Border officers at the Neuenburg-am-Rhein motorway checkpoint seized a forged Romanian identity card on 1 February, the Bundespolizei-Inspectorate Weil am Rhein reported the next day. The 39-year-old traveller, who had driven in from France, initially presented a Moldovan passport and a German registration certificate. Database checks revealed that he is registered in Germany as a Romanian citizen but claimed not to possess Romanian documents. A subsequent vehicle search produced a counterfeit Romanian ID card hidden in luggage.
Federal Police opened criminal proceedings for possession of a forged official document and violations of the Residence Act, then sent the man back to France under the readmission procedure. The case highlights the continued use of fraudulent EU documents to bypass Germany’s tightened land-border regime.
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Companies that rely on van or car pools for cross-border assignments between Alsace and Baden-Württemberg should update driver briefings: mixed-nationality crews can expect intensive checks, including document scans and searches of personal bags. Under corporate-liability rules, employers may be fined if they knowingly facilitate unauthorised entry.
The seizure also feeds into wider EU discussions about interoperable document registers; Germany is lobbying Brussels for faster roll-out of the EU’s digital wallet to make such forgery attempts easier to spot.
Federal Police opened criminal proceedings for possession of a forged official document and violations of the Residence Act, then sent the man back to France under the readmission procedure. The case highlights the continued use of fraudulent EU documents to bypass Germany’s tightened land-border regime.
For individuals and companies that need to move staff legitimately across German borders, VisaHQ provides a secure way to obtain the correct visas and travel documents online. Their Germany portal (https://www.visahq.com/germany/) offers clear requirements, application support, and professional document review, helping travellers avoid mistakes that could lead to delays, fines, or accusations of document fraud.
Companies that rely on van or car pools for cross-border assignments between Alsace and Baden-Württemberg should update driver briefings: mixed-nationality crews can expect intensive checks, including document scans and searches of personal bags. Under corporate-liability rules, employers may be fined if they knowingly facilitate unauthorised entry.
The seizure also feeds into wider EU discussions about interoperable document registers; Germany is lobbying Brussels for faster roll-out of the EU’s digital wallet to make such forgery attempts easier to spot.
