"Schengen visas" (also known as the uniform Schengen visa) are issued in the form of a sticker affixed by a Member State to a passport, travel document or other valid document authorizing its holder to cross the borders of the Schengen area to transcend – regardless of whether it is a journey through Europe is just a journey or an adventure.

The Schengen area is an association of 26 European countries that have abolished passport and immigration controls at their common borders and have a uniform visa policy. It acts almost like a single country for international travel purposes, which while allowing member countries to add their own special provisions regarding residency and local visa types, ensures that some visa types are universal and that a person residing in a Schengen country does not Visa required to visit or transit through another Schengen country - in this sense it's very close to a common European Union immigration policy (the UK and Ireland are part of their own separate agreement called 'the common travel space " and thus the Schengen rules do not apply there, even though they are both part of the European Union. It should also be noted that the Schengen area also includes countries that are not members of the EU.).