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Various countries are not yet signed up to the Schengen agreement; these include Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Belarus, Russia, UK, Ireland and most of the Balkans - but the majority of Europe is part of the scheme. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_area for more info.

If you are intending to get a long stay tourist visa to beat the 90 day extension, these exist for some countries for some nationalities, but advance applying is required, and they're pretty hard to get from what people say. (I wouldn't know, I hold a EU passport).

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Which visas are you thinking of applying for?

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......that we could just apply for our visas while we are in Europe. No, you cannot - what concern the Schengen zone -
and there is not such a thing like a visa for Europe.

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OP

What is your nationality?

Which countries do you need visas for?

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margrosson14,
What you are writing (and asking) is full of inconsistencies ..

Not everyone has a visa free period. Only passport holders of certain countries are allowed a visa exempt entry for 90 days. If you hold a passport from one of these countries, then there is no visa to apply for.
If this is true then the next sentence

does not make sense as it is written. If you are visa exempt then there is nothing to apply for. If you are not visa exempt, then you have to apply for a visa and receive it before you arrive in the Schengen zone.

So what kind(s) of visas are you thinking about here?

Any type of visa other than the Schengen zone tourist visa will be specific for one and only one country.

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Why oh why do people ask visa questions without mentioning their nationality? Or without wondering if readers can make any sense out of their questions?

There is no visa-free period for Europe, I assume you mean the Schengen Area but I've already wasted quite some time on this forum assuming things.

So before I even start using my brains to help you find a solution, could you please use yours and rewrite your post in such a way that it includes all the required information about yourself as well as clearly phrased questions?

Thank you for your understanding, and welcome to Thorn Tree.

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A new poster who has probably not read the FAQs or coummunity guidelines, done any searching of existing posts etc. before jumping in and asking a question that makes no sense whatsoever.

The TT is not a travel agency margrosson. You are expected to do your homework FIRST and then post intelligent questions. It gets very annoying for regular posters to read the same questions with insufficient information provided, over and over again.

What is your nationality and what countries do you want to visit? What country do you want to apply for a visa for and what kind of visa?