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1 Monday, 9 May, :28 Travel and Study involving, Macao and the EU Useful information on travelling from or Macao to the EU, such as visas, travel restrictions and consulates, and for studying there. Visa All European Union Member States, with the exception of Ireland and the United Kingdom have a unified visa system as part of the Schengen area. Three non-member States - Iceland, Norway and Switzerland are also part of the Schengen area and also implement the unified system. Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania are not yet part of the Schengen area, but maintain the same immigration policies as required by Schengen. Liechtenstein has signed up to Schengen but has yet to implement it. Ireland and the United Kingdom maintain independent immigration policies. Nationals of European Union Member States, and of Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein are not only visa-exempt but are legally entitled to enter and reside in each other's countries, following the requirement of the EU's freedom of movement provisions, the European Economic Area Agreement and bilateral accords with Switzerland. Special Administrative Region passport holders do not require a visa to enter the Schengen area. Other nationals may need a Schengen visa. For more information on this, please check with your travel agent and respective EU embassies/consulates-general. If you are entering Ireland, the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania, please check these respective embassies on visa entry requirements. Schengen visas are only valid and issued by Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Competent Embassy or Consulate-General The Embassy or Consulate-General of the country of your main destination is the competent authority to deal with the application. If the main destination cannot be determined, the application should be made to the embassy of the country in which the longest visit shall be. If the visits in different Schengen countries are of equal length, the first destination shall be the determining factor. Embassies Consulates-General Austria Room 2201 Chinachem Tower

2 34-37 Connaught Road Central Central Tel : Fax : hongkong-gk@bmeia.gv.at Website: Belgium 9/F, St. John's Building 33 Garden Road Tel : Fax : hongkong@diplobel.fed.be Website: Czech Republic Room Great Eagle Centre 23 Harbour Road Wanchai Tel : Fax : hongkong@embassy.mzv.cz Website: Finland 10/F, Club Lusitano 16 Ice House Street Central Tel : Fax : sanomat.hng@formin.fi Website: France Admiralty Centre Tower II, 26/F 18 Harcourt Road Tel : Fax : informations@consulfrance-hongkong.org Website:

3 Germany 21/F, United Centre 95 Queensway Tel : , Fax : germancg@netvigator.com Website: Greece Room 1208, 12/F Harcourt House 39 Gloucester Road Wan Chai Tel : Fax : grgencon.cg@mfa.gr Website: Hungary 7/F St John's Building, 33 Garden Road Central, Tel : Fax : mission.hkg@mfa.gov.hu Ireland 11/F, Room 1112 Tower II, Admiralty Centre 18 Harcourt Road, Admiralty Tel : Fax : info@consulateofireland.hk Website: Italy Suite 3201, 32/F, Central Plaza 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai Tel : Fax : consolato.hongkong@esteri.it Website:

4 Netherlands Room 2402B, 24/F Great Eagle Centre 23 Harbour Road, Wan Chai Tel : Fax : information@netherlands-cg.org.hk Website: Poland Room 2506 Hopewell Centre 183 Queen's Road East Tel : Fax : kgrphk@netvigator.com Website: Portugal Rua Pedro Nolasco da Silva No. 45, G/F Macao Tel : (853) Fax : (853) mail@macau.dgaccp.pt Romania Office No. 3A, 21/F 148 Electric Road North Point Tel : Fax : hkm@romcongen.com.hk Spain Suite 5303, 53/F Central Plaza 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai Tel : Fax : espcghk@netvigator.com Website:

5 Sweden Room 2501, 25th Floor, Bank of East Asia Harbour View Centre, 56 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Tel : Fax : generalkonsulat.hongkong@foreign.ministry.se United Kingdom 1 Supreme Court Road Tel : Fax : information@britishconsulate.org.hk Website: Honorary Consulates Croatia 64/F, Hopewell Centre 183 Queen's Road East, Wan Chai Tel : Fax : gordonwu@hhlmail.com Cyprus (Honorary Consulate ) 11/F, 22 Kai Cheung Road Kowloon Bay Tel : Fax : cyprus@kader.com.hk Cyprus (Honorary Consulate Macao) Avenida da Praia Grande Andares Macao Tel : yqhcousul@hotmail.com

