Schengen Visa News

Thousands of EU citizens have been left stranded abroad due to the recent travel restrictions as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Being stranded in a foreign country during a pandemic naturally brings about worries about health insurance – namely, are EU nationals abroad covered by their travel insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic? The coronavirus …

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Feb 1 2020February 3, 2020

EU Commission Explains Increased Fees and Other New Schengen Visa Application Rules

Schengen Visa News

Travelers in need of a Schengen Visa will have to apply for one according to the new rules, introduced by the updated Schengen Visa Code, as of Sunday, February 2, 2020. The new rules on short-stay visas will apply worldwide as of Sunday, to the nationals of 105 non-EU countries or entities that are required …

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Aug 16 2019August 16, 2019

Crimea and Donbass Residents with Russian Passports Can No Longer Apply for Schengen Visas

Schengen Visa News

The European Union has made another move to show that it does not intend to support Crimea’s annexation by Russia, and the Donbass armed conflict. In its most recent move, the EU has decided to no longer grant Schengen visas to residents of the Crimean peninsula and the region of Donbass with passports issued by …

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Jun 11 2019January 17, 2020

Germany Remains Top Favorite for EU Blue Card Applicants

Germany Visa/Passport News, Schengen Visa News

Despite an overall continuously increasing number of EU Blue Card applications since the program was introduced six years ago, Germany is still the top favorite country for highly skilled migrants. A report published recently by Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) shows that Germany has issued 85% of the total number of Blue …

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Apr 25 2019August 3, 2019

Over Six Million Schengen Visa Applications Lodged in 2018, 25% of Them for France

Schengen Visa News

The consulates of the common travel area of Schengen located abroad have received over 16 million Schengen visa applications for the second year in a row. Despite that there was a decrease of under 1%, compared to 2017, this is the second highest number of applications that the Schengen consulates have received in the recent …

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Apr 15 2019August 3, 2019

Schengen Area May Reintroduce Visas for Albanians Traveling to the Member States

Albania Visa/Passport News, Schengen Visa News

The Netherlands may soon propose to the European Commission to suspend visa-free traveling to the Schengen Area for Albanian nationals. Last week the Dutch Parliament supported a motion initiated by four MPs from different parties, asking the government to suggest the suspension of Schengen visa liberalization for Albania. According to this motion, filed by MP …

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Jan 31 2019August 26, 2019

EP and Council Agree to Increase Schengen Visa Fees

Schengen Visa News

Third country nationals will soon need to pay a higher fee when applying for a Schengen Visa to the EU countries. The European Parliament and Council have voted pro a new EU Visa Code, which among others increases the fee for a Schengen visa application from €80 to €80. According to a press release of …

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Dec 12 2018August 3, 2019

MEPs Vote for Romania and Bulgaria to Join Schengen

Schengen Visa News

The European Parliament members have given the green light for the accession of Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen Zone, in a plenary session on December 11. With a majority of votes, the EP members approved a call for the swift admission of both EU countries into the borderless EU area. According to a press …

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Nov 13 2018August 26, 2019

EU proposes visa-free travel for Britons after Brexit

Schengen Visa News, UK Visa/Passport News

The European Commission has decided that UK nationals should not fall under the Schengen visa regime, after the United Kingdom leaves the European Union at the end of March next year. During today’s meeting in Strasbourg, the senior executives of the European Union have come up with a proposal that EU should permit British passport …

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Sep 13 2018September 25, 2019

European Parliament gives green light to Kosovo visa liberalization

Schengen Visa News

The European Parliament has given the green light to Kosovo visa liberalization, by approving the opening of visa talks. With 420 votes pro, 186 against, and 20 abstentions, now the proposal for the amendment of the regulation to move Kosovo under the Annex of visa free entities, moves to the Council of Ministers for adaption. …

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