{"id":12324,"date":"2021-07-30T18:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T11:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/?p=12324"},"modified":"2021-09-20T18:52:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T11:52:18","slug":"schengen-area-visa-free-travel-to-26-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porticoandbridge.com\/en\/schengen-area-visa-free-travel-to-26-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"SCHENGEN AREA \u2013 VISA-FREE TRAVEL TO 26 COUNTRIES"},"content":{"rendered":"

Schengen is a European area consisting of 26 countries, which has removed internal borders. Instead, these countries are entirely focused on strengthening their external borders. Citizens of the Schengen Area are allowed to move from one country to another, within this territory, as if the entire area were a single country.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Schengen countries<\/b><\/h3>\n

Since its establishment on June 14, 1985. The Schengen area<\/a><\/strong><\/span> has been expanded many times from the original 5 countries to 26 countries and territories until now. The 26 countries in the Schengen area include most of the EU countries. List includes the UK, Ireland, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus. In addition, some countries are not members of the EU but are part of the Schengen area such as Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.<\/span><\/p>\n

The list of 26 countries in the Schengen area includes: Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Finland, France, Greece, Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Lettonia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Liechtenstein.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Benefits of being a citizen of the Schengen countries<\/b><\/h3>\n

One of the highest benefits that many investors in the world are interested in when investing in the Schengen countries is the freedom of movement to the member states. Accordingly, citizens when in the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b26 countries in the Schengen area will freely cross the internal borders of the members without border checks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 26 Schengen countries allow citizens of the Schengen area to stay in the Schengen countries for a period of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period (short-stay visa). For example, as a Maltese citizen, an investor can work in France and travel in the Netherlands.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, if you have a Schengen visa, you do not need to go to the embassy when you want to leave the country where you are staying. That will help save a lot of time when traveling or on business trips.<\/span><\/p>\n

Besides, the 26 countries in the Schengen area can have advanced sharing, support member countries to quickly exchange information and goods and increase the possibility of applying for UK, US and Canada visas.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Golden Visa Program to become a Schengen citizen<\/b><\/h3>\n

Malta Permanent Residence Program (MPRP)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

At Portico & Bridge, we have Dr. Michaela Millo, who has been granted AKM by the Malta Immigration Authority (RMA). The license number is AKM-MILLO-21.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Malta Permanent Residence Program (MPRP) offers the opportunity for foreign nationals to obtain a permanent residence card and visa-free access to 26 countries in the Schengen area, the European Union (EU). The Malta Permanent Residence Program (MPRP) is the most feasible and effective way for four-generation families to gain permanent residency in Malta and freedom of movement and residency in Europe in just 6 \u2013 8 months<\/span><\/p>\n

Benefits of the Malta Investment Program include:<\/span><\/p>\n