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The European Union Visa Information System (VIS) is a database containing information, including biometrics, on visa applications by Third Country Nationals requiring a visa to enter the Schengen area. The system was established in June 2004 by the Council decision 2004/512/EC. [1]
The new biometric passports are one of the conditions placed on Ukraine by the European Union on the path to easing its visa requirements and eventually moving towards a visa-free regime with the EU. These national ID cards will be valid for 10 years and issued at the age of 14, instead of at the age of 16, as previous Ukrainian passports were.
Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 establishing an Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third-country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes, and amending the Convention implementing the ...
Holders of a long-stay visa or residence permit issued by a Schengen state or Monaco may also travel to other Schengen states, without an additional visa, for a stay of up to 90 days in any 180-day period. [54] [55] [56] Short-stay visas issued by a Schengen state are also valid for all other Schengen states unless marked otherwise. [54]
The Schengen area comprises most of the 27 remaining members of the European Union (but not Cyprus or Ireland), plus Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Visa on arrival with valid visa issued by US, Canada, or Schengen Member State. Niger: Visa required [186] Nigeria: eVisa [187] [188] 90 days North Macedonia: Visa not required [189] 90 days ID card valid. Norway: Visa not required [190] 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area. [Note 1] Oman: Visa not required [191] [192 ...
EU Regulations from April 2017 revising the Schengen Borders Code, introduced systematic checks of travel documents of EU, EEA and Swiss citizens against relevant databases when entering and leaving the Schengen Area, and states that all member states should phase out national identity cards which are not machine-readable. [61]
Visa exemption for permanent residents or valid visa holders of Schengen Area, Canada, Japan, US. Micronesia: Visa not required [159] 30 days Moldova: Visa not required [160] 90 days 90 days within any 180 day period. Monaco: Visa not required [161] 90 days Mongolia: eVisa [162] [163] 30 days Montenegro: Visa not required [164] 90 days ID card ...