Schengen Area
Updated 7 November 2026
The area of 29 European states that abolished internal border controls — free movement across a shared external border, including four non-EU members.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1995
- Headquarters
- No permanent headquarters
- Members
- 29 states
- The UAE
- Not a member; UAE citizens visa-free since 6 May 2015
- UAE trade with members (2025)
- $128.7 billion