section_path: Regulation of external borders/Entry conditions for third-country nationals
section_name: Entry conditions for third-country nationals
paragraph_text: Entry conditions for third-country nationals
  
  A Schengen visa or a visa exemption does not entitle the traveller to enter the Schengen Area, but rather allows the traveller to seek entry at the border crossing point. The Schengen Borders Code lists requirements which third-country nationals must meet to be allowed into the Schengen Area. For this purpose, a third-country national is a person who does not enjoy the right of free movement (i.e. a person who is not an EEA citizen or Swiss, nor a family member of such a person).
  
  The entry requirements for third country nationals who intend to stay in the Schengen Area for not more than 90 days in any 180-day period are as follows:
  
  However, even if the third-country national does not fulfil the criteria for entry, admission may still be granted: