Entering Vatican City with ETIAS

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There are enclaves within the Schengen area that strictly speaking do not belong to this area. Besides Vatican City, these are Andorra, San Marino and Monaco. If you primarily want to visit St. Peter's Square in Rome and the world-famous sights, you might wonder if you can do that with a Schengen visa.

Travelers to Vatican City first enter Italy

 Vatican City as well as the other three countries do not carry out border controls. So if you book a flight to Italy, you can easily visit the Holy Father and return to your hotel in Italy. Whoever wants to spend several days in Vatican City can apply for an ETIAS entry permit. There is no airport in Vatican City, so this question about the ETIAS visa does not arise. Travellers to Andorra have to consider whether they enter from France or Spain. The country lies exactly in between. Andorra also has no airport.

 This is how travelers fill out the application correctly

 Anyone who has been able to enter Germany without a visa so far will soon have to change. But the effort is small. All you need is an Internet connection and a computer, laptop or cell phone. The latter has a very small screen and is not necessarily recommended.

 For filling out the passport is necessary. If you have more than one passport, take the passport that allows you to enter the country via ETIAS. It goes without saying that it must be the passport that he uses for the journey. The data on the passport must be transferred accurately and precisely. A small mistake will invalidate the application. This is problematic, because in this case the border official will refuse entry. The security questions must also be answered truthfully. A false statement not only leads to the refusal of the entry permit, it can also cause problems with a further application.

In most cases, permission is granted quickly. If a hit is made on a database, it may also take a few days longer. Therefore the traveler should submit the application at the beginning of the travel preparations if possible. Since ETIAS is normally valid for three years, there is no risk of the application losing its validity.