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sigh Let me explain. The EU would like to have its citizens treated under the same legal conditions abroad regardless whether they are from a Schengen country o
by Audiophilip 11y ago
sigh Let me explain. The EU would like to have its citizens treated under the same legal conditions abroad regardless whether they are from a Schengen country or not. In fact, the Schengen Area includes multiple non-EU countries as well (Switzerland, Norway, Iceland etc), and their visa policies are not involved in this issue at all.
- vidarh 11y agoThe UK (and Ireland) has specific opt-outs that prevents this from affecting the UK. Any other non-Schengen countries other than the UK and Ireland are affected because the Schengen visa policy applies to them regardless.
- akhatri_aus 11y agoWhat I mean is the EU is negotiating on the behalf of all Schengen area countries (including the Swiss, Norwegians, & Icelandic) but is not negotiating on the behalf of the UK/Ireland (who are EU members). It has to be this way because when you enter the EU it is either Schengen or the CTA (UK/Ireland). While technically Bulgaria and Romania are not yet in Schengen, they have to enter at a future time. The Swiss, Norway and Icelandic visa policy IS involved because they also have to fill in the silly form and pay the fee to visit the US/Canada as part of the Visa Waiver Program or eTA but a US/Canada citizen can simply enter Switzerland or Norway (Schengen) without any forms or fees. While Bulgaria, Poland and Romania have the WVP issue this isn't the only reason for these measures. This is on the agenda too (how they are not in the WVP) with the USA despite intending on being in Schengen. While the UK/Ireland also has the ETA these negotiations don't have anything to do with it as they will not be imposing Visas on US or Canadian citizens.