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EU Residence Permit Travel: Which European Countries Can You Visit?<\/h1>\n

October 29, 2024 \u00b7 Europe \u00b7 8 min read<\/p>\n

Visa-free travel across Europe has long been a goal for many international investors. One route many of them take is a residency by investment program that leads to a European residence permit.<\/p>\n

Visa-free travel across Europe has long been a goal for many international investors. One route many of them take is a residency by investment program that leads to a European residence permit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, the rules for EU residence permit travel depend on the country that issued the permit and on whether that country belongs to the European Union (EU), the Schengen Area, or both. To know which European countries a residence permit lets you visit freely, investors first need to understand how the EU and the Schengen Area differ.<\/p>\n

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The EU and the Schengen Area: what is the difference?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The European Union<\/strong> (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states in Europe, established in 1993. Its main aims are to promote cooperation, maintain peace, and support economic development among its members. The EU works across many areas, including trade, security, and foreign policy, and operates a single market that allows the free movement of goods, services, and people between member states.<\/p>\n

The Schengen Area<\/strong> is a zone of 29 European countries that have abolished checks at their shared borders, so people can travel from one member country to another without passport controls and without needing a separate visa for each country. It was created under the Schengen Agreement, signed in 1985. Its main purpose is to make travel and trade between member countries easier.<\/p>\n

Countries in both the EU and the Schengen Area<\/strong><\/p>\n

Austria<\/p>\n

Belgium<\/p>\n

Bulgaria<\/p>\n

Croatia<\/p>\n

Czech Republic<\/p>\n

Denmark<\/p>\n

Estonia<\/p>\n

Finland<\/p>\n

France<\/p>\n

Germany<\/p>\n

Greece<\/p>\n

Hungary<\/p>\n

Italy<\/p>\n

Latvia<\/p>\n

Lithuania<\/p>\n

Luxembourg<\/p>\n

Malta<\/p>\n

Netherlands<\/p>\n

Poland<\/p>\n

Portugal<\/p>\n

Romania<\/p>\n

Slovakia<\/p>\n

Slovenia<\/p>\n

Sweden<\/p>\n

Spain<\/p>\n

EU countries outside the Schengen Area<\/strong><\/p>\n