Re: Question about crossing the pond.

[Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>]

Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have been threatening to make my presence known on the other side of
> the pond for some time. The only thing that has stopped me is that I
> haven't bothered to get a passport. That is changing. I am attempting
> to figure out how I will do PGDay.IT/PGCon.EU and WEST (they happen
> within a week of each other). 

Whoa. Dammit, now I have to clean the coffee off the table...


> So my question is, if I get a Visa to Italy? Am I stuck in Italy until
> I come back to the US? Or can I take a road trip up to France? If I am
> allowed to cross borders, is Italy the place to try and get a Visa?
> Should I try Britian instead or Germany instead?

No visa needed for the EU for americans, AFAIK. And even if it is, you
need a Schengen Visa which will allow you access throughout all the
Schengen countries (which is pretty much all the EU countries)


//Magnus