What's New In EU's Schengen Visa Rules For Indians
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The European Union adopted more favourable Schengen Visa rules for Indians
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The new rules will provide Indians easier access to visas with multi-year validity for travellers with an established travel history
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Indian nationals can now be issued long-term, multi-entry Schengen visas valid for two years
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It can be done after having obtained and lawfully used two visas within the previous three years
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The two-year visa will normally be followed by a five-year visa, if the passport has sufficient validity remaining
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During the validity period of these visas, holders enjoy travel rights equivalent to visa-free nationals
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This decision comes in the context of strengthened relations between the EU and India
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Schengen visas allow the holder to travel freely in the Schengen area for short stays of a maximum of 90 days
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The visas are not purpose-bound, but they do not grant the right to work
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The Schengen area countries are - Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
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Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden, along with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland