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The Schengen zone’s original purpose was to eliminate border controls between the Schengen countries in order to make travel easy and to stimulate and create economic opportunities.
The Schengen freedom, however, brought concerns over uncontrolled terrorism, trafficking, illegal immigration and more, which turned the Schengen zone into a widely discussed and controversial topic between EU interior ministers. The area where travelers could travel without passport was once considered one of the greatest achievements of the European Union. It is now seen more like a free pass for crime.
Some European leaders now suggest to “fix” the problem as they simply impose border controls to the …
A recent survey of the World Tourism Organization ranks Paris as the number one tourist destination in the world, receiving more than 10 million foreign visits annually.
In order to visit this incredible city many travelers will be required to possess short-stay tourist visa commonly known in the European Union as French Schengen Visa. Its validity is up to 90 days and its holders can travel freely through France and other European States during this time-frame.
If you want to visit France you have to determine your status and whether or not you need Schengen Visa for France. All citizens of the European Union …
I came across a very well illustrated blog post on Schengen visas. Maya, the blog owner seem to really hit a dead end with her visa application. Such problems are common and, I’m sure, everyone had a similar situation when dealing with authorities.
One common problem is when a person is applying for a Schengen visa for, let us say, France and then decides to stain in Spain for more days that he/she intends to stay in France. In that case the application will be canceled and the person will have to apply for a Schengen visa to Spain.
I have to agree with …
