I am a permanent UK resident holding indefenite visa. I would like to visit Schengen countries Do I need visa.
Romania is not part of the Schengen group. It depends on your nationality.
No. most countries in the schengen zone will not accept your application, you must apply from your home country.
As I understand it the Schengen agreement between EU countries allows free passage between the collaborating countries without the need to show passports. The UK does not participate as we don't trust the border controls of other countries. A US citizen travelling to a Schengen country needs to have the correct permit / Visa / whatever to visit that country and then will be free to visit all other Schengen countries.
Yes. A Schengen visa allows you to travel to all 29 Schengen countries, of which both Switzerland and Italy are members. There are no passport checks when travelling between Schengen countries, so there is no way officialdom knows you have crossed the border. You normally get your Schengen visa from the embassy of the first Schengen country you intend to visit. The time limit on the visa applies collectively to all Schengen countries.
No, Ukraine is not part of the Schengen Area and Schengen visas are not valid.
Schengen Visa is given for most European countries except UK and few other countries. You will have to visit the particular country's consulate that you are planning to visit. There is no one place to get the Schengen Visa. If you are visiting multiple countries, then you will have to either go to the first country that you are visiting or the country where you are going to stay the most.
Yes, Poland is part of the Schengen Area and Schengen visas are valid.
Having UK residence visa has no effect on whether you need or not need Schengen visa. Switzerland is now part of the Schengen zone and is implementing the Schengen visa system. Your nationality (or your citizenship) determines whether you need Schengen visa to travel to Switzerland. See the Related links for a list of countries whose nationals are required to have Schengen visa when traveling to Switzerland.
Schengen visas are obtained from the embassy of the country you are first going to visit in the Schengen area.
Yes, Malta is part of the Schengen Area. Schengen visas are valid.
Schengen visas are obtained from the embassy of the country you are first going to visit in the Schengen area.
Schengen visas are obtained from the embassy of the country you are first going to visit in the Schengen area.