No Schengen visa required for Mauritians
It's finally happened!
In the past, Mauritians needed a Schengen visa to visit Europe (except for the UK who are not entirely European). The Schengen agreement is an agreement which removed all border controls between the European countries who signed the treaty. We used to need to apply for the Schengen Visa which gave us access to the Schengen countries, but as from now, Mauritian nationals do not need to apply for one and they can stay in the Schengen region for up to 3 months at a time.
This is especially good news for those Mauritians in the UK, including myself who could not travel to mainland Europe without a visa. And I was massively jealous when my friends in France and other countries within the Schengen area could travel to neighbouring countries without hassle! But that's in the past now! Hopefully I will take some days off in May after my exams, and take a little trip to France!
Click here for the list of countries which do not require the Schengen Visa.
I also found this interesting page on Wikipedia which tells us which countries Mauritians can travel to without a visa!!
Think I will be doing Amsterdam first (for obvious reasons!) and then Jamaica!(again no need to explain why!)
More info about this piece of news here.
