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    Who Needs a Schengen Visa and Who Doesn’t – Eligible and Visa Free Countries

    The Schengen Area consists of 26 countries: 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. 

    Schengen Countries list

    Source: Europa.eu

    Who doesn’t need a Schengen Visa?

    Nationals of certain countries, enjoy visa-free travel to these countries for stays of up to 90 days. There are 62 countries whose citizens do not need to visa:

    Who Needs a Schengen Visa

    Who needs a Schengen visa?

    If you from any of the following countries, you will need to apply for a visa to be able to enter and stay in any of the Schengen countries mentioned above:

    AfghanistanGabonOman
    AlgeriaGambiaPakistan
    AngolaGhanaPapua New Guinea
    ArmeniaGuineaPalestinian Authority
    AzerbaijanGuinea-BissauPhilippines
    BahrainGuyanaQatar
    BangladeshHaitiRussia
    BelarusIndiaRwanda
    BelizeIndonesiaSao Tome And Principe
    BeninIranSaudi Arabia
    BhutanIraqSenegal
    BoliviaJamaicaSierra Leone
    BotswanaJordanSomalia
    Burkina FasoKazakhstanSouth Africa
    Burma/MyanmarKenyaSouth Sudan
    BurundiKosovoSri Lanka
    CambodiaKuwaitSudan
    CameroonKyrgyzstanSuriname
    Cape VerdeLaosSwaziland
    Central African RepublicLebanonSyria
    ChadLesothoTajikistan
    ChinaLiberiaTanzania
    ComorosLibyaThailand
    CongoMadagascarTimor-Leste
    Cote D’ivoireMalawiTogo
    CubaMaldivesTonga
    Dem. Rep. Of CongoMaliTunisia
    DjiboutiMauritaniaTurkey
    Dominican RepublicMongoliaTurkmenistan
    EcuadorMoroccoUganda
    EgyptMozambiqueUzbekistan
    Equatorial GuineaNamibiaVietnam
    EritreaNepalYemen
    EthiopiaNigerZambia
    FijiNigeriaZimbabwe
    North KoreaNorthern Mariana’s

    Airport Transit Visa

    Generally, if you are catching a connecting flight in any of the Schengen countries’ airports and you are not leaving the international zone of the airport, you do not need a visa because you are simply transiting en route to your final destination.

    However, nationals of the following countries must have an airport transit visa, even if they are not leaving the international zone of the airport:

    1. Afghanistan
    2. Bangladesh
    3. Democratic Republic of the Congo
    4. Eritrea
    5. Ethiopia
    6. Ghana
    7. Iran
    8. Iraq
    9. Nigeria
    10. Pakistan
    11. Somalia
    12. Sri Lanka

    You may be exempt from the airport transit visa requirement, if you:

    1. hold a valid visa or residence permit issued by a Schengen country
    2. hold a visa valid for a Member State of the European Union or the European Economic Area, Canada, Japan or the United States
    3. hold a valid residence permit issued by a Member State of the European Union or the European Economic Area
    4. hold a residence permit issued by the Principality of Andorra, Canada, Japan, Republic of San Marino, or the United States, that guarantees unrestricted right of return
    5. are a family member of a citizen of the EU, EEA or Switzerland
    6. hold a diplomatic passport
    7. are a flight crew member national of a contracting party to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation

    So, now you know who needs a Schengen visa! If you are someone who does and you don’t know where to start, contact us and we will guide you through the process! Happy holidays!

    Schengen Travel Health Insurance

    If you’re planning to obtain your flight reservation for visa without paying for the ticket, all you have to do is follow the 3 simple steps below:

    1. Visit the Visa Reservation website to choose the right package
    2.  Submit the travel details and make the payment online
    3. Receive flight itinerary in email

    Flight reservation without payment

    At Visa Reservation, we strive to simplify the visa process by providing free visa consultations, cover letter templates and no objection letter templates for our clients from US, UK, Canada, Philippines, India, China, UAE, Europe, Nigeria and globally. We also offer flight itinerary for visa, travel medical insurance, hotel reservations for visa , Book Visa Appointment, Travel GuidesVisa Interview GuidesVisa Packages and many more. To learn more about how we can help you with our visa services, please feel free to contact us today.

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