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EUROPEAN UNION - Visa-Free Travel to the Schengen Zone to be Permitted for Citizens of Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina
November 19, 2010 - Beginning mid-December this year, citizens of Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) will be able to travel without a visa to the European Union Schengen zone. This change applies to short-term visits for up to 90 days for trav...
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EUROPEAN UNION (EU) - Schengen Visa Regulations Changed April 5, 2010
April 14, 2010 - In June 1985, several European Union (EU) countries established a common visa policy (the Schengen Agreement or Schengen) to facilitate borderless travel within a common area (i.e., the Schengen Area)*. Pursuant to the European Parli...
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LATIN AMERICA, WEST AFRICA & EUROPE - Upcoming Government Closures Due to Observance of Public Holidays
March 10, 2010 - Some government agencies in Latin America, West Africa and Europe will be closed or operating with limited staff at various times in observance of the Holy Week holiday. Some of the closures are outlined below.
Latin America and Wes...
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EUROPEAN UNION & CARIBBEAN/INDIAN Ocean Island States Adopt Visa-Waiver Agreements
December 09, 2009 - At a December 1 meeting, the European Union’s Justice of Home Affairs Council formally adopted separate visa-waiver agreements with four Caribbean and two Indian Ocean island states for short-stay business and tourist travel, thus...
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EUROPEAN UNION - Schengen Travel Privilege Extended to Three Western Balkan Countries
December 04, 2009 - On November 30, The Council of the European Union (EU) in Brussels issued a statement granting visa-exempt travel privileges to citizens of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia to travel as visitors thr...
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