What is the Schengen Area?
Q: What is the Schengen Area?
A: The Schengen Area is an area that includes 26 European countries who have signed the Schengen Agreement in 1985. This agreement removes passport control between its member countries, allowing travelers to go from one country to another without clearing immigration checks.
Q: Who are the current members of the Schengen Area?
A: The current members of the Schengen Area are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden and Switzerland.
Q: How many people live in the area?
A: At this moment 400 million people live in the area.
Q: How large is the territory of the Schengen Area?
A: The territory covers 4 312 099 square kilometres.
Q: Does customs control still exist in Switzerland?
A: Yes because Switzerland is not part of the European Economic Area customs control in Switzerland still exists.
Q: When was the Schengen Agreement signed?
A: The Schengen Agreement was signed in 1985 in Schengen Luxembourg.
Q: Where do passengers go through immigration checks when entering or exiting the Schengen Area?
A: Passengers go through immigration checks if they enter or exit the Schengen Area.
