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Due to the nature of the Schengen area and the greater independence of an EU member state compared to a US state, there's no real way to track whether a US citi
by jkaplowitz 8y ago
Due to the nature of the Schengen area and the greater independence of an EU member state compared to a US state, there's no real way to track whether a US citizen overstays more in some parts of the Schengen area than others. And I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) that at least some of the EU member states in question are on track to join Schengen before the time ETIAS launches in 2021.
- virtualwhys 8y ago> there's no real way to track whether a US citizen overstays more in some parts of the Schengen area than others. Doesn't matter, it's 90 days applied to the entire Schengen area, regardless of which member state(s) you visited.
- jkaplowitz 8y agoYes, but the person I was responding to found it relevant whether Americans are more likely to overstay in particular EU countries such as the ones on which the US imposes visa requirements. The only possible tracking (for short-term entries) is at the Schengen level, as you say; the US does not require visas from most Schengen nationals. But the US does require ESTA+VWP from them if they don't seek a visa, and this is basically analogous to ETIAS.
- Scoundreller 8y agoBut (for now), there isn’t always a passport-control between Schengen and non-Schengen zones. E.g. your time in Monaco, Andorra or Ireland. Dunno if your time in Ireland is kept track of or not if you fly to/from it.
- jkaplowitz 8y agoSelf-replying to note that one of the EU member states on which the US imposes visa requirements, Poland, is already in Schengen. (Edit window has passed.)