Hello All
A Friend of mine has recently come from India and was caught in U-bahn in Germany without proper ticket. He had a pass which is valid after 9 AM, and was travelling at 8:35 AM :-(.

Now, the Train checking staff gave him a 40 Euro ticket, but will this effect his visa or is this ticket will be tied to immigration rules by any chance. I think, the notice in the U-bahn says something like - "proceedings of criminal offense or imposition of administrative fee shall be unaffected".

Any advise, please help.

Thanks,
Sanjay

Don't be afraid, It will not effect in anyway just for 1 time.

Baba

No problem for the first time, since it doesn't count as offense. I did the same mistake unknowingly and nothing happened. If one does it regularly and gets caught again and again then it may be a problem, but this isn't going to happen in your case so no worries.

It will have no consequences. Fine above a certain limit are considered serious.

If you are a repeated offender or you do not pay up. This may have consequences on the residence permit,.