Visa requirements for Indian citizens

The Greek Digital Nomad Visa allows remote workers and online entrepreneurs to stay for up to two years

Romanian citizens have been granted exemption from visa requirements for tourist visits to Türkiye, according to a presidential decree.

As per the decision published in the Official Gazette on May 21, Romanian nationals will not be required to obtain a visa for tourist stays and transit passages of up to 90 days within every 180-day period.

The increasing rejection rate for Schengen visa applications from Turkish citizens has brought the operations of tour companies to a grinding halt, according to a prominent industry representative.

Turkish diplomatic sources have refuted allegations that Germany, Italy and Spain have shuttered visa applications for Turkish citizens until the end of May, attributing the latest problem to a backlog of appointments.

In response to the increasing number of irregular migrants utilizing transit routes through Türkiye, a new electronic airport transit visa requirement has been introduced for citizens of 10 countries transiting to select Latin American destinations.

Türkiye has granted visa exemptions to the citizens of the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, a move which is expected to attract more tourists from those countries.

Germany has emerged as the leader in rejecting Schengen visa applications from Turkish citizens in 2022.

Turkish citizens faced substantial hurdles in obtaining Schengen visas, with a high number of applications being denied by German authorities.

With the rising Schengen visa problems experienced by Turkish citizens, a Turkish man from Istanbul will be unable to attend his own wedding in Germany due to the rejection of his application, local media has reported.

Complaints about the Schengen visa, which is required for Turkish citizens to enter European Union member countries, have increased recently.

Serbia has frozen plans to issue passports to Russians and other foreign nationals who have lived in the country for just one year after the EU warned it could end visa-free travel to the Balkan country, writes the "Financial Times".

Visa liberalization between the EU and Kosovo allows the citizens of Kosovo to travel and stay in the EU for up to 90 days without a visa in any period of six months with passports issued by the temporary Pristina authorities, the EP website said.