{"id":266719,"date":"2023-10-28T18:16:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T12:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=266719"},"modified":"2023-10-28T18:16:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T12:46:23","slug":"what-is-visa-shopping-and-why-is-it-being-done-to-enter-countries-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/what-is-visa-shopping-and-why-is-it-being-done-to-enter-countries-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"What is \u2018Visa Shopping\u2019 and why is it being done to enter countries in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source: <\/b>The post is based on the article<\/span> \u201cWhat is \u2018Visa Shopping\u2019 and why is it being done to enter countries in Europe\u201d <\/b>published in<\/span> \u201cIndian Express\u201d on 28th October 2023<\/b><\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The practice of \u2018<\/span>Visa Shopping<\/b>\u2019 has been gaining popularity in several Indian states.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Visa Shopping?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specifications<\/b><\/td>\nDetails<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Definition<\/b><\/td>\nIt is a practice where individuals obtain visas <\/span>for countries one may or may not intend to visit during the visa\u2019s validity period.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purpose<\/b><\/td>\nIndividuals opt for visa shopping <\/span>as a means to enter their preferred countries, particularly in Europe, even if they already have a visa for another European nation.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Example<\/b><\/td>\nSchengen Visa: <\/b>It allows travelers<\/span> to explore many European countries without the need for separate visas.
\n<\/span>The Schengen system was established by European countries in 1985.Under it, member countries form the Schengen area and people can travel freely between them without going through border controls.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Concerns<\/b><\/td>\nVisa Shopping is not illegal if the traveller follows the norms and guidelines of the visa process and gets valid permission to stay in that country.
\n<\/span>However, legal concerns arise <\/span>if a traveller <\/span>seeks visas for one country but actually intends to stay in another or use it merely as an entry point.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UPSC Syllabus:<\/strong> International Relations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cWhat is \u2018Visa Shopping\u2019 and why is it being done to enter countries in Europe\u201d published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d on 28th October 2023 Why in the News? The practice of \u2018Visa Shopping\u2019 has been gaining popularity in several Indian states. What is Visa Shopping? Specifications Details Definition… Continue reading What is \u2018Visa Shopping\u2019 and why is it being done to enter countries in Europe<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,164,1],"tags":[11872,10500],"class_list":["post-266719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-international-relations-daily-factly-articles","category-uncategorized","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":6,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698536804},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266719"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266719\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}