Hi,
Thanks for the question.
Since you are an Indian citizen, you will need a Visa for an Indian
nationality. Do you have a list of countries you plan on visiting?
A general guide for European countries that are members of the
European Union is that there are no entry requirements or restrictions
on EU nationals visiting EU members country. Citizens of Australia,
Canada, Israel, Japan, New Zealand and the USA do not need visas to
visit either country as tourists for up to three months. Except for
people from a few other European countries (such as Switzerland and
Norway), everyone else must have a visa (yes, including Indian
nationality). Three-month tourist visas are issued by embassies or
consulates. They can take a while to be processed, so leave enough
time before departure to apply. Fees vary depending on your
nationality.
To check on specific European countries Visa requirements go here:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/loc-eur.htm
Choose a country from the list and then choose 'Facts' on the left
menu bar to see the Visa requirements.
OR
Choose from the list here a country and then at the bottom right of
the window choose 'Passport/Visa':
http://www.excite.co.uk/travel/guides/europe
You may also want to take a look at the Schengen Agreement of 1990
(European visa policy ), even though your are not a EU member, but it
does give you some information on travel between EU and non EU
countries in Europe:
"The Schengen Treaty means that people within the participating
countries can move into any other participating country without having
to show their passports, or in any other way being checked. The
Schengen Treaty also means that participating countries will
co-ordinate their external controls. This is necessary since a person
acceptable to one country but not to another can still enter both, if
one admits him. For example, immigration policy must be agreed upon as
immigrants can enter through the most relaxed border and make their
way to less hospitable countries once within Schengenland unless entry
criteria are homogeneous."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shengen_Agreement
Some European Union information can be found here:
"The European Union or EU is an intergovernmental and supranational
union of 25 European countries, known as member states. The European
Union was established under that name in 1992 by the Treaty on
European Union (the Maastricht Treaty). However, many aspects of the
Union existed before that date through a series of predecessor
relationships, dating back to 1951. According to the Lisbon Agenda the
European Union or EU is to become until the end of the decade the most
advanced economic, technological and cultural area of the Earth.
The European Union's activities cover all areas of public policy, from
health and economic policy to foreign affairs and defense. However,
the extent of its powers differs greatly between areas. Depending on
the area in question, the EU may therefore resemble:
a federation (for example, on monetary affairs, agricultural, trade
and environmental policy)
a confederation (for example, on social and economic policy, consumer
protection, home affairs)
an international organisation (for example, in foreign affairs) "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
Also - keep in mind that there are no real border/passport checks
traveling between EU member's European countries on mainland Europe.
So it's not really realistic (for example) to get all Visas for
Belgium, Holland, France, Germany and Austria - when there are no
checks at the borders of these countries (not including entrance from
Non- EU member countries). You should have no real difficulty just
getting a Visa for the European country you will be entering (From the
USA) to and exiting from.
If you need to have information on Eastern European countries that may
have passport checks when entering from an EU member's country you may
find it here (choose a country from the list and scroll down to the
'Travel Requirements'):
http://goeasteurope.about.com/cs/needtoknowinfo/f/profiles.htm
Here you can find a list of Consulates & Other Foreign Govt Reps in
the Dallas, TX area.
://www.google.com/local?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&sa=N&near=Dallas,+TX&q=category:+Consulates+%26+Other+Foreign+Govt+Reps
For other countries that do not have a consulate or embassy in your
near area - let me know specifically for which country and I will find
it out for you.
Offices and contact info for EU member states in the USA can be found here:
http://www.eurunion.org/states/offices.htm
Please let me know if you need more details or clarifications.
Regards,
Landog-ga |
