From 2024 it will be necessary for travelers from more than 60 countries without a visa requirement to arrange a travel authorization for their trip to Europe. This consent is processed by the European Travel Information and Consent System (ETIAS).
ETIAS: travel authorization for visa-exempt persons traveling to Schengen
ETIAS is the new EU travel information and authorization system. The system applies to third-country nationals who are exempt from the visa requirement and wish to travel to the Schengen area.
EU: agreement to link ETIAS to EU databases
The Presidency of the Council and the representatives of the European Parliament have provisionally agreed on the rules linking the central ETIAS system to the relevant EU databases.
Agreement on improved EU information system for Schengen
Negotiators of the European Parliament and the European Council have agreed on additional guarantees for access to the various systems and databases for, among other things, issuing and checking Schengen visas.
The benefits of ETIAS, the new visa exemption for Europe
The visa policy of the European Union will change radically from 2022. Travelers from third countries that do not require a visa, who previously could only cross an external border of the EU with a passport, must first register with ETIAS.
Schengen visa Netherlands: This will change in 2020
In 2020, the new EU Visa Code will come into force. The aim of the new Visa Code is to make the visa application process more efficient and to simplify it. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for short-stay visas (Schengen visas), both in terms of policy and implementation. The Schengen visa policy is being developed […]