Two Balkan nations ring in the new year by joining the Schengen Zone, ending a 13-year waitRomania and Bulgaria joined the Schengen Zone on January 1, 2025, after a 13-year wait, removing land border controls. Austria dropped its ...
01 Jan, 2025, 12.03 PM IST
EU says Romania and Bulgaria can join Schengen zone starting from Jan 2025The European Union has approved Romania and Bulgaria's full entry into the Schengen Zone via land borders starting January 1, 2025. Hungary...
12 Dec, 2024, 05.53 PM IST
Travellers on Schengen visas can add two more countries to their Europe itinerary from 2025Romania and Bulgaria are poised to gain full Schengen Area membership by early 2025, following Austria's decision to lift its opposition. T...
23 Nov, 2024, 11.19 AM IST
Indians' Europe travel plans in limbo this summer over Schengen visa slot shortageIndians planning to visit the Schengen Area this summer are facing challenges in securing appointment slots for Schengen visas, leading to ...
17 May, 2024, 10.17 PM IST
Indians can now apply for a multiple entry Schengen visa with longer validityThe European Commission's new visa 'cascade' regime simplifies Schengen visa access for Indian nationals, enabling long-term multi-entry vi...
23 Apr, 2024, 02.00 PM IST
Bulgaria, Romania take first steps into Europe's visa-free Schengen zoneWith Bulgaria and Romania's inclusion, the Schengen area now has 29 members, including several European Union states along with Switzerland...
31 Mar, 2024, 07.07 AM IST
Bulgaria and Romania set to issue Schengen Visas starting April 1, expanding travel opportunities in EuropeBulgaria and Romania are set to issue short-term Schengen visas starting April 1, facilitating entry for foreign nationals into the Schenge...
11 Jan, 2024, 10.40 PM IST
Finland increases financial requirement for Schengen visa applicantsTravelers will now have to show a minimum of 50 euros for each day spent in Finland, marking an increase of 20 euros from the previous requ...
03 Jan, 2024, 03.55 PM IST
Schengen visa holders can soon add two more countries to their Europe itineraryBulgaria and Romania, EU members since 2007, have encountered opposition from some member states due to concerns about their efforts to com...
31 Dec, 2023, 11.33 AM IST
French jets join NATO drills in Romania to bolster defenceFrench fighter jets taxied alongside the Romanian Air Force after thundering through the sky above the Fetesti air base, as NATO bolsters i...
09 Nov, 2023, 12.17 PM IST
More cargo ships from Ukraine use a civilian corridor despite Russian threatsA third cargo vessel has left Ukraine despite Russian threats and is now near Bulgarian territorial waters. The Anna-Theresa, a Liberian-fl...
02 Sep, 2023, 03.27 PM IST
Europe's Schengen visas are all set to go digitalThe change not only improves convenience but also enhances security within the Schengen area by reducing the risk of visa sticker falsifica...
14 Jun, 2023, 11.28 AM IST
'Please close the sky' Ukrainian refugees pleadAt the Medyka crossing, Poland's busiest, along its roughly 500-kilometre (310-mile) border with Ukraine, refugees called for a no-fly zone...
05 Mar, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
Thailand cancels visa on arrival for 18 countries, visa exemptions for 3 to limit virus spreadNationals of 18 countries - Bulgaria, Bhutan, China (including Taiwan), Cyprus, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, India, Kazakhstan, Malta, Mexico, ...
11 Mar, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
IS terrorists entered UK with Paris attacks ringleader: ReportCounter-terrorism officials believe the suspects used the migrant crisis as cover to travel across Europe and passed through Turkey before ...
07 Feb, 2016, 04.47 PM IST
- EU ambassadors to meet in Brussels over Russia gas supply
Official representatives of European Union member states accredited at the EU management bodies will hold an extraordinary meeting in Bruss...
05 Jan, 2009, 12.09 PM IST
- Bush grants visa-free travel to citizens of 7 nations
US President George Bush has granted visa-free travel to citizens of seven countries. All you need to know about Visa worldwide | My First ...
12 Nov, 2008, 09.25 PM IST