Division 1.5 Situation regarding the Member States that do not yet fully apply the Schengen acquis, Member States that do not participate in the EU common visa policy and associated countries
Member States that joined the Union in 2004 (Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia), 2007 (Bulgaria and Romania) and 2013 (Croatia) are bound by the Agreement as from its entry into force.
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania do not yet fully implement the Schengen acquis. They will continue issuing national visas with a validity limited to their own national territory. Once those Member States fully implement the Schengen acquis, they will continue to apply the Agreement.
National law continues to apply to all issues not covered by the Agreement until the date of full implementation of the Schengen acquis by those Member States. As from that date, Schengen rules and/or national law apply to issues not covered by the Agreement.
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania are authorised to recognise residence permits, D visas and short-stay visas issued by Schengen Member States and associated countries for short stays on their territory.
In accordance with Article 21 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreementf1, all Schengen States must recognise the long-stay visas and residence permits issued by each other as valid for short stays on each other's territories. Schengen Member States accept residence permits, D visas and short-stay visas of Schengen associated countries for entry and short stay and vice versa.
The Agreement does not apply to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark, but comprises joint declarations about the desirability of concluding bilateral agreements on visa facilitation between Cape Verde and those Member States.
Although associated with Schengen, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein are not bound by the Agreement. However, the Agreement contains a joint declaration about the desirability of concluding bilateral agreements on visa facilitation between Cape Verde and those Schengen countries without delay.