Schengen Immigration
A Schengen Visa is required by non-EEA nationals wishing to enter the EU for short-term stays not involving employment or self employed activity. European Schengen visas, effective from 1995 and named after the Luxembourg village where the original agreement was signed a decade earlier, are designed to facilitate the free and open movement of visitors through Europe. In practice the Schengen Agreement functions in a similar way to a UK visit visa, often referred to variously as a UK tourist visa or UK travel visa in that it allows people to enter and leave participating countries for a limited period, after which they must return to their country of residence.
Types of Visas