If there is sufficient validity left in the passport, a 5 year visa will be granted after the 2 year visa.
New Delhi:
The European Union (EU) said in a statement today that Indian citizens can now apply for a long validity multiple entry Schengen visa.
This new visa ‘cascade’ regime for Indian nationals resident in India who apply for a Schengen (short-term) visa in India will provide easier access to visas with multi-year validity for travelers with an established travel history, If passport validity allows, the EU said.
The European Commission on April 18 adopted specific rules for the issuance of multiple entry visas to Indian nationals, which are more favorable than the standard rules of the Visa Code applicable to date.
As per the newly adopted visa “cascade” regime for India, Indian citizens can now be issued a long-term, multiple-entry Schengen visa valid for two years after obtaining and validly using two visas within the last three years. Could.
If the passport has sufficient validity remaining, a five-year visa will usually be granted after the two-year visa. The EU stated that during the validity period of these visas, holders enjoy equal travel rights to visa-exempt citizens.
The decision comes in the context of strengthened relations under the EU-India Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility, which seeks broad cooperation on migration policy between the EU and India, of which facilitating people-to-people contacts is a key aspect. Importance of India as a partner for the EU.
The Schengen visa allows the holder to travel freely within the Schengen area for short stays of up to a maximum of 90 days in any 180-day period. Visas are not purpose-bound, but they do not grant the right to work.
The Schengen Area includes 29 European countries (of which 25 are EU states): Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden, as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
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