Visa facilitation agreements

Visa facilitation agreements promote people-to-people contacts between EU citizens and the citizens of the non-EU parties to the agreement. The agreements facilitate the issuance of visas for short stays, no longer than 90 days of stay within a 180-day period.

Visa policy - Visa facilitation agreements(Link to another website.) (European Commission)

Albania

• Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (Link to another website.) (Opens New Window)(Official Journal of the European Union, 19 Dec. 2007, Nr. L 334/85)
• Agreements between the European Community and Albania have been in force from 1 January 2008.

Armenia

• Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (Link to another website.) (Opens New Window)(Official Journal of the European Union, 31 Oct. 2013 Nr. L 289/2)

• Information relating to the entry into force of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window) (Official Journal of the European Union, 13 Dec. 2013 Nr. L 334/1)
• An agreement between the European Community and Armenia has been in force from 1 January 2014.

Azerbaijan

• Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window) (30.4.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 128/49)

• An agreement between the European Community and Azerbaijan has been in force from 1 September 2014.

Belarus

• Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus on the facilitation of the issuance of visas(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window) (Official Journal of the European Union, 9 Jun 2020, Nr L 180/3)

• The Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Belarus on the facilitation of the issuance of visas has been partially suspended (Council Decision (EU) 2021/1940 of 9 November 2021). The suspension is applied to members of a Belarusian official delegation who is to participate in official meetings, negotiations or events held in the territory of one of the Member States. In addition, the suspension is applied to members of national or regional Government or Parliament of Belarus as well as members of the Constitutional or Supreme Court of Belarus while exercising their duties.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of the issuance of visas(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window) (Official Journal of the European Union, 19 Dec. 2007, Nr. L 334/97)
• Agreements between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina have been in force from 1 January 2008.

Cape Verde

• Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issueance of visas (Opens New Window) (Official Journal of the European Union 321, 7 Nov.2014)
• Agreement between the European Community and Cape Verde have been in force from 1 December 2014.
• Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cabo Verde amending the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union(Link to another website.) (Official Journal of the European Union L 371/5)

Georgia

• Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (Link to another website.) (Opens New Window)(Official Journal of the European Union, 25 February 2011, Nr. L 52/34)
• An agreement between the European Community and Georgia has been in force from 1 March 2011. 

Moldova

• Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (Link to another website.) (Opens New Window)(Official Journal of the European Union, 19 Dec. 2007, Nr. L 334/169)
  
  Agreements between the European Community and Moldova have been in force from 1 January 2008.

• Amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance of visas(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window) (01/07/2013).
• Visa requirement does not concern biometric, Ordinary passports from 28 April 2014: Regulation (EU) No 259/2014(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window)

Montenegro

• Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of the issuance of visas(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window) (Official Journal of the European Union, 19 Dec. 2007, Nr. L 334/109)
• Agreements between the European Community and Montenegro have been in force from 1 January 2008.

North Macedonia

• Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window) (Official Journal of the European Union, 19 Dec. 2007, Nr. L 334/125)
• Agreements between the European Community and Macedonia have been in force from 1 January 2008.

Russian Federation  

• Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window) (Official Journal of the European Union, 17 May 2007, Nr. L 129/27) 
• An agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation has been in force from 1 June 2007.

• On 9 September 2022, the Council of the European Union decided to suspend the application of the visa facilitation agreement between the EU and Russia as of 12 September 2022. 

Serbia

• Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (Link to another website.) (Opens New Window)(Official Journal of the European Union, 19 Dec. 2007, Nr. L 334/137)
• Agreements between the European Community and Serbia have been in force from 1 January 2008.

Ukraine

• Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window) (1 January 2008) and A(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window)mendments(Link to another website.) (Opens New Window) (1 July 2013).