Travelers from outside the EU are temporarily no longer allowed in the Netherlands and the 25 other countries in the Schengen zone, unless their trip is essential. This was decided by the EU government leaders in a video conference on the fight against the corona virus.
Reader question: Refused by KLM for a short holiday in London
With the approaching Brexit in mind, my Thai girlfriend and I decided to book a 5-day flight to London at short notice. She had never been there before and was a great opportunity for us now that the UK is still part of Europe. Although not a Schengen country, I had read that it would not be a problem for my Thai girlfriend (with a residence permit as a family member and family listed as a person) to be admitted to the UK.
Schengen visa question: The main destination is the Czech Republic, but entry via Austria, is that allowed?
My Thai girlfriend has applied for and received a 90-day VKV for the Czech Republic (my country of residence). We wanted her to fly to Vienna where I could pick her up by car, because I live in the south of the Czech Republic near the Slovak border and it is only a 3-hour traffic jam-free drive to the airport in Vienna.
Dear editor/Rob V., I have studied Rob V.'s Schengen file, but I can't quite figure it out. A visa is an entry visa, not a residence permit. The file also describes that upon entry into the Schengen area, the traveler must have a valid visa. This would mean that the traveler no longer needs a valid visa for a stay in the Schengen area; a bit like how it works in Thailand. There can be a…
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Questions about Schengen visas regularly pop up on Thailandblog. This Schengen visa file deals with the most important points of attention and questions. Good and timely preparation is very important for a successful visa application.
From 1 January, airlines operating at airports in Belgium will compare passenger identity documents with the boarding pass at the gate when boarding. This so-called conformity check already applied to flights outside the Schengen area, but will now also be carried out for all flights departing from Belgium.