Schengen Visas

Schengen Visas

Short-term visas that allow travel throughout the Schengen area

What are Schengen Visas?

Firstly, Schengen visas are short-term visas that allow their holder to travel throughout the Schengen area. They allow their holder to enter, freely travel within, and exit the Schengen zone from any Schengen member country. That is to say, there are no border restrictions within the Schengen Zone.

The Schengen area includes 26 nations ("Schengen States") with no border controls. For instance, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland are among these countries.

Types of Schengen Visas

Secondly, it is an authorization granted by a Schengen State to:

  • A planned stay in the territory of the Schengen States for no more than 90 days in any 180-day period ("short stay visa").
  • A transit via the international transit areas of Schengen airports ("airport transit visa").

Important Note

However, If you intend to study, work, or live in one of the Schengen countries for more than 90 days, you must apply for a national visa of that European country rather than a Schengen Visa.

Schengen Area Countries

The Schengen area consists of 26 member countries:

Austria flag
Austria
Belgium flag
Belgium
Czech flag
Czech
Denmark flag
Denmark
Finland flag
Finland
France flag
France
Germany flag
Germany
Greece flag
Greece
Hungary flag
Hungary
Italy flag
Italy
Lithuania flag
Lithuania
Malta flag
Malta
Netherlands flag
Netherlands
Norway flag
Norway
Poland flag
Poland
Portugal flag
Portugal
Slovakia flag
Slovakia
Slovenia flag
Slovenia
Spain flag
Spain
Sweden flag
Sweden
Switzerland flag
Switzerland

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