Cyprus Aims to Join the Schengen Area in 2026
Cyprus is working to join the Schengen Area in 2026. The Schengen Area may soon grow from 29 countries to 30, and European residence status keeps gaining value.
The president: “We will join Schengen in 2026”
According to the Cyprus Mail, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said recently that Cyprus will join the Schengen Area in 2026.
“We will join Schengen in 2026. On the technical side, we are working to complete the necessary work by the end of 2025. That is our goal. We will do everything we need to do as a country, with the aim, in 2026 to be precise, of the Republic of Cyprus joining the Schengen Area,” he said.
He added that such a decision would be “a strategic decision and a development for both the Republic of Cyprus and the European Union.”
European residence status keeps gaining value
With 29 + 1 countries, Schengen residence status would mean visa-free travel across 30 countries, and European residence status keeps gaining value.
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