| Description: | A Schengen visa is an authorisation issued by a Schengen State. It allows you to: an intended stay in the territory of the Schengen Area of a duration of no more than 90 days in any 180 days period (“short stay visaâ€) transit through the international transit areas of airports of the Schengen States (“airport transit visaâ€) transit through the territory of all Schengen states. A Schengen visa is a short stay visa allowing its holder to travel in the whole Schengen area. The Schengen area covers 26 countries (“Schengen Statesâ€) without border controls between them. Who needs a Schengen Visa? If you are travelling to one of the Schengen countries, you should check the official list from the EU from which countries citizens need a Schengen Visa to enter the Schengen Area. An always up to date list of countries is covered in this section: Who needs a Schengen Visa |