Category: Schengen Visas

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

The Schengen Zone finally opens borders after COVID-19

This article is not currently being updated. It has been several months since each Schengen Member States closed their borders, despite the Schengen agreement being signed and in force, in a bid to slow down the infection rate of the novel coronavirus. This has affected the free movement and travel and has caused huge damage…
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how to extend your Schengen visa - Overstaying in the Schengen Zone & how to 90 days visa free schengen travel

Overstaying in the Schengen Zone? Here’s How to Extend Your Schengen Visa

So you are traveling across the Schengen States, or one of the Schengen Countries in particular, and find yourself falling for the culture, scenery, music, and people and a tempting idea pops into your head of whether you can stay longer than the allowed duration of your visa. Before you entertain this appealing thought, you…
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Schengen Countries: Where in Europe Can You Travel on a Schengen Visa

The Schengen Countries, also known as the Schengen States or Schengen Members, are European countries that you can visit on a Schengen Visa. They are primarily located in the European Area (or EU countries).  The uniform visa that allows you to travel to each of these countries is based on an agreement, internationally known as…
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Coronavirus Tracking app in Europe – COVID-19 Update

The use of technology to fight the pandemic: the end of privacy rights? The European Commission has published a Commission Recommendation on “a common Union toolbox for the use of technology and data to combat and exit from the COVID-19 crisis”. So what does that Mean? The EU Commission is essentially advocating for a coronavirus…
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Coronavirus equipment: The War for Masks and Medicine?

New EU Guidelines and Antitrust Guidance With more than 1,600,000 people infected by the coronavirus (confirmed cases) and just over 100,000 deaths due to the Covid-19 disease all over the world, countries face shortage of medical equipment, and especially masks, even for the medical staff. This worldwide shortage of coronavirus equipment creates a growing nationalistic…
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