According to Kosovo’s President, Vjosa Osmani, any suspension of Kosovo’s visa-free access to the EU would effectively put an end to negotiations with Serbia. She conveyed this emotion to reporters, highlighting the fact that such actions are not in the best interests of the populace. Osmani’s remarks were sparked by [...]
According to Schengen Statistics, until a visa facilitation agreement was implemented in 2013, inhabitants of Ukraine and Moldova had to pay considerable fees for visa applications. According to the figures, 3.7 million visa applications cost Ukrainians a total of €285 million between 2009 and 2013, when the visa facilitation agreement [...]
German officials have revealed that last year, their visa offices in overseas missions were among the busiest for issuing visas for spouse reunification. According to the German Federal Foreign Office, 71,129 visas for spouse reunification were granted to foreigners in total in 2022, an increase over the previous year. Data [...]
In order to improve border security, the Federal Council intends to contribute €300 million to the Schengen Funds. Switzerland will receive roughly CHF 50 million as part of this plan from the fund to assist domestic measures. An official statement from the Federal Council’s fund for national initiatives served as [...]
The majority of visa requests have come from citizens of Turkey, Russia, and India, while Kosovo nationals stand out as the top nation for visa requests per person. Out of every 100,000 residents of Kosovo, 6,891 have sought for visas. Approximately every 2,126th person in Kosovo’s 1.7 million inhabitants requested [...]
Hungary has lately received the support of the Russian Federation’s tourism agency as a viable