How to enter Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City with ETIAS?

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Anyone who wants to enter the Schengen area after 2022 needs an ETIAS permit. This allows them to enter 26 countries. However, not all countries in Europe belong to the Schengen area. If you travel to the Vatican or Monaco, you will hardly notice that you are in another state. The same applies to San Marino and Andorra. Although these states are within the Schengen area, they do not belong to it. Therefore, entry with ETIAS is not really possible. Nevertheless, these countries can be visited without any problems.

 The countries mentioned do not carry out border controls

 The decisive factor is that the countries do not carry out border controls into the Schengen area. Anyone travelling from Italy to the Vatican does not have to show a passport. This also applies to travellers going to San Marino from Italy. The same applies to the other two countries. Travellers therefore do not have to worry about entering the country. Of course, a spontaneous trip to the countries is also possible.

 Specifically, travellers who want to see the mountains of Andorra land in Spain or in France and visit their holiday country from there. One airport is called La Seu d'Urgell.

 Filling out the ETIAS application correctly

 The ETIAS application can be filled out quickly. If you want to travel to the four European enclaves, you have to indicate the country you are entering first. For Monaco, for example, this would be -France. For San Marino and Vatican City, the country of entry is clear. For Andorra, it is either Spain or France.

 For the other entries, the traveller must proceed very carefully to avoid making a mistake. -Even a small mistake in the passport number will invalidate the application. In this case, the traveller will be rejected at the border and must submit a new application. However, it is not certain whether the plane will wait that long.

The application can only be made via the internet. However, it is not necessary for the applicant to sit in front of the computer. A friend, a travel agent or an agency can do this just as well.  This is important if the applicant does not have his or her own computer.

Nothing stands in the way of a trip to Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City or San Marino

If you want to visit the small states in the heart of Europe, you can do so with an ETIAS. The expense is comparatively low, but the traveller gets a high degree of security. The aforementioned countries that are not part of the Schengen area also benefit from this.