In addition to the EU countries already mentioned, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein are also Schengen states. Holders of Schengen visas (text on the visa reads “valid for Schengen ...

Cyprus has charted a course full-steam ahead to joining the Schengen area, with the government insisting it can get to its ...

The Schengen borders code also stipulates that member states can introduce temporary border controls to respond to a serious threat to public policy or internal security. In this case, the member ...

The initiative, which will cover the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman, is aimed at simplifying ...

With the summer season in full swing, revealed below as the 10 easiest Schengen countries to get a visa for this summer.

The first member states were Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Now there are 26 Schengen countries - 22 EU members and four non-EU.

Schengen states that these measures should only be used in exceptional circumstances and in proportion to the threat that is posed. Schengen-area checks in Hungary, Malta and Slovenia, which were put ...

UK, Schengen states make millions off rejected visas ... In the same year, around 50pc of Schengen visas from Pakistan were also rejected, with €3.344m spent on applications.

If just one immigration officer were careless or corrupt, people would be able to enter the zone unhindered. Aware of this danger, the Schengen Executive Committee meets regularly assess the situation ...