What is the Tourist Schengen visa and how long is its validity? You can get…

What is the Tourist Schengen visa and how long is its validity?

You can get a Tourist Schengen Visa if you are from any of the Schengen states and enter the Schengen Area for a maximum period of 90 days within a 6-month period. This kind of visa allows you to travel and visit Europe for pleasure.

What is some information for volunteers?

You are drawn to faraway places and at the same time you would like to promote nature conservation or make a small contribution to improving the local living conditions? Volunteering abroad offers you a variety of opportunities to get involved in projects in the fields of social work, medicine, to engage in education, environmental protection and nature conservation. By working and living together with the local people you will make new friends, learn about everyday life and culture in another country and gain valuable experience. You will also expand your language skills along the way. In order to be able to embark on this adventure with complete peace of mind, reliable insurance cover is particularly important. After all, you can also fall ill abroad and there are many other risks against which you should insure yourself. A few practical examples:

• In the rented apartment your perfume bottle falls into the sink and causes a crack.
• When you walk alone through a remote side street, another person threatens you and demands that you hand over your wallet.
• When skiing in the mountains you are seriously injured and must be rescued by the mountain rescue service.
• Your grandfather died unexpectedly and you want to travel home for the funeral.

We therefore recommend that you take out complete cover, including health insurance, personal liability insurance, accident insurance and assistance insurance.

How often do tourists travel around the Schengen borders inside a year?

About 60 million of crossings in the Schengen borders, out of more than 1 billion each year are made from transport of products. The other crossings are made by tourists. This shows how beneficial the Schengen Agreement is to companies.

What is some information for students and doctoral students?

Studying abroad is a unique opportunity to combine learning and travel! No matter whether you want to stay abroad for a semester or longer, studying at a foreign university not only allows you to get to know your subject from a different perspective, you also improve your foreign language skills. Above all, you will gain unforgettable experiences with a new country, a new culture and meet new international friends.

What should you do if you need medical treatment?

As foreign guest you are covered by private international health insurance. Such health insurance covers only acute medical treatment of newly occurred illnesses. If it is not an emergency, please consider the following recommendations:

1. Please always consult your primary care physician (general practitioner) before seeing a specialist or going to hospital.
2. Please provide the physician with our Ärzte-Info-Ticket (medical info card) prior to the treatment.
3. Please inform your doctor that your health insurance only covers acute medical treatment.

For further information, go to: What to do in the event of illness?

Is Europe the right place to visit for you if you enjoy snow and cold weather?

For people who like skiing, Europe offers one of the best locations to ski and snowboard. The Alps are not only beautiful to watch, but they have great hikes and ski slopes that will offer you unforgettable journeys.

Why is the number of people traveling to the Schengen Countries higher and higher each year?

These countries are trying every day to make traveling safer and easier, for both travelers and authorities. Getting the Schengen Visa would guarantee you a safe trip to the most beautiful countries in Europe.

What are the benefits of the ETIAS visa besides it being cheap?

Reinforcing the visa liberalization policy of the European Union is one of the benefits ETIAS visa will give. Besides this, the travelling of individuals from state to state will feel more secure.