As of 2024, the immigrants in the United States who do not have citizenship Americans and want Entering a country in the European Union must apply for a Schengen visitor visa.
This permit is different from the one that will be required for U.S. citizens with passports from this country.
The latter must request the authorization known as ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System).
The process is done online and must be completed at least 90 hours in advance of the trip.
“Starting in 2024, it will be a requirement to be a US citizen before applying for an ETIAS; so to travelers who carry a passport or travel document with a different status will be required to apply for a visitor visa, and not an ETIAS. Green Card holders will need a passport from an ETIAS eligible country; otherwise, Green Card holders in the United States will be required to have a Schengen visa“, they explain from etias.com.
A Schengen visa is a document that allows the visitor to circulate within and outside the Schengen Area. “The Schengen Area is made up of 27 countries that have agreed to allow the free movement of their citizens within this space as a single country,” details the website schengenvisainfo.com.
In the case of special permission ETIAS, it is valid to arrive in Europe by air, sea or land. In addition to this authorization, travelers will need a passport that can be read by the corresponding machines.
The ETIAS is for short business or tourist visits, for example.
With the document, foreigners they can stay in the European Union for a maximum period of 90 days.
The cost for the application process is Є7 eurosequivalent to about $7.79 dollars.
Applicants under 18 or over 70 do not have to pay the fee to complete the process.
The ETIAS program was approved in 2016 and it is supposed to take authorities four years to develop the required procedures to adjust it to existing immigration databases and other security information. in order to provide a new fluid inspection tool among the participating European countries.
“The ETIAS program will be in force from 2024 onwards and the intention is to inspect travelers arriving from abroad in response to the global increase in terrorist activities“, they add from the program’s website.
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