Schengen refers to the European Union’s passport-free zone, which includes the majority of European countries. It is the world’s largest free travel zone.

Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland are Schengen countries. This means that you can enter 26 countries with a single visa.

A Schengen Tourist or Visit visa is a short-stay visa that allows a person to travel to any member of the Schengen Area for tourism or business purposes for stays of up to 90 days.

The Schengen visa is the most widely used visa in Europe. It allows the holder to enter, freely travel within, and exit the Schengen zone from any of the Schengen member states Within the Schengen Zone, there are no border controls. The visa application process takes between 10 and 20 working days.