OMG I just realized how the D terminal border crossing at Schiphol works, and my brain is exploded.
The gates are on the lower level, which is international arrivals. They can be either opened to that level, or to the stairs above, where the corridor is in the EU Schengen Zone. That way they can adjust the number of gates they have on either "side" by just locking doors. Clever!
Of course, to get from one level to the other, you walk about 1km all the way around and go through immigration.
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