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The Schengen rules do not require any other procedures; thus, the Schengen states are free to regulate further details on the content of the registration forms, and identity documents which are to be produced, and may also require the persons exempted from registration by Schengen laws to be registered.
The Schengen Agreement (English: / ˈ ʃ ɛ ŋ ə n / SHENG-ən, Luxembourgish: [ˈʃæŋən] ⓘ) is a treaty which led to the creation of Europe's Schengen Area, in which internal border checks have largely been abolished.
Schengen visas are valid for any country in the Schengen Area unless marked otherwise. [54] Cyprus also accepts double and multiple-entry Schengen visas, for stays of up to 90 days in a 180-day period, except for nationals of Turkey and Azerbaijan. [15] However, visas issued by Cyprus are not valid for travel to the Schengen Area. [57]
The Schengen Area is the group of European countries that have abolished border controls between each other. Schengen may refer to: Schengen Agreement , a 1985 European treaty that provided for the removal of border controls between participating countries
The two eastern European nations made a breakthrough in their bid to join the Area in late 2023
Border between Spain and Portugal, parties to the Schengen Agreement.Their border is marked with a simple sign and no passport checks or customs controls. An open border is a border that enables free movement of people (and often of goods) between jurisdictions with no restrictions on movement and is lacking substantive border control.
Schengen, Luxembourg. The free movement of persons was a core part of the original Treaty of Rome and, from the early days of the European Economic Community, nationals of EEC member states could travel freely from one member state to another on production of their passports or national identity cards. [2]
The term acquis is also used to describe laws adopted under the Schengen Agreement, prior to its integration into the European Union legal order by the Treaty of Amsterdam, in which case one speaks of the Schengen acquis. [citation needed]