My girlfriend and I are planning a huge European adventure, with the attempt to hit most countries.
Countries we won't be seeing (Lithuania, Latvia, Armenia, Estonia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus)
Countries we may or may not see (Norway, Sweden, Finland)
Where are you from? Unless you plan to spend a really long amount of time in the Ukraine, Bulgaria, Turkey, former Yugoslavia, and Morocco, I fear you're going to run afoul of the "maximum of 90 days in any given 180 day period" rule of the , and will need to seriously alter your plans (at the very least shift the two months in the UK and Ireland to the middle of the trip).
That is, if you're in the Schengen Zone (effectively though not quite equivalent to the mainland EU) as a non-EU citizen, you're probably there under the terms of the Schengen Visa, which specifies that you're only allowed to be there 50% of any given time period, with a maximum continuous stay of 90 days. And because of that "any given time period", this doesn't "reset" when you leave the Schengen Zone, but the 180 days time period works as a rolling window.
(If you're from New Zealand you're okay though, as special rules apply to those lucky kiwis.)
[ 14-May-2012, at 09:45 by Sander ]
Where are you from? Unless you plan to spend a really long amount of time in the Ukraine, Bulgaria, Turkey, former Yugoslavia, and Morocco, I fear you're going to run afoul of the "maximum of 90 days in any given 180 day period" rule of the , and will need to seriously alter your plans (at the very least shift the two months in the UK and Ireland to the middle of the trip).
That is, if you're in the Schengen Zone (effectively though not quite equivalent to the mainland EU) as a non-EU citizen, you're probably there under the terms of the Schengen Visa, which specifies that you're only allowed to be there 50% of any given time period, with a maximum continuous stay of 90 days. And because of that "any given time period", this doesn't "reset" when you leave the Schengen Zone, but the 180 days time period works as a rolling window.
(If you're from New Zealand you're okay though, as special rules apply to those lucky kiwis.)
I am from Canada, and based on my research of the Schengen Visa, Canadian citizens do not require to apply for one.
Unless I'm missing something.
You do not need to apply for one. You get one automatically on arrival. And so its rules still apply. (Yes, this sucks, particularly as Canada allows most Europeans to just stay for six months, no questions asked.)
I've read some countries will have 'bilateral agreements' with countries for visits. So in Canada we allow many visitors a longer stay so that may help us.
Says we have to call every country to find out.
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