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 facilitation agreements (European Commission)

Albania

• Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (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 (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 (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 (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 (Official Journal of the European Union, 9 Jun 2020, Nr L 180/3)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (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 (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.

Georgia

• Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (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. 

Macedonia

• Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (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.

Moldova

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

Montenegro

• Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (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.

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 (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.

Serbia

• Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (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 (1 January 2008) and Amendments (1 July 2013).