Definition of Visa and to answer this Questions: What is VISA? Why do we need VISA? What is in the Visa Why other countries don’t have VISA? The Essential Features of The Schengen Area  Members of Schengen Area Requirements to have Visa.

2.  Visa is an official mark or stamp on a passport that allows someone to
enter or leave a country.
 Visa distinguishes a foreign national from domestic national… To check
on populations moving in out of the country. If all countries abolish
Visa and passport and allow free movement of people in borderless
world it would be a chaos.
 A Philippine Visa is an endorsement made on a travel document by a
consular officer at a Philippine Embassy or Consulate abroad denoting
that the visa application has been properly examined and that the
bearer is permitted to proceed to the Philippines and request
permission from the Philippine Immigration authorities at the ports of
entries to enter the country. The visa thus issued is not a guarantee that
the holder will be automatically admitted into the country, because the
admission of foreign nationals into the Philippines is a function of the
immigration authorities at the port of entry. What Types of Visas Are
There?
The type of visa you must obtain is defined by U.S. immigration law, and
relates to the purpose of your travel. There are two main categories of U.S.
visas:
 Nonimmigrant-visas– For travel to the United States on a temporary
basis.
 Immigrant Visas– For travel to live permanently in the United States.

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5.  Schengen Borders Agreement - The Schengen Borders
Agreement permits people to travel freely within the
Schengen area, if the traveller otherwise qualifies to enter
the Schengen area, by crossing an official external border
during regular hours of operation and obtaining an entry
stamp in the passport.
 “The Schengen Agreement” – covering the gradual
abolishment of the internal borders between countries and
an extended control of the external borders, was only
signed on 14 June 1985. The Agreement was signed by the
five (5) following European countries: France, Germany,
Belgium, Luxemburg, and Netherlands, in Schengen, a
small village in Southern Luxemburg on the river Moselle.

6. The Essential Features of The Schengen Area
The abolition of borders between European countries has resulted with:
 Nationals of any world country, when in the Schengen Area, to liberally cross
the internal borders of the Schengen countries, free from border checks
 Shared standards for crossing the external borders of Schengen countries
 Harmonized entry and short-stay visa conditions for all Schengen countries
 Improved collaboration between the police of member countries
 Privileged judicial collaboration between Schengen countries, including a
faster extradition of criminals, and easier relocation for execution of criminal
verdicts
 An advanced shared database, assisting member countries to quickly exchange
information about people and goods between them, known as (SIS) The
Schengen Information System
 Despite the extent of the freedom guaranteed by the Schengen Area, the police
enjoys the authority to carry out checks at internal borders and in border areas,
in specific circumstances, but this is not considered a border check. The police
can require information from people at internal borders about the stay in
Schenghen Area and additional associated questions
 If lacking to have a complete internal security due to a serious threat, a
Schengen country can temporarily reintroduce border checks at its internal
borders, but for not more than 30 days

7. Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Liechtenstein

8. The following are the minimum requirements for
applying a temporary visitor's visa:
 Passport/Travel Document Valid for at least six (6)
months beyond the intended period of stay in the
Philippines;
 Duly Accomplished Visa application forms;
 Passport Photos (2 pieces);
 Proof of bona fide status as tourist or businessman;
 Confirmed tickets for return or onward journey to the
next port of destination; and
 Payment of Visa Fees