Schengen border control

As a result of the Schengen Agreement (14 June 1985) and Convention (19 June 1990), the Schengen countries created joint visa area and increased cooperation. One of the principles pervading the Schengen is the freedom of movement of individuals. As a result, no border checks take place on the internal Schengen borders – border checks only take place on the external borders of the Schengen area. In addition, some foreigners are requested to present visa for entering the Schengen area.

More information or explanations can be found

• on history and principles of the Schengen area, and information systems used on the webpage of European Commission
• on crossing borders, including entering the country and legal basis for staying here on our webpage
• on visa, visa-free travel and application for a Schengen visa on webpage of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• on long-stay (category D) visa and application for this visa, and extending period of stay on our webpage

We are the data controller for national part of the Schengen Information System (SIS), the Visa Register, through which queries are made to the Visa Information System (VIS), and we implement the Entry/Exit System (EES). We must ensure, that the processing of personal data in these systems complies with the requirements in force. The relevant legal basis sets forth which data is processed in these systems, which is the purpose of the processing, users of data, data retention period, as well as other requirements for processing of personal data.