Currently, traveling abroad is becoming more popular among Thai people. But when you travel to any country there are many different factors. When traveling to neighboring countries or certain countries there are special exceptions. You can enter the country without a visa just having a passport is enough. But for traveling to European countries, it is still necessary to apply for a visa or entry permit first. Because from now on we can apply for a Schengen visa. A Schengen visa allows us to comfortably travel to European countries participating in the Schengen area.
Schengen countries or Schengen area is a group of European countries that have signed the Schengen Agreement. The Schengen Agreement is a treaty that abolishes border controls between European countries and establishes a set of rules to govern external borders. This makes it possible to travel between countries freely.
For those with a Schengen visa, when traveling to the Schengen area complete the immigration procedure to present your visa only once in the first country of entry. But after that, traveling across the border to another member state no longer requires immigration clearance.
Schengen visa is an entry permit that allows us to travel quickly and easily to countries in the European zone. Because traveling to Europe each time we may travel to many countries. If you have to apply for a visa for every country like in the past, it is very difficult. As for getting a Schengen visa, you can get it just once and use it to travel to many European countries. This type of visa will be valid for no more than 90 days when traveling to all Schengen area. If traveling to many countries, apply for a visa from the country you will travel to first.
Schengen visas are created by mutual agreement of countries in the European Union (EU – European Union) and also includes many non-member countries. To facilitate people to travel across countries. To be able to visit each other without having to apply for a visa for each country. The resolution of this joint meeting was first made in Schengen City, Luxembourg. Until it became the origin of Schengen visa.
Schengen area is made up of 27 countries, covering almost all of Europe. The member countries of Schengen are as follows.
1. France
2. Germany
3. Denmark
4. Italy
5. Hungary
6. Greece
7. Sweden
8. Spain
9. Austria
10. Belgium
11. Estonia
12. Slovakia
13. Slovenia
14. Portugal
15. Poland
16. Netherlands
17. Finland
18. Latvia
19. Lithuania
20. Czech
21. Luxembourg
22. Malta
23. Croatia
There are also 4 countries that are not part of the European Union but are members of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
24. Switzerland
25. Norway
26. Iceland
27. Liechtenstein
