Talk:Visa policy of the Schengen Area

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Visa policy of the Schengen Area article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Archives: 1, 2: 3 months

This article was nominated for deletion on 26 August 2010 (UTC). The result of the discussion was speedy keep.

European Union Top‑importance

	European Union portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject European Union, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the European Union on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.European UnionWikipedia:WikiProject European UnionTemplate:WikiProject European UnionEuropean Union
Top	This article has been rated as Top-importance on the project's importance scale.

Archives

1, 2

This page has archives. Sections older than 90 days may be automatically archived by when more than 4 sections are present.

Croatia's accession to Schengen

Since Croatia was added to the Schengen area, the maps need to be updated. Any information in the article which categorises Croatia with BG, RO, or CY should be edited appropriately. Also, the Euler diagram should be altered. 31.208.29.4 (talk) 02:33, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think everything is updated now. Feel free to correct any instances that may have been missed. Heitordp (talk) 06:29, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Proposals for visa exemptions before 2019

@Cyfraw: I put the older proposals for visa exemptions in a collapsed box because they don't seem to be under consideration anymore. If you don't want the box, I think that it's better to remove them from the article altogether. Heitordp (talk) 16:27, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's not true- the EU is still exploring options for visa facilitation with some of those countries (like Armenia/ see [1]). Archives908 (talk) 21:48, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So the countries that are still under consideration should be updated with a more recent source and year, but I think that the others should be removed. Heitordp (talk) 23:40, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

But as long as the Commission has not retracted its proposal, there is still a proposal, however old it is. --Nablicus (talk) 23:50, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly- there isn't deadlines for these... If a proposal has been officially withdrawn, then that country/countries could be moved to a "Former" sub-section. Otherwise, they are all still technically valid unless WP:RS confirms otherwise. Archives908 (talk) 01:13, 22 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Turkish e-visa for nationals of Cyprus

@Archives908: This source from the Turkish government, which was cited in the article, says "Greek Cypriot Administration: Ordinary and official passport holders are required to have visa to enter Türkiye. Both official and ordinary passport holders may obtain their 30-day single-entry e-Visas via the website www.evisa.gov.tr." The Turkish e-visa website also lists "Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus" as one of the eligible countries. The Greek Cypriot Administration is the Republic of Cyprus, also known simply as Cyprus. The Turkish government refers to it this way due to the Cyprus dispute.

Governments are the most reliable sources about their own visa policies. So the sentence "Turkey also requires visas from nationals of EU member state Cyprus, which may be obtained electronically." is correctly supported by the reliable sources cited above. It's an objective, neutral and relevant statement, so I think that it should be restored to the article. Alternatively, a simpler sentence could be "Turkey also requires electronic visas from nationals of EU member state Cyprus." Do you agree? Heitordp (talk) 01:21, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes- I agree. However, "Turkey also requires visas from nationals of EU member state Cyprus" is already how it is worded in the article. So are you suggesting to keep the status quo then? Archives908 (talk) 02:23, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, I suggest changing this sentence to:

Turkey also requires visas from nationals of EU member state Cyprus, which may be obtained electronically.

or:

Turkey also requires electronic visas from nationals of EU member state Cyprus.

I underlined the additions here for clarity, but they wouldn't be underlined in the article. Heitordp (talk) 14:14, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The second option seems more clean to me. Archives908 (talk) 19:33, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

But I won't oppose either. Archives908 (talk) 19:34, 2 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Singapore and Benin

@DeutschlandEuropaische: The sources cited in the article say that Portugal still required a visa from nationals of Singapore in 1997[2] and 1998,[3] and they became exempt from visas in all EU member states only in 1999.[4] Why did you move Singapore in the table of historical changes from 1999 to 1997? Do you have a source for this information?

The source cited in the article says that Poland does not require a visa from holders of diplomatic passports of Benin,[5] but you removed Benin, saying that there is no such agreement. Do you have a source for this information? Heitordp (talk) 17:52, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. For I have a source from Benin Ministry of Foreign Affairs website for visa free agreements which does not include Poland in the list of countries.

Link: https://diplomatie.gouv.bj/voyager-sans-visa/ DeutschlandEuropaische (talk) 14:20, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. What about Singapore? Heitordp (talk) 16:12, 21 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]