Grenada
2024 is expected to be a soft yet important turning point for Citizens of Grenada coming to Europe as short-term visitor.
Owning Visa Waiver rights to the current 31 Schengen Member Countries since years, Grenada has indeed been confirmed in 2016, will also be recipient of the ETIAS Visa Waiver protocol to be inaugurated in January 2025.
ETIAS for Citizens of Grenada
Grenada passport holders allowed to candidate for ETIAS from 2025
ETIAS application and outcome available only through online services
ETIAS can be used for journeys whose purpose is either tourism, business, transit and medical treatment towards any of the 34 European program participating countries
Duration stay in the ETIAS Area in its totality must never be longer than 90 out of every 180 days
ETIAS standards of use
Suitable for travels for either tourism, business, medical care or transit with a duration of no more than 90 in 180 days, ETIAS will therefore be soon required to all Grenada passport holders.
Short-term family visit trips are covered under the touristic purpose while the rules will not apply to long-term family reunion.
The same principle applies to study visits.
Although the Visa Waiver is not fit for long term study programs in the EU, ETIAS Visa Waiver can indeed be used by Nationals of Grenada for short training programs if the aggregated stay in the thirty-four destination countries will not exceed the previously mentioned limitations.
Grenada travelers with planned stay longer exceeding 90 days within 6 months or whose purpose of the trip is not included in the short list above will still be required to apply for a Consular Visa.ETIAS application procedure
Just like other ETIAS Eligible Countries’ candidates, Citizens of Grenada will be required to input a series of data to electronically submit their Visa Waiver application.
Among these mandatory data are:- personal information and contact details including a working e-mail address
- scheduled travel to Europe related information
- eligibility and background questions
Once the application will be sent forward through its submission and payment, all the information will be cross-checked by EU Institutions and law enforcement databases.
The cross-checking protocol is thorough but also very efficient and will allow most of the applicants from Grenada to receive the outcome of their application on their e-mail address within only 72 hours.
Once issued, the ETIAS Visa Waiver for Grenada passport holders will be valid for 3 years and allow for multiple entries in any of the Schengen Area Member State provided that each journey respects the general limitation of use of the Visa Waiver.Validity and terms of use of ETIAS Visa Waiver
Applicants with a passport with less of 3 years of remaining validity the ETIAS must remember the Visa Waiver will cease to be effective on the same date as the passport.
Also, the passport used for traveling visa-free towards Europe must have a remaining validity long enough to cover for the whole duration of the trip planned to the ETIAS Area plus three exceeding months from the return trip date.
Upon entering the EU, whether air, land or seaway, and regardless of the place of origin of the trip, Border Control Officers can always ask ETIAS holders from Grenada to show supporting documents to clarify the purpose of their travel.
Among the additional documents that could be required are:- Proof of sufficient funds to support one’s stay in Europe
- Health travel insurance
- Return ticket to the country of origin or onwards ticket to a non-ETIAS country