The Schengen zone includes today a total of 25 states (22 European Union states and 3 non-EU members).

The following are the current Schengen zone members:

1. Austria
2. Belgium
3. Czech Republic
4. Denmark
5. Estonia
6. Finland
7. France
8. Germany
9. Greece
10. Hungary
11. Iceland
12. Italy
13. Latvia
14. Lithuania
15. Luxembourg
16. Malta
17. Netherlands
18. Norway
19. Poland
20. Portugal
21. Slovakia
22. Slovenia
23. Spain
24. Sweden
25. Switzerland

The UK and Ireland are not part of the Schengen Zone.

Switzerland, which belongs neither to the European Union nor to the European Economic Area, has been cooperating with the Schengen zone and began implementing Schengen rules on December 12, 2008.

The European Commission approved on July 15, 2009 a decision to allow citizens of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia entry to Schengen countries visa-free from January 1, 2010.

Bulgaria, Cyprus, Liechtenstein, Romania which are part of the European Union have not yet implemented Schengen zone member rules.