If you are flying into Budapest from a Schengen country, you will not have to endure Passport Control once again when you arrive. You will pass through Customs only, which is usually just a quick hassle free walk through.
Since the implementation of the Schengen rules, border posts between participating Schengen zone countries have been closed. It means that when you travel from one country to the next, you no longer need to stop at the border control to show your passport. The Schengen zone requires participating members to remove all obstacles to free traffic flow at internal borders.
The
Schengen zone
includes today a total of 25 states (22 European Union states and 3 non-EU
members). The following are the current
Schengen zone members:
Austria Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and
Sweden and Switzerland.
The UK and Ireland are not
part of the Schengen Zone.
Switzerland, which does not
belong to either the European Union or to the European Economic Area, has been
cooperating with the Schengen zone
and began implementing Schengen rules since December 12, 2008.
The European Commission approved on July 15, 2009 a decision to allow citizens
of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia entry to visa-free Schengen countries
from January 1, 2010.
Bulgaria, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Romania which are part of the European Union
have not
yet implemented Schengen zone member rules.
