Home
FacebookTwitterSearchMenu
  • Subscribe (free)
  • Subscribe (free)
  • News
  • Features
  • TravelInfo
  • Columns
  • Community
  • Sponsored
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Advertise
    • Send Us News

Share

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • E-mail
  • Print

Digital Schengen visa is a go!

01 Nov 2023
Comments | 0

Following months of deliberation, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted on a law to digitalise Schengen visas to improve their security and accessibility.

On October 18, the Parliamentary vote returned 573 votes in favour, 36 against and 16 abstentions, reports schengenvisainfo.com.

In their proposal for digitalisation, the MEPs highlighted how it would enhance accessibility, regardless of language skills, disability or poor Internet connectivity.

The members noted that, by digitalising the application process, the authorities would meet goals to reduce the effort and cost required to file and process an application. Furthermore, digitalisation would ensure co-ordinated practices throughout the EU while simultaneously strengthening the document’s security.

The new law will allow Schengen visa applications to be processed on a single platform. On this website, applicants will be able to enter the required data, upload copies of travel documents and pay the visa fee remotely.

The website will also provide applicants with notifications about which Schengen member states will receive their application in the case of multinational trips, and the status of their application.

The new signed Schengen visas will be issued in a digital format as a 2D barcode, making is safer and harder to forge than the current ones.

“Europe is currently lagging our peers in digital visa procedures. With this reform, we will catch up, and the whole process will become cheaper and easier for applicants. It will also make it harder to abuse the system, making the process safer. This single EU visa on a unified platform will be a building block for Europe as a single geographical entity,” said Matjaž Nemec, European Parliament spokesperson.

‘Agents more important than ever’

Yesterday
Comments | 0

SAA spreads the love

Sponsored
30 Nov 2023

Flybondi pioneers ticket resales

Yesterday
Comments | 0

FlyNamibia spreads its wings

Yesterday
Comments | 0

Cape Town prioritises beach safety

Yesterday
Comments | 0

Emirates automates refunds

Yesterday
Comments | 0

FEATURE: Constance Hotels adds magic to the Maldives

Yesterday
Comments | 0

Popular Western Cape tourist route reopens

Yesterday
Comments | 0

Latest Changes on Travelinfo (30 Nov'23)

Yesterday
Comments | 0

Can corporate travel come back?

30 Nov 2023
Comments | 0

Emirates drops Tel Aviv indefinitely

30 Nov 2023
Comments | 0

FEATURE: Unique wonders of Seychelles

30 Nov 2023
Comments | 0

TAAG to increase flights to São Paulo

30 Nov 2023
Comments | 0
  • Load more

FeatureClick to view

Kenya Airways Special Feature November 2023

Poll

Are corporate clients travelling less because virtual meetings have become a thing?
Results Archive
  • © Now Media
  • Privacy Policy
  • Travel News on Facebook
  • eTNW Twitter
  • Travel News RSS
  • Contact Us
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Send Us News