Consequences of authorisation to enter Crossing the border at authorised border crossing points Crossing the border at places other than authorised border crossing points Uniform visas for stays not exceeding three months, including transit visas Visas with limited territorial validity Visas for a stay of over three months Documentary evidence or information establishing the likelihood of the reason given for entry Conditions relating to security Intergovernmental Organisations to their officials.
Joint list of third countries whose nationals are subject to an airport transit visa requirement, where holders of travel documents issued by these third countries are also subject to this visa requirement. Entries to be written, where appropriate, by the Contracting Parties in the "comments" section Instructions on writing entries in the section to be electronically scanned Obligations as regards information to be sent by Contracting Parties when visas with limited territorial validity are issued, when the period of validity of uniform visas is cancelled, revoked or reduced, when national residence permits are issued.
The entry into force of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement entails the abolition of checks at internal borders and moving them to external borders. As a result, the checks carried out at the external borders of the area covered by the Convention benefit not only the States at whose external borders they are carried out but also all the Contracting Parties, whose interests must be taken into account by the officials carrying out such checks.
External borders may in principle only be crossed at border crossing points and during the fixed opening hours. More detailed provisions, exceptions and arrangements for local border traffic, and rules governing special categories of maritime traffic such as pleasure boating and coastal fishing, shall be adopted by the Executive Committee.
A person who has lawfully entered the territory of one of the Contracting Parties by its external border may normally move about freely within the territory of all the Contracting Parties during a period not exceeding three months. External borders may be crossed at the authorised border crossing points provided for in Annex 1 during the stipulated opening hours.
