Can I travel freely in Europe with Schengen visa?

Schengen – ID-free travel zone It allows EU nationals and many non-EU nationals to travel freely without border checks. Since 1985, it's kept growing, and now covers almost all EU countries and a few non-EU countries (Liechtenstein, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland).



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What are the benefits of Schengen? The Schengen area allows more than 400 million people to travel freely between member countries without going through border controls.

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Switzerland belongs to the Schengen Area*. If you have a visa issued by a Schengen member state, you generally do not require an additional tourist visa to enter Switzerland or any other Schengen country. Your stay must not exceed 90 days in any 180-day period.

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Unless stated differently on the visa stamp, short-stay visas are valid for all the 26 States in the Schengen area i.e. the following countries (in alphabetical order): Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, ...

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The Schengen area comprises 27 European countries. There is normally no passport control on the borders between these countries. If you have a valid visa or residence permit in one of these countries, you can also visit the other Schengen countries.

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1. Ireland is not a part of the Schengen Agreement. A Schengen visa or French residence permit does not entitle you to travel to Ireland without a visa.

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You cannot travel to the UK with just a Schengen. The UK is not a part of the Schengen and will soon not be a part of the EU as well. As a result, they have an independent visa regime. If you want to enter the UK, you will need a UK visa.

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If a different country issued your visa, you must visit that country first before coming to France. Visiting France first will violate that rule, and you may encounter issues at the entry point. The same is the case if you decide to visit France first; the French embassy must issue your visa.

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