Schengen Visa

[Gem_in_i]

whats your point abt the 25k appearing in bank account?

[Lance]

whats your point abt the 25k appearing in bank account?

My basic point was that many are treating the visa wavier agreement as the main hinderance to traveling to Europe. Even without the wavier, the visas are not very difficult to receive.

The main issue will always be cost and a visa waiver will not magically make this go away.

[Gem_in_i]

People fear the unknown. They like sticking to places like the US lol
Travelling is awesome.

[DFC]

I hate this no-visa to europe deal.

Every dorg and cyat gonna be in europe stinking it up for everybody now.


Ugh.

[Dizzy28]

I hate this no-visa to europe deal.

Every dorg and cyat gonna be in europe stinking it up for everybody now.


Ugh.

I doubt

Who wanted to and could have afforded to go would have done so already. A waiver on a visa that cost like TT$500 can't possibly boost figures significantly.

[teems1]

I hate this no-visa to europe deal.

Every dorg and cyat gonna be in europe stinking it up for everybody now.


Ugh.

elitist much?

Trini tourists are actually well behaved when they travel. They follow the traffic/jaywalking/littering etc laws perfectly.

It's only at home they play the arse...

[Lance]

I hate this no-visa to europe deal.

Every dorg and cyat gonna be in europe stinking it up for everybody now.


Ugh.

You ever thought that the new experience would broaden our perspective and lift our banana republic out of a state of perpetual ignorance?

I guess that should be something only reserved for the upper echelons of society?

[cincuanta]

Well is now self you will hear about yuh family who hiding out in Italy and cant come back

[Gem_in_i]

Well is now self you will hear about yuh family who hiding out in Italy and cant come back

[zoom rader]

I hate this no-visa to europe deal.

Every dorg and cyat gonna be in europe stinking it up for everybody now.


Ugh.

You ever thought that the new experience would broaden our perspective and lift our banana republic out of a state of perpetual ignorance?

I guess that should be something only reserved for the upper echelons of society?

Its the same as illegal caricom trash coming in to trini. The pour into trini and then get bright, but I guess doubles sales is up and bodi prices remains the same.

[SPK1983]

http://www.ctntworld.com/cnews2/index.p ... Itemid=707

[cincuanta]

This exemption will come into force only when bilateral agreements on visa waiver between the Union and the countries concerned have been concluded in order to ensure full reciprocity.

Has this been done?

[SPK1983]

This exemption will come into force only when bilateral agreements on visa waiver between the Union and the countries concerned have been concluded in order to ensure full reciprocity.

Has this been done?

From what I can tell, there are visa waiver agreements with EU countries here already.

http://www.immigration.gov.tt/Portals/0 ... ntries.pdf

Most (if not all) of the Schengen Area countries already are given short-term visa exemptions according to that document.

[Lance]

I would take that document with a grain of salty. Especially since it lists the Caribbean Agricultural Research & Development Institute (CARDI) as a country

[M_2NR]

More like the entire salt shaker. Them talks going on a few months now if not years and up to recently EU nations required the visa still.

[cincuanta]

http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/EinreiseUndAufenthalt/StaatenlisteVisumpflicht_node.html

Trinidad and Tobago is still listed on the German Federal Foreign Office Site as needing a visa for entry (and also Jamaica). Barbados is one of the few Caribbean islands that do not require a visa. See a trend developing here

[janfar]

According to CIBT, schengen VISA is still required for visiting the Schengen territory.

[SPK1983]

http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/EinreiseUndAufenthalt/StaatenlisteVisumpflicht_node.html

Trinidad and Tobago is still listed on the German Federal Foreign Office Site as needing a visa for entry (and also Jamaica). Barbados is one of the few Caribbean islands that do not require a visa. See a trend developing here

That is because an official proclamation date for the visa waiver has not been announced as yet. Once that is done, then the relevant offices will update their information.

According to CIBT, schengen VISA is still required for visiting the Schengen territory.

CIBT isn't the most accurate for this info. Case in point being the UAE being listed as requiring a visa to Schengen Area countries (Germany, Italy etc), but the link above for the German Federal Foreign Office shows that a visa is not required - because they had a proclamation date for the visa waiver effective May 7, 2015 (and they were in the same batch as us for countries being processed for the waiver).

[Gem_in_i]

The bilateral agreement still needs to be done. They said by July?
If Parliment is dissolved this month, would this affect anything in if they could still sign such an agreement?

[purple_heart77]

http://www.caracas.msz.gov.pl/en/news/visa_exemption_for_traveling_to_poland

[janfar]

EU and Schengen are 2 different things eh. Schengen VISA is required for Norway but norway is not part of the EU.

[Dizzy28]

EU and Schengen are 2 different things eh. Schengen VISA is required for Norway but norway is not part of the EU.

Same goes for Switzerland..not EU member but Schengen needed.

[janfar]

I'm not trusting until I get official information from the embassy, whom I will call in the morning.

[SPK1983]

Well, I guess this document will answer any questions with regards to which countries this waiver will be valid with:

http://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/t ... dex_en.htm

[Gem_in_i]

The travel insurance is still required?

[SPK1983]

The travel insurance is still required?

From the FAQ on the link I posted:

Is a travel medical insurance always necessary in order to travel in Schengen area?

A travel medical insurance is not mandatory for visa - free third country nationals. Nonetheless, it is recommended to get one in case of travel to the Schengen countries.

[Gem_in_i]

On the German embassy website they recommended health insurance too.

So where to go to get it? I went Algico last time. But I want other options.

[Sumana.00]

On BA's website you should be able to pay £12 for travel ins

[Lance]

I used insure and go. An online site

[SPK1983]

For specific coverage as needed, AXA Schengen.

http://www.axa-schengen.com/en