Anyone traveling to the Schengen area from the end of 2022 or the beginning of 2023 will need an entry permit. Depending on the country of origin, he can either. Travelers from certain countries can currently enter the Schengen area with a valid passport and move around freely. In addition, there are travelers whose countries are classified as less safe. These require a visa for the Schengen area or for individual states. Those who want to work or study in a Schengen member country always need a visa. At the end of 2022, travelers who previously only crossed the border with their passport will need an ETIAS permit. This will check tourists and business travelers to see if they pose a potential threat. Several databases are consulted. One of them is the ETIAS Watchlist.
What is the ETIAS Watchlist?
The ETIAS watchlist contains people who have already committed a crime or who are likely to commit a crime. This means that anyone who has been convicted of a crime is on this list. But other groups of people are also on this list. Those who have certain convictions, so that the probability of committing a crime is particularly high, are also on this list.
The ETIAS Watchlist cooperates with the following databases and agencies:
- The United Nations War Crimes List.
- EU member states collect information from individuals who have already committed terrorist crimes or who are very likely to commit a crime in the near future.
- Not only the EU provides data on these individuals, but also other non-EU states.
European law enforcement agency Europol is responsible for the ETIAS Watchlist.
What happens after submitting the application?
After the traveler fills out the application, the form is automatically checked. This takes only a short time. The system checks if the name is on one of the lists. In rare cases, a hit occurs. The traveler is now not rejected across the board, but the data is forwarded to the national authorities. They check the data again by hand. Only then do they decide whether the traveler will receive an ETIAS.
If the authority decides against an approval, the applicant can appeal against it.
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Anyone traveling to the Schengen area from the end of 2022 or the beginning of 2023 will need an entry permit. Depending on the country of origin, he can either. Travelers from certain countries can currently enter the Schengen area with a valid passport and move around freely. In addition, there are travelers whose countries are classified as less safe. These require a visa for the Schengen area or for individual states. Those who want to work or study in a Schengen member country always need a visa. At the end of 2022, travelers who previously only crossed the border with their passport will need an ETIAS permit. This will check tourists and business travelers to see if they pose a potential threat. Several databases are consulted. One of them is the ETIAS Watchlist.
What is the ETIAS Watchlist?
The ETIAS watchlist contains people who have already committed a crime or who are likely to commit a crime. This means that anyone who has been convicted of a crime is on this list. But other groups of people are also on this list. Those who have certain convictions, so that the probability of committing a crime is particularly high, are also on this list.
The ETIAS Watchlist cooperates with the following databases and agencies:
- The United Nations War Crimes List.
- EU member states collect information from individuals who have already committed terrorist crimes or who are very likely to commit a crime in the near future.
- Not only the EU provides data on these individuals, but also other non-EU states.
European law enforcement agency Europol is responsible for the ETIAS Watchlist.
What happens after submitting the application?
After the traveler fills out the application, the form is automatically checked. This takes only a short time. The system checks if the name is on one of the lists. In rare cases, a hit occurs. The traveler is now not rejected across the board, but the data is forwarded to the national authorities. They check the data again by hand. Only then do they decide whether the traveler will receive an ETIAS.
If the authority decides against an approval, the applicant can appeal against it.