Two diagonal lines in passport stamp

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claim for tax free ... to reach my gate flight for Zurich (its a strange setup).

This is because Switzerland is outside of the customs union, but inside of the Schengen Area.

So you had to 'leave' the Schengen Area and the customs area to buy in the duty free shop. After that you returned to both and the exit stamp was canceled/invalidated.

This means that, officially, you haven't left at all.

For someone who only has a single [or double]-entry visa this is important.

See also: schengen - Have I been deported from Germany? Can l apply for study Visa in UK for other samples of Schengen passport stamp markings.

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