At a meeting with his EU counterpart on Friday, Beat Jans expressed concern about the uptick in internal border checks in the ...

As a signatory of Europe's Schengen/Dublin cooperation agreements, Switzerland must participate in the reform of the European ...

In Brussels on Wednesday, the European Home Affairs Council decided to phase in the entry-exit system (EES), which provides for uniform checks on people entering the Schengen area. Biometric data ...

All European Free Trade Association members - Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland - and 23 of the 27 European Union member states comprise the Schengen area. The 23 EU member states ...

Exclusive: By January 2026 most British travellers to the EU will face ‘double red tape’ with biometrics taken and passport ...

may spend up to 90 days in a given 180 days period in the Schengen area, provided their visa is valid at the time. The same applies to holders of most national residence permits and national ...

A Schengen visa is an authorisation issued by a Schengen state that allows travellers to enter the Schengen area for: intended short stays in or transit through the territory of a Schengen state ...

The ETIAS system is a risk control and prevention measure for travelers seeking to enter the Schengen area. To this end, travelers will be monitored and their data will be checked against the ...