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With a valid passport, EU citizens are entitled to exercise the right of free movement (meaning they do not need a visa, a certain amount of money, or a certain reason to travel freely and no residence permit for settling) in the European Economic Area (European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway), Switzerland and, before 31 December 2020 in the United Kingdom.
Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 recognises the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States [365] [366] [367] defines the right of free movement for citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA), which includes the ...
The EU itself does not issue ordinary [clarification needed] passports, but ordinary passports issued by the 27 member states follow a common format. [1] This includes a burgundy cover (not compulsory: Croatia is the only exception) emblazoned with the title "European Union", followed by the member state's name in their official language(s) (occasionally translation into English and French ...
The EU Regulation does not apply to Irish passport cards, as stated in the legislation.: Point 14, introduction chapter Irish passport cards nevertheless follow the ICAO 9303 standard and are biometrically compliant but do not contain the EU flag. However, the name of the European Union does appear on them. [8]
The European Commission is planning to introduce a single online visa application platform at the EU level, replacing the separate national platforms. The platform will be built by eu-LISA , based on a system that was successfully piloted in some embassies in 2020-2022. [ 184 ]
The European Union’s commissioner for home affairs announced in a speech Friday the E.U. would switch on its new electronic Entry/Exit System (EES) on Nov. 10, which will remove the stamp ...
The words Europäische Union (German for European Union) and Bundesrepublik Deutschland (German for Federal Republic of Germany) are inscribed above the coat of arms. The words "Reisepass" (German for travel passport) and "Passport" and "Passeport" (English and French respectively, printed in a smaller font) appear below.
The front cover of a contemporary Montenegrin biometric passport.. Since the 1980s, member states of the European Union have started to harmonise aspects of the designs of their ordinary passports (but not other types of passports, such as diplomatic, service and emergency passports), as well as common security features and biometrics.