As of January, 2009: The full Schengen members are Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden (but not Ireland and the United Kingdom) plus Iceland and Norway (which are not EU members). Cyprus which joined the EU in 2004 and Bulgaria and Romania which joined in 2007 do not yet fully participate in Schengen. You will therefore need a valid passport or ID card to travel to those countries and to Ireland and the United Kingdom. Switzerland is the newest member of the Schengen area. Switzerland has been cooperating with the Schengen zone and started implementing rules on December 12, 2008.
The full list of the 26 current (as of 2012) members of the Schengen area is:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Bulgaria and Romania are due to join Schengen in 2013.
Bulgaria and Romania are due to join Schengen in 2013.
The full list of the 26 current (as of 2012) members of the Schengen area is:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
The full list of the 26 current (as of 2012) members of the Schengen area is:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
The agreement currently (2012) has 26 members, 22 out of the 27 members of the EU (the exceptions are Bulgaria, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania and the UK); plus 4 non-EU members (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland).
De facto includes three European micro-states-Monaco, San Marino, and the Vatican.
Bulgaria and Romania are due to join Schengen in 2013.
There are currently 26 (as of 2012) members of the Schengen area.
The full list is:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
Bulgaria and Romania are due to join Schengen in 2013.
The data for Romania in Schengen is not known.
AFAIK Ukraine is not planning to join the Schengen Area.
No , Russia is not part of the Schengen Area.
No, Russia is not part of the Schengen Area.
A US passport is valid in all 25 Schengen countries.
The Schengen Area consists of 26 countries. Some of the countries in the Schengen Area include Spain, Italy, and Germany.
Yes. A Schengen visa allows you to travel to all 29 Schengen countries, of which both Switzerland and Italy are members. There are no passport checks when travelling between Schengen countries, so there is no way officialdom knows you have crossed the border. You normally get your Schengen visa from the embassy of the first Schengen country you intend to visit. The time limit on the visa applies collectively to all Schengen countries.
Yes,An Austrian visa is a Schengen visa and is valid for all Schengen countries.
Yes,Both Switzerland and Germany are members of the Schengen Area. A tourist visa for one Schengen country is valid for all Schengen countries.
Yes. Belgium and Greece are both Schengen countries.
If you need a Schengen Visa it applies for all Schengen countries, this means that you can then travel freely within the Schengen area for the length of your visa.
Yes.If you need a Schengen Visa it applies for all Schengen countries, this means that you can then travel freely within the Schengen area as long as your visa remains valid.