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Nom-EU immigration in Brussels is awful! My 3 hour wait is apparently now typical in the morning rush. I could have saved an hour (and at least 2 productive hours) by flying to Amsterdam instead and taking the train!

8/10/26, 5:59 am0 reposts2 likes

Alex Russell

@infrequently.org

You're making me feel better about my "train back to the UK, then fly" plan. Sorry to hear so bad, but good warning for next trip(s)?

Rick Byers

@rbyers.net

Thanks. To be clear, the three hour wait was inbound. Outbound was "just" 30 min. I still don't understand why a human needs to grant me permission to exit the EU.

Alex Russell

@infrequently.org

[ "confirm", "ask later" ]

Paul Kinlan

@paul.kinlan.me

When I left berlin, I had to wait well over an hour in immigration. They had just 1 security person on at the time. It was ridiculous

L. David Baron

@dbaron.org

Having a departure checkpoint does make international-to-international connections easier, though maybe it doesn't need to be more than an impossible-to-miss sign saying "now leaving ___, you need your passport to get back in".