Category: Intercontinental News

EU TO IMPLEMENT ETIAS VISA SOONER

Towards the end of 2016, the EU announced the proposal of ETIAS: the new travel authorization system for visitors to Europe: European Travel Information and Authorization System. The etias visa for Europe will apply to all those nationalities who currently do not need a Schengen visa to visit European countries. It will not replace other EU zone visas for countries whose citizens… Continue reading EU TO IMPLEMENT ETIAS VISA SOONER

EU ESTABLISHES SECURITY CHECKS FOR VISA-EXEMPT TRAVELLERS

Following the EU plan to tighten controls on foreigners who do not need visa, last Friday in Luxembourg European countries backed a proposal to adopt new security checks for Europe’s borderless Schengen area, in which visa-exempt travellers will be screened online prior to arrival. Dubbed ETIAS, the proposal is based on a US system that would… Continue reading EU ESTABLISHES SECURITY CHECKS FOR VISA-EXEMPT TRAVELLERS