{"id":858,"date":"2024-04-23T17:32:31","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T12:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/?p=858"},"modified":"2024-04-24T17:19:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T11:49:33","slug":"indians-can-now-apply-multiple-schengen-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/indians-can-now-apply-multiple-schengen-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian citizens will now be eligible for longer-validity Schengen visas with multiple entries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian citizens will now be eligible to apply for longer-validity Schengen visas with multiple entries thanks to changes made to the EU&#8217;s visa regulations. Twenty-nine\u00a0 European nations, including Croatia, the Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, and Germany, are accessible to holders of the Schengen visas.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The EU-India Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility states that the regulations have been amended in light of the improved ties between the EU and India. This information is available on the official website of the EU.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Given the significance of India as an EU partner, this agenda aims to facilitate complete collaboration between the European Union and India on migration policy, with a particular focus on facilitating people-to-people relations.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/indians-can-now-apply-multiple-schengen-visa\/#Which_regulations_have_changed\" >Which regulations have changed?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/indians-can-now-apply-multiple-schengen-visa\/#What_is_a_Schengen_Visa\" >What is a Schengen Visa?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/news\/indians-can-now-apply-multiple-schengen-visa\/#Which_nations_in_Europe_are_part_of_the_Schengen_region\" >Which nations in Europe are part of the Schengen region?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_regulations_have_changed\"><\/span><b>Which regulations have changed?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The &#8216;cascade&#8217; system, which was agreed by the European Commission on April 18, 2024, establishes new guidelines for Indian countries applying for <a href=\"https:\/\/visadone.com\/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-schengen-visa-rejections\/\"><strong>Schengen visas<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> According to reports, this new system will make it simpler for citizens of Indian countries living in India to obtain multi-year Schengen visas.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> As per the recently implemented &#8220;cascade&#8221; visa policy for India, citizens of India are eligible to apply for and be granted long-term, multiple-entry Schengen visas that are valid for two years, provided they have legally secured and utilized two visa in the preceding three years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If there is still enough validity on the passport, the two-year visa will usually be followed by a five-year visa. The validity period of these visas allows their holders to travel with the same freedoms as citizens of other countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Schengen_Visa\"><\/span><b>What is a Schengen Visa?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Schengen visa is an authorization to enter nations that are a part of the Schengen area for a brief, transitory stay. It gives the owner unrestricted travel rights inside the region for a maximum of ninety days within a 180-day period.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, Schengen visas are not purpose-limited, but they also do not confer employment rights.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_nations_in_Europe_are_part_of_the_Schengen_region\"><\/span><strong>Which nations in Europe are part of the Schengen region?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Along with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Finland<\/a>, and Sweden.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian citizens will now be eligible to apply for longer-validity Schengen visas with multiple entries thanks to changes made to the EU&#8217;s visa regulations. Twenty-nine\u00a0 European nations, including Croatia, the Netherlands, Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, and Germany, are accessible to holders of the Schengen visas. 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