Visa liberalisation for holders of biometric passports issued by Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina

By a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, citizens holding a biometric passport issued by Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina are granted freedom from visa requirements in the Schengen area as from 15 December 2010.

• The duration of a visa-free stay is at most 90 days within a six-month period in the Schengen area.
• The visa requirement still applies to holders of a non-biometric passport.

Regulation

• Regulation (EU) No 1091/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 14 December 2010 (L329/1).

Enquiries

Counsellor Vesa Häkkinen, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 9 160 55219