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Nice answer. In the situation described (exiting Russia and refused entrance to Estonia), would the detention / removal take place in Russia or Estonia? Is there a standard protocol to decide which nation is responsible for this?
– Nate Eldredge
Commented Sep 11, 2015 at 13:30
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While I do not doubt it actually works like this, could you elaborate on the reason for the five year ban? It's not like the OP would have been caught illegally entering the territory, instead they attempted to enter the territory the regular way, where the border officials decided against allowing the immigration (and, given that a visa is often described not to serve as a guaranteed permission to enter, but as the formal document allowing you to attempt to enter, showing up at the border seems to be the only way to find out whether you may enter at all). For instance, if the OP had ...
– O. R. Mapper
Commented Sep 11, 2015 at 14:11
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Why should the traveller try to be detained by the Russians as opposed to the Estonians?
– CMaster
Commented Sep 11, 2015 at 15:13
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Reading between the lines, you're saying that you're going to pick up a negative record in the country or territory which processes you, and you're just less likely to want to go back to Russia and thus suffer further repercussions from a record there vs. Europe as a whole (as controlled by the EEA)?
– Jason
Commented Sep 11, 2015 at 16:29
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That awkward moment when the Russian police are your preferred option...
– corsiKa
Commented Sep 11, 2015 at 17:23

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