European Economic Area

What is the European Economic Area (EEA)?

The EEA is an area of free trade and free movement of peoples comprising the member states of the European Union, in addition to: Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

The member states of the European Union are:

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia and Romania

For a full overview of the European Economic Area, what it is, how it was formed and the agreements associated with its foundation please refer to the Europa website.

Please see attached for current policy in relation to Bulgarian and Romanian nationals.