Here is how mass migration of Indians to Europe is being facilitated by the EU, which has just made it easier for Indian nationals to take over European nationals.
Last week it was announced an update to the Schengen visa rules which opens up multiple entry trips for frequent travellers.
“The so-called ‘cascade’ system enables Indian citizens who have used a short-stay Schengen visa twice within the last three years to apply for a two-year multiple entry visa.”
If their passport is still valid, they can then apply for a five-year visa.
Why is the EU facilitating travel for citizens of India? The reason it gives you is that this new program seeks to ensure mutual cooperation on migration policy and to fortify ties between the EU and India. In a nutshell, it is how the EU plans to keep on enforcing multiculturalism on Europe, and this includes Malta. Actually, for Malta this does not augur well, because I would like to remind the readers that as Lovin Malta reported last January, “there is a higher number of Indian workers in Malta than from any other foreign country, official data has revealed” where India tops the ranks in Malta’s 106,000 foreign worker breakdown.
Don’t forget to thank the EU and Metsola each time you see an Indian worker in Malta.
“The Schengen visa allows stays of up to 90 days within a 180-day period across 29 European countries. A multiple entry visa, therefore, provides access to the Schengen area for up to 180 days in a year in total without the need to reapply for each visit.”
When the visa program was announced, EU Ambassador to India Hervé Delphin remarked on X, formerly Twitter, “Travel to Europe made easy!” “The European Union advances its efforts to strengthen interpersonal relations with India.”
