Europese Overeenkomst nopens het verkeer van personen tussen de Lid-Staten van de Raad van Europa

Nationals of the Contracting Parties, whatever their country of residence, may enter or leave the territory of another Party by all frontiers on presentation of one of the documents listed in the Appendix to this Agreement, which is an integral part thereof.

The facilities mentioned in paragraph (1) above shall be available only for visits of not more than three months' duration.

Valid passports and visas may be required for all visits of more than three months' duration¹ whenever the territory of another Party is entered for the purpose of pursuing a gainful activity.

For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “territory” of a Contracting Party shall have the meaning assigned to it by such a Party in a declaration addressed to the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe for communication to all other Contracting Parties.