The Schengen area

The Schengen area

Schengen area

The Schengen area includes 26 European countries which have decided to remove all internal border controls, which means that all travellers can move freely within the Schengen area without having to show their passports on arrival of exact coutry.
The Schengen name is taken from town in Luxembourg, where the original agreement to create a borderless European travel area was signed.

Schengen area countries have strict border controls for travellers who cros the external borders of the Schengen travel zone.

Countries in Schengen area

The 26 Schengen area countries are made up of 22 out of the 27 EU countries as well as 4 non-EU countries.

Schengen area countries are:
Austria,  Belgium
Czech Rep., Denmark
Estonia, Finland
France, Germany
Greece, Hungary
Iceland, Italy
Latvia. Liechtenstein
Lithuania, Luxembourg
Malta, Netherlands
Norway, Poland
Portugal, Slovakia
Slovenia, Spain
Sweden, Switzerland

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