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What is the meaning of Schengen and Non-Schengen?In: Travel [Edit categories] |
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The Schengen Agreement was a set of agreements made by European states which consequently has abolished border controls between EU member countries (and also 4 non-EU countries - Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) for citizens of those countries.
In essence it has elimated all border controls within the Europe Union meaning that as a citizen of an EU country (or the four non-EU as above) you can roam freely from country to country. However if you are from outside the EU, for example the US, then you will need a Schengen Visa - however this does mean that you can then roam freely within the EU for the length of your visa.
An example of this is that you will see at the airports in Europe that are three customs channels nowadays - Green, Red and one marked for EU.
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