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Visa-free travel for Georgian citizens to the EU

Summary

The proposal grants Georgian citizens with biometric passports visa-free access to the EU for short stays. This follows Georgia's successful completion of all required democratic and legal reforms.
10 08.03.2017
Other
human rights
public administration
international relations

Key points

  • Introduction of visa-free travel for Georgian citizens to the European Union.
  • Travel is permitted for short stays of up to 90 days within any 180-day period.
  • The exemption specifically applies to citizens holding biometric passports.
  • The decision is based on Georgia's successful fulfillment of all required reform benchmarks.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Georgia) Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Georgia ***I
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