An Overview of Guidelines Specified by Schengen Convention

The Schengen Pact has enforced standardized rules of access in all the Member Nations. In order to be approved access in the Schengen region, the European Economic Area (EEA) nationals must provide a valid identity card or the applicable travel document. 

It is obligatory for the non-EEA nationals to present the documents supporting the purpose and conditions of their trip to the Schengen area as requested for by the embassy of the particular country that they are travelling to.  In addition, they must also possess the adequate funds financing their stay in the area as well as their return trip and the proof of the same needs to be produced along with the health insurance Schengen certificate. Besides, they must not be people for whom an alert has been authorized so as to refuse the entry. Those non-EEA nationals who are exempted from the Schengen visa requirement have the benefit of free movement in the Schengen zone for a time period of not more than 90 days per six-month period from the date of first entry. For those who have to abide by the Schengen visa requirement in accordance with their nationality, the stay is limited to 90 days in any half-year and cannot be more than that.

In any case, the passage or entry of a non-EEA visitor in the Schengen precinct is materialized by stamping his or her passport or any other certified travel document so as to establish the initial point of the approved stay. Another thing that will be checked is the Schengen insurance certificate.