The new ETIAS system is expected to be launched in 2021 for all visa-free non-EU citizens. Here you will find the latest and most important information about the ETIAS visa waiver for Europe. We will share valuable details about how to travel within the Schengen Zone with your Canadian passport and make the most of your journey with your ETIAS travel authorization.
Canadians can currently travel to the Schengen Area, composed of 26 European countries, visa free. However, this is going to change once the European Travel and Information Authorization System, ETIAS, is launched in 2021. The European Union put forward a proposal for such a system in 2016 which was welcomed by several EU representatives. In […]
At the moment, Bulgaria is not in the Schengen Area. However, it has a visa policy which is based on the Schengen’s. This means Canadian travelers can currently go to Bulgaria without a visa for a maximum period of 90 days. Canadians can enter Bulgaria multiple times visa-free as long as the total number of […]
Romania is one of only 6 countries which are part of the European Union but not a part of the Schengen Area (the others are Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, as well as the UK and Ireland who opted out). However, with an increasing amount of support across the continent, Romania could be a part of the […]
Traveling with a criminal record can be a constant worry when crossing borders. Will you be asked difficult questions? Will you be interrogated? Or worse, will you be denied entry into the country? If you are traveling to Europe with a criminal record it will probably not cause you any problems. It is possible for […]
In recent years, the European Union has stepped up the fight to protect its borders from terrorism and other security risks, approving measures such as the shared ETIAS Visa Waiver for Schengen Area countries. Now, to continue the progress made, the EU is funding a €45 million trial of artificial intelligence lie detectors called iBorderCtrl. […]
