At Amsterdam Airport Schiphol the passport control and security checks for Schengen flights take place in one central location, which is situated directly beyond the check-in desks. Since 1 December 2005, the security checks for non-Schengen flights take place at the gate. Non-Schengen flights are flights that leave from piers D1 t/m D58, E, F and G. The passport control for these flights takes place directly beyond the check-in desks.
Procedures for departing passengers:
Check-in
- You will need to check in at the desk of the airline with which you are flying. The check-in desks are situated in Departure halls 1, 2 and 3.
- At the check-in desk you will be asked to present your ticket and passport.
- Your suitcase (hold baggage) will be weighed, fitted with a label and taken away on the conveyor belt.
- Next, you will be issued with a boarding card by a member of the ground staff.
NB: There are certain objects and substances that you are not allowed to take with you in your hold baggage. To find out which these are, please consult list 2 of the security regulations pertaining to baggage.
Passport and/or ticket control
If you are leaving from Departure hall 2 or 3, you will need to go to a central checkpoint where your passport and ticket will be checked by the Koninklijke Marechaussee.
If you are leaving from Departure hall 1 because you are travelling to one of the Schengen countries, the only thing that will be checked is your ticket. There is no Koninklijke Marechaussee here to check your passport.
The Schengen countries are: Austria, Baltic states, Belgium, Checkia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain (incl. the Canary Islands), Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden.
Security control
- If you are leaving from Departure hall 1, you and your hand luggage will have to undergo a security check once you have gone through ticket control.
- You will be asked to place your hand luggage on a conveyor belt after which it will be X-rayed.
- The X-ray equipment will not cause any damage to light-sensitive film material, computer diskettes or laptops, for instance.
- Next, you can place your mobile phone plus any keys, coins, etc. you may have on you in one of the special trays before you go through the metal detection gates.
- If the alarm on the metal detection gate goes off, you will be searched by a member of the security staff to establish what caused it go off.
- You must at all times follow the instructions of the security staff.
- Do not forget to collect the personal items you have placed in the tray before moving on.
- If you are leaving from Departure hall 2 or 3 this security check will take place at the gate.
NB: There are certain objects and substances that you are not allowed to take with you in your hold baggage. To find out which these are, please consult list 1 of the security regulations pertaining to baggage.
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