Schengen Visa

The Schengen visa is an arrangement between 25 member countries (22 EU states and 3 non-EU members) to make traveling in the Schengen territory much easier and less bureaucratic. It is an area without internal borders, an area within which many citizens, many non-EU nationals, business people and tourists can freely circulate without being subjected to border checks.

Traveling on a Schengen visa means that the visa holder can travel to any (or all) Member States using one single visa, thus avoiding the hassle and expense of obtaining individual visas for each country. This is particularly beneficial for persons who wish to visit several European countries on the same trip. The Schengen visa is a visitor’s visa, so the purpose of the visitor must be leisure, tourism or business.

A Schengen visa is a short-stay visa that allows a person to travel to any member of the Schengen Area, per stay up to 90 days for tourism or business purposes without the need for additional visas . The Schengen Area is an area comprising 26 European countries that have abolished passport and other types of border control at their mutual borders.

The countries include Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein , Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.