Is your crew ready to travel?

Not yet. ETIAS is not running, and the EU will announce its start date several months in advance. Once it starts, British and other visa-free travellers will need an ETIAS approval before visiting the Schengen area or Cyprus. ETIAS only covers short visits: hands-on work can still need a work permit or a notification in the country concerned.

Often only partly. Visa-free entry covers short visits, and many countries allow business activities such as meetings. Hands-on work like set builds, installations, technical crewing, servicing equipment or performing can need a work permit or an advance notification, with exemptions that vary by country, role and length of stay. Check each destination before travel.

Visitors who are not EU, EEA or Swiss citizens can spend up to 90 days in any 180-day period across all Schengen countries combined. Every day counts, including arrival and departure days, and the 180 days roll forward each day. Add each person's earlier days in the checklist to see how many remain.

No. A week in Spain, a week in France and a week in Germany all count towards the same 90 days. Days in the UK, Ireland or Cyprus do not count, because they are outside the Schengen area.

Yes. EU, EEA and Swiss citizens visiting the UK need an Electronic Travel Authorisation, applied for through GOV.UK or the official UK ETA app. British and Irish citizens do not. Apply only through official channels; other sites charge extra for the same thing.

Irish and British citizens can travel between the two countries under the Common Travel Area without a visa or travel authorisation. Airlines and ferry operators usually still ask for photo identification, so a passport is the simplest option.

For the Schengen area, visitors from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland need a passport issued within the last 10 years on the day they arrive and valid for at least 3 months after the day they leave. The checker works out the exact dates for your trip. The UK asks for a passport valid for the whole stay.

It is the EU's digital border record for visitors from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland. Instead of passport stamps, travellers are registered with fingerprints and a photo at the Schengen external border, so allow a little extra time on a first trip after it applies to them.

When an employer sends staff to work temporarily in another European country, an A1 certificate or a Certificate of Coverage shows which country's social security system they stay in. Employers apply in the worker's home country; in the UK this is through HMRC. Some countries also ask for an advance posting notification.

Not necessarily. Company roaming, a local SIM or a RoamGuard eSIM can all work. RoamGuard records each traveller's choice, so nobody lands without a working connection, and eSIM data is only charged for those who need it.

No. The checker runs in your browser and nothing is sent to RoamGuard. If you choose to send the checklist to your crew, it is carried into a free RoamGuard account as a draft deployment, and you decide when anything is sent.

No. The checker gives guidance with links to official sources so you know what to confirm. Rules change, and border and immigration authorities make the final decision. RoamGuard can refer individual cases to a qualified specialist.