European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Daily ass Polo by Gui scam Otto to enter the International night Section of airports travellers must go through passport control. Visas passports id cards Border Crossings made easy by Linda White travel Oro nce upon a time crossing Borders was relatively simple no , no visas no Iden Licarion required. Then during world War i. The British introduced the passport As a temporary measure to keep out unwanted persons. Passports caught on and have become a permanent fixture of travel. Crossing frontiers in Europe is usually routine but problems can arise. . Military personnel living in Europe can travel to some countries with Only id cards and leave papers but need passports to enter other countries. A number of military visitors to Scandinavia for example who wished to pop into Finland discovered they could t without a passport. Military personnel also need permission from their Branch of service to travel in communist countries. At form 1066 or Safe form 132 must be submitted to the army or air Force travel office at least 40 Days before the planned travel  out before you leave Home just what documents you need for the countries you will visit and those you will travel through. Transit visas As Well As tourist visas May be required. A visa is a stamp either in the passport or on a separate paper which authorizes you to enter a country for a certain  countries give visas at the Border others require you to Send your passport to a consular office and wait sometimes several weeks for the request to be processed. One or More passport photos May be required for the visa not every country requires a visa Lor  citizens although the United slates requires visas for tourists from almost every other country. However All countries limit the amount of time a tourist can remain within their Borders without special permission this limit is usually three months though it May be As Little As one month and As much As six months if you plan an extended slay Check the requirements with the consular representative of the country you will visit. Drivers must have the Green International insurance card Lor their cars. If the Border guard asks for it and you Don t have it you can be required to buy Art expensive policy at the Border. It is also a Good Tea to have an International Drivers License although it is not required in every country. Here i a lid of countries mostly in Europe but including a few other popular tourist destinations and the papers needed by  military personnel stationed in Europe to enter dependents relatives and other civilians must have a . Tourist passport. The information was provided by consulates in Germany. Andorra see France Austria no visa. Leave papers and id card Belgium no visa leave papers and id car Bulgaria passport and visa required. Transit visas Are Good or up to 30 hours tourist visas Are valid two months obtain visa Belore arrival. China passport and visa required. Czechoslovakia passport and visa required. Visa valid for five months request one or two entries. Obtain visa before arrival Denmark no visa leave papers and id card. Egypt passport and visa required visas valid three months available for multiple entries obtain visa before arrival. Finland no visa passport required. France no visa. Leave papers and id card. East Germany passport and visa required. Visa requests can take up to six weeks. Day trips to East Berlin can be arranged on Short notice Tours Are available regularly from the army and air Force itts in West Berlin. West Germany no visa. Leave papers and id card. Brilain no visa leave papers and id card. Greece no visa. Passport required. Hungary visa and passport required. Transit visas Are Good 48 hours tourist visas Are Good 30 Days. Visas May be obtained at Borders except when crossing by train or boat. Iceland no visa. Passport required. India visa and passport required. Visa valid up to 90 Days obtain visa before arrival. Ireland no visa. Leave papers and id card. Israel no visa. Passport required Italy no visa. Leave papers and id card. Kenya visa and passport required. Transit visas Good seven Days tourist visas valid six months. Obtain visa before arrival. Liechtenstein see Switzerland Luxembourg no visa. Leave papers and id card. Malta no visa. Passport required. Monaco see France Morocco no visa. Passport required. Netherlands no visa. Leave papers and id card. Norway no visa. Tourists need passports military members on official business May enter with id cards and orders. Poland visa and passport required. Transit visa valid for 24 hours tourist visa valid 90 Days. Obtain visa before arrival. Portugal no visa. Leave papers and id card. Romania visa and passport required. Transit visa valid 72 hours or one or two entries tourist visa valid six months. Visas available at Border Crossings except by train or boat. San Marino see Italy Spain no visa leave papers and id card. Sweden no visa. Leave papers and id card. Switzerland no visa. Leave papers and id card. Tunisia no visa. Passport required. Turkey no visa. Passport required except when entering country via us. Military Airport then military id is enough. .s.r. Passport and visa required. Visa valid three months one entry. I tourist handles visa applications which take several weeks. Yugoslavia visa required. Can enter with leave papers and id card. Visas available at Border Crossings except by train or boat. Photo by rigid bout cars line up Lor passport Check at a Highway Bonier crossing. Friday july 11, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 13