A visa is a document issued by a country giving an individual permission to formally request entrance to the country during a given period of time and for certain purposes and most always stamped or glued inside of a passport, or are sometimes issued as separate pieces of paper.

On this website, you will find information describing the requirements for obtaining travel visas to many European countries. If you are travelling to more than one European country, the Schengen Visa may be of interest to you.