South African in talks for Visa free travel to the EU
Posted on : 26 Oct 2016 | Category: Africa Visa News , Europe Immigration , Travel Visa News ,

Visa free travel to the European Union may soon become a reality for South African passport holders. It has been reported that the Home Affairs Minister for South Africa, Malusi Gigaba has officially started talks with the European Ambassador to pave the way for visa free travel. Discussions have already addressed multiple entry visas for all South African business travellers travelling to the European Union, as well as f....Read More

Tags: business , European Union , South Africa , tourism , visa ,
Turkey introduces Biometric Passports
Posted on : 31 Oct 2016 | Category: Europe Immigration , Travel Visa News ,

It has been announced that Turkey is to introduce new biometric passports starting in November 2016. The introduction of the biometric passports in Turkey has come in response to demands from the European Union to grant a visa waiver to Turkish citizens. The introduction of the biometric passports is the last remaining criteria that the Turkish authorities are required to meet. The new passports will contain microchips wi....Read More

Tags: biometric , European Union , passport , Turkey ,
Further delays to Ukraine visa free travel to Schengen Zone
Posted on : 31 Oct 2016 | Category: Europe Immigration , Travel Visa News ,

In July 2016 the European Union Committee of Foreign Affairs voted to recommend that parliament abolish visa requirements for entry to the European Union from the countries of Ukraine, Georgia and Kosovo. The agreement is to cover short term travel to the Schengen zone. However, it has been announced that there is no mention of this in the plenary sessions for mid November as was hoped so it seems that the agreement will b....Read More

Tags: European Union , Schengen , Ukraine ,
Canada announce visa free travel for Romania and Bulgaria
Posted on : 01 Nov 2016 | Category: Canada Visa News , Travel Visa News ,

The government of Canada have officially announced that they will lift visa requirements for Romanian and Bulgarian travellers. The two countries had made visa free travel to Canada a condition for supporting the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The visa waivers will not come into effect until 1st December 2017 but partial lifts for eligible Romanians and Bulgarians will come into force on 1Read More

Tags: Bulgaria , Canada , European Union , Romania , visa ,
Further Turkey EU stalemate on Visa Free Travel
Posted on : 02 Nov 2016 | Category: Europe Immigration , Travel Visa News ,

The latest reports on the long standing discussions on visa free travel between Turkey and the European Union suggest that there will be no agreement between the two bodies by 2017. The European Parliaments Vice President Alexander Graf Lambsdorff said this week that visa free travel for Turkish citizens by 2017 are ‘unlikely’. The Vice President blames the Turkish President Recap Tayyip Erdogan for the latest stalemat....Read More

Tags: European Union , migrant deal , Schengen , Turkey ,

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