From language courses to summer schools, Europe offers students valuable short-term study opportunities. Soon, students from visa-free countries will need an ETIAS to join them. Here are seven key facts — and what to do if your stay runs longer than 90 days.
From language courses to summer schools, short study trips are a great way to experience Europe. Students from visa-free countries will soon need an ETIAS first — here is what to know.
The EU's Entry/Exit System has slipped from its original 2022 timeline more than once, and its exact launch date remains uncertain. Here is what the new biometric Schengen border checks involve and who will be affected.
The launch of the EU's biometric Entry/Exit System was pushed back once more in mid-2024, moving from October to at least November and easing fears of long queues during the autumn half-term. Here is what was behind the delay.
Europe's biggest holiday company corrected its website after publishing inaccurate Brexit travel advice. The episode is a useful prompt to separate the myths from the facts on ETIAS, the Entry/Exit System and the Schengen Area.
Meeting in Luxembourg on 13 June 2024, EU home affairs ministers moved the new migration and asylum pact from the negotiating table toward real-world delivery, while keeping an eye on the looming launch of the EES and ETIAS border systems.
The EU runs a single visa policy for short stays in the Schengen area, balancing easy travel with internal security. Here is how Schengen visas, visa-free travel and ETIAS fit together.
As the EU's Entry/Exit System neared its expected autumn 2024 launch, travel agents and ferry operators voiced confusion and scepticism, warning of possible disruption at ports and stations. Here is what the industry was telling travellers.
As the EU prepared to switch on its Entry/Exit System, Eurostar, the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel raced to install biometric kiosks and extra booths. Here is how cross-Channel travel braced for face scans and fingerprint checks.
The EU's Entry/Exit System will replace passport stamps with biometric registration for non-EU visitors. For British travellers with family or homes in France, the change adds new steps at the border — and a fresh incentive to secure an EU passport.