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The Schengen Information System (SIS) is a governmental database maintained by the European Commission. The SIS is used by 31 European countries to find information about individuals and entities for the purposes of national security , border control and law enforcement since 2001.
ETIAS is required for entry by land, air and sea to 30 European countries, including the 29 member states of the Schengen Area, as well as Cyprus. Ireland, which is part of the Common Travel Area, is the only member state of the European Union that continues to have its own visa policy and does not plan to join the Schengen Area or to require ETIAS.
In October 2023, the commission was to "verify that the necessary conditions for the application of the Schengen acquis in the field of the Schengen Information System have been met". [85] The Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides expects the country to be ready to join the Schengen Area by the end of 2025.
This Directorate is made up of four policy units (1) Schengen and External Borders, (2) Schengen Governance, (3) Information Systems for Borders, Migration and Security, and (4) Innovation and security research.
The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) is a planned electronic authorisation system for visa-exempt visitors to travel to the Schengen Area and to other EU member states, [179] except Ireland, which remains in the Common Travel Area with the United Kingdom and other British Islands.
Under EU rules countries in the Schengen area, which encompasses all of the bloc bar Cyprus and Ireland, are only allowed to introduce border checks as a last resort to avert threats to internal ...
Visa Information System; Visa policy of the Schengen Area; ... Cyprus Ireland (Opt-out) Schengen Area from January 2023. European Economic Area. EEA members. Austria;
Visa Information System; Visa policy of the Schengen Area; ... Cyprus Ireland (Opt-out) Schengen Area from January 2023. European Economic Area. EEA members. Austria;