely a con.

Chris

[kovac]

I'm in 100% agreement with the others - this sounds very dodgy. I think she is out to fleece you, and I would take the advice that has already been given to you and report it to the appropriate embassy.