Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 51187

Visas: EU Countries

Tabled: 9 May 2025
Answered: 19 May 2025

Question

Susan Murray

Liberal DemocratMid Dunbartonshire

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will raise (a) the maximum permitted stay in Schengen area countries for UK citizens without a visa of 90 days in a 180 day period and (b) increasing this period to six months at the UK-EU Summit on 19 May

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
The UK and the EU allow for visa-free short-term travel in line with their respective arrangements for third country nationals. The UK allows EU citizens short-term visa-free travel for up to six months. Meanwhile, the EU allows for travel within the Sche...

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