The Latest Breaking News from Schengen

A Schengen visa is required if you want to travel to Spain, Portugal, or any of the countries in the Schengen area. Here's how to get one plus tips to make your Schengen visa application easy.

Non-European citizens are beginning to notice big changes when entering Europe. From mid-October 2025, the European Union began its shift from traditional passport stamps to a new digital border management system that captures biometric data, aiming to modernise border security and streamline travel within the Schengen area. These changes affect…

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The Foreign Secretary told MPs to ‘ignore the fake news’, that Gibraltar joining Schengen ‘was never on the table’.

In 2024, the EU earned over €995M (£839M) from 11.7M Schengen visa applications, a 20.5% rise from 2023. Yet, 1.7M applications were rejected, costing applicants €145M (£122M).

‘Inconsistent application’ of Schengen rules on passport validity has seen people turned back at border by airlines

There always used to be a long line of traffic waiting to cross the steel truss Danube Bridge over the river between Giurgiu in Romania and the Bulgarian city of Rousse on the other side.

All you need to know on EES, Etias and the best procedure for travellers blessed with EU and UK passports

Romania and Bulgaria became full members of the Schengen zone on Wednesday, expanding the borderless area to 29 members and ending a 13-year wait for the two eastern European countries.