10 Pacific Nations May Soon Have Visa Free Access To Europe EU amends regulations, bilateral agreements needed to facilitate entry WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Radio New Zealand International, May 7, 2014) – The European Union Ambassador for the Pacific says a plan to lift visa requirements for travellers from 10 Pacific nations still needs to be negotiated with each country before it comes into effect. The EU has amended a regulation, which means nationals from Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu will not need a visa when entering the Schengen zone. Andrew Jacobs says Fiji and Papua New Guinea have been left off the list because the EU wanted to focus on smaller Pacific nations first, and then consider larger countries. He says negotiations for bilateral agreements still need to take place. The European Union member states have agreed to lifting visa requirements, but this needs to be negotiated on a country-by-country basis. So the groundwork is done, but it does require negotiation.
Posted on: Thu, 08 May 2014 06:22:26 +0000
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