ETIAS requirements for Grenadian citizens

The existential terrorist threat is ever-increasing even though the war on terror has been fought for over two decades. Wars in the Middle East continue, resulting in an unforeseeable passage of people into Europe. The EU has been forced to consider new ways to secure their security.

One of these methods lies in creating a visa waiver program as has been done by countless other nations with similar concerns. This includes the USA. These visa waiver programs are offered to the nations that are widely considered "safe" or to nations with close ties, so that their citizens can travel more easily. They are hoped to make the Western world safer by allowing closer screening into the individuals who are admitted entrance into it. Cross-references with Interpol databases is one such popular method.

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The EU's version of a visa waiver system will be known as ETIAS (European Travel Information Authorisation System), and it will be offered to the citizens of 60 nations including Grenada. It will give the holder the right to work and travel for up to 90 days in the Schengen area, so long as their travel begins inside the three years after their successful application.

The ETIAS visa provides for entrance rights to every Schengen state and de facto entrance to the micro-states that exist within EU Schengen nations. Below is listed all these nations.

All Grenadans who want to travel into the Schengen area for less than 90 days will need an ETIAS visa. However, older Grenadans and Grenadans under-18 will need to pay no application fee, as the EU will not have to conduct such a significant screen on them.

Grenadans must plan access rights individually to all nations they want to visit in Europe that are not included in the ETIAS scheme. Non-Schengen nations, like Russia and the UK, have immigration policies that the EU has no jurisdiction over. Grenadans should thoroughly research the documentation they will need to visit these nations.

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Grenadans should also bear in mind that the ETIAS visa waiver will not arrive until 2023. However, as part of an agreement between Caribbean nations and the EU, Grenadans will not need to arrange a visa for short-term travel into the Schengen area.

Both the current agreement and the ETIAS provisions give travel rights for a maximum of 90 days. Grenadans who want to visit the Schengen area for longer will have to make more formal visa and residency permit arrangements.

Grenadans do not have to prepare much for their ETIAS visa waiver application. The only required documentation is...

Grenadans can appeal rejections, and many will find their application can become successful when they supply the extra documentation requested of them as part of the appeals process. Grenadans will be given 96 hours to supply the requested documentation and will then have to wait a further four weeks for the result of their appeal.

If their ETIAS applications and appeals are repeatedly rejected, Grenadans may have more luck making an application for a standard visa, as if they were staying in the Schengen area for longer than 90 days.