Holders of Schengen visas (text on the visa reads “valid for Schengen states” in the language of the issuing country) may spend up to 90 days in a given 180 days period in the Schengen area ...

Member countries of the Schengen area ... If you have a residence permit (or a long-stay visa valid for 1 year or more) issued by a Schengen Member State, you are allowed to enter and transit ...

As of Wednesday, January 1, 2025, travellers holding a Schengen visa from the UAE can now visit two new countries: Romania and Bulgaria. These nations officially joined the Schengen Area on New Year’s ...

If you're armed with a Schengen visa, you can explore multiple European countries without the hassle of border controls. With one visa to rule them all, you can hop from country to country like a ...

African nations faced a 44.8% average Schengen visa rejection rate, despite accounting for only 2.8% of applicationsAfrican applicants' rejection rates were twice as high as their Asian counterparts, ...

As previously reported, border controls were lifted for air and sea travel, while the two Balkan countries that joined the European Union in 2007 were granted partial membership in the Schengen ...

travellers holding a Schengen visa may be surprised to learn that they can access several non-Schengen countries as well. The Schengen visa grants entry to multiple European nations, but it also ...

Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar—are planning to introduce a unified visa system that will ...

Bulgaria and Romania have officially been welcomed into Europe’s border-free zone, becoming full members of the Schengen Area this week. The two countries were fully integrated into the Schengen ...

Romania and Bulgaria have become full members of the Schengen zone, expanding the borderless area to 29 members and ending a 13-year wait for the two Eastern European countries. The expansion ...