Schengen Area and Visa Requirements: Comprehensive Information for Travelers
Schengen Area and Visa Requirements: Comprehensive Information for Travelers
Welcome to SchengenVisaInfo – The most comprehensive and up-to-date guide about Schengen Visas. Since 2013, we have guided more than 280 million individuals in understanding the EU travel entry requirements and visa application process in a very simple way.
Key Sections
What is Schengen?
Schengen refers to the EU passport-free zone covering most European countries. It’s the largest free travel area in the world.
The Schengen Area is a region of 29 European countries that have abolished their internal borders to allow the free and unrestricted movement of people. It covers a vast area of 4,718,084 km2 and is home to over 448 million citizens.
Which Are the Schengen Area Countries?
Most EU countries are within the Schengen Area except Ireland and Cyprus which will soon be part of it. Additionally, several non-EU countries like Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, and Lichtenstein are integral members despite their non-EU status.
The 29 Schengen countries are Austria, Bulgaria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.