Schengen visa

Europe Decoded

Euroviews. Will the EU’s new Entry/Exit system cause a travel backlog?

The EES will certainly enhance border control and migration management, but it will also create significant operational challenges for EU member states that could affect travellers' experience at border crossing points, Tony Mercer writes.

17/06/2024

Destinations

What is Europe’s 90-day rule and which countries are excluded from it?

Worried about Europe’s 90-day rule? Travellers recommend the best places to break up your trip.

12/06/2024

Travel News

Schengen visas will be more expensive from 11 June

The European Commission has blamed the price hike on inflation in member states.

05/06/2024

Travel News

UK backtracks on new EU Entry/Exit scheme at Dover-Calais crossing

UK government ministers appear to have acknowledged uncertainty around the EES scheme and have put in place a quasi-soft launch to counteract any difficulties.

07/05/2024

Travel News

Travelling to the EU will be easier for Indians under new visa scheme

Indian citizens can now get a multiple-entry Schengen visa. Here’s how.

01/05/2024

World News

Euroviews. Will going digital really simplify applying for a Schengen visa?

Digitalisation, although well-intentioned, may well lead to more complexity for the applicant and more of a workload for consular staff, Michel Dejaegher writes.

18/04/2024

Travel News

Thailand wants a Schengen-visa style scheme in Southeast Asia

Local reports in Thailand say a new Schengen-style visa system in Southeast Asia could boost tourism - and the wider economy.

10/04/2024

Travel News

EU travel update: Cost of Schengen visa set to rise in 2024

Schengen visas are required for citizens from non-EU countries that do not benefit from the EU and Schengen area's 90-day visa-free rule.

07/02/2024

Kosovo

Kosovo celebrates its long-awaited joining of the Schengen zone

The Western Balkan nation was the last in the region to access free travel within the European Union.

03/01/2024

Croatia

Croatia: Sharp rise in illegal immigration since Schengen entry last year

The Balkan nation has recorded the jump nine months after it joined the Schengen area, the world's largest visa-free zone.

29/09/2023

Europe News

Brussels asks Poland for 'clarifications' about cash-for-visas scandal

Ylva Johansson, the European Commissioner for home affairs, has written a letter to the Polish government asking for "clarifications" about the spiralling cash-for-visas scandal that has gripped the country.

20/09/2023

Ukraine

Euroviews. The European Union should ban Russian tourist visas

Vacations and foreign travel are luxuries, and preventing Russian citizens from going abroad would force them to think twice about their government’s actions, Mark Temnycky writes.

01/09/2023

Art

Brexit blight for British musicians as they lose out on gigs and jobs

They say increased bureaucracy and costs leave them out of pocket.

29/08/2023