visa-free regime

China lifts visa requirements for Azerbaijani citizens

China lifts visa requirements for Azerbaijani citizens

Visa regime between Azerbaijan and China has been abolished. The agreement was signed by Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Today, an "Agreement between the Government of …

EU may simplify visa procedures for citizens of Kazakhstan

EU may simplify visa procedures for citizens of Kazakhstan

The conditions for obtaining a Schengen visa will change for citizens of Kazakhstan: the list of required documents could be shortened, the visa fees lowered, and it may become easier to obtain a multiple-entry visa. Kazakhstan and the EU are negotiating a corresponding agreement.

Armenia expects visa facilitation from EU

Armenia expects visa facilitation from EU

The next stage of Armenia-EU negotiations on visa liberalization will be held in April, yet the specific date remains unknown for now, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan said.

Hungary supports Georgia's sovereignty

Hungary supports Georgia's sovereignty

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban expressed support for Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili's defense of Tbilisi's independence. "It’s time for the bureaucrats in Brussels and the …

EU envoys suspend visa-free travel for Georgian diplomats

EU envoys suspend visa-free travel for Georgian diplomats

The permanent representatives of 27 EU member states have approved the suspension of the EU’s visa waiver for Georgian diplomats due to the country’s so-called diplomatic setback, a source in an EU nation’s delegation said. …

Weimar Triangle to be closed for Georgian diplomats

Weimar Triangle to be closed for Georgian diplomats

The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Poland expressed concern about “the political crisis” in Georgia, two days after Mikheil Kavelashvili was formally inaugurated as president of Georgia. “We …

Armenia sets up working group on EU visa regime liberalization

Armenia sets up working group on EU visa regime liberalization

Armenia's Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan has signed a decision on the creation of a working group on the liberalization of the visa regime with the European Union. The working group will be tasked with updating the roadmap for …

EU may suspend visa-free travel for Georgia - envoy

EU may suspend visa-free travel for Georgia - envoy

The European Union may consider temporarily suspending its visa-free regime with Georgia if an October 26 parliamentary election in the EU candidate country is not free, fair and peaceful, the bloc's ambassador to Tbilisi Pawel Herczynski …