6 Estonia (Honorary Consulate ) Suite 3101, 31/F 9 Queen's Road Central Tel : Fax : info@estoniaconsulate.com.hk Estonia (Honorary Consulate Macao) 12/F, World Trade Centre 918 Avenida da Amizade Macao Tel : Fax : liustech@macau.ctm.net Latvia 33/F, Harbour Centre 25 Harbour Road, Wan Chai Tel : Fax : rking88@netvigator.com Lithuania 2/F, 79 Wyndham Street Central Tel : Fax : rajsital@netvigator.com Malta Room 209, East Ocean Centre 98 Granville Road Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon Tel : Fax : maltaconsul.hongkong@gov.mt

7 Portugal (Honorary Consulate ) Room B, 25/F Yardley Commercial Building 3 Connaught Road West, Sheung Wan Tel : info@hkportugalcon.org Slovakia 11/F, Milo's Industrial Building 2-10 Tai Yuen Street Kwai Chung Tel : Fax : slovakconsulatehk@milos.com.hk Slovenia 9/F, Fu Hing Building 10 Jubilee Street Tel : Fax : phlandpt@biznetvigator.com Study programmes Erasmus+ Programme Erasmus+ is the EU's programme supporting education, training, youth and sport in Europe for the period It provides opportunities to study, train, gain work experience and volunteer abroad, and replaces several previous programmes including the international cooperation programmes such as Erasmus Mundus. and Macao are Partner countries of the programme. European Union Academic Programme (EUAP) The EUAP is funded by the EU. In 2012, four local universities ( Baptist University, University of, Chinese University of and Lingnan University) formed the consortium so as to create regional synergies in EU Studies. The EUAP is designed to strengthen EU- relations through academic activities and network building with local, regional and European partners. The EUAP promotes public awareness of the EU as well as its impact on and relationship with. The EUAP promotes academic excellence in EU Studies by building on and further extending existing academic and research activities, and by developing new multidisciplinary activities in the tertiary institutions and for secondary schools in.

8 European Union Academic Programme (EUAP) Macao The EUAP Macao is led by the University of Macau in collaboration with the Institute of European Studies of Macau EU Academic Programme. The EUAP is aimed at encouraging greater awareness and knowledge of the EU through support for EU-focused curriculum development and research, outreach activities and academic links. The main objective of the programme is to build a centre of academic excellence with a view to broadening and deepening EU studies in Macao. It will also serve to develop targeted outreach activities to constituencies beyond the academic circle, in order to promote a better understanding and knowledge of EU as a major player in the global system and as a key bilateral partner of Macao. The programme will also strengthen academic cooperation with European universities. Facebook Page EU Information Centres The main goal of EU Information Centres are: dissemination of information about the EU and its policies; providing assistance to universities and research centres in students studies and research works concerning European integration, and promoting students participation in debates on European issues. These centres have a wide variety of publications and official materials of the EU institutions, as well as EU bulletins, journals and other EU-related information. The University of Main Library Pokfulam Road, Contact: Mr. Peter Sidorko libcd@hkucc.hk.hk Tel: (852) Government and International Studies Department Baptist University DLB 803A, David C Lam Building, Shaw Campus 34 Renfrew Road, Kowloon Tong Contact: Professor Jean-Pierre Cabestan cabestan@hkbu.edu.hk Tel: (852) University of Macau Documentation Centre of UM Library Av. Padre Tomas Pereira, Macao Contact: Ms Helen Ieong Hoi Keng helenhki@umac.mo Tel: (853)

9 Documents Study in Europe See also Erasmus Plus Programme European Union Academic Programme Facebook Erasmus+ Programme Guide Schengen, Borders & Visas Study in Europe Source URL: g-hong-kong-macao-and-eu_en

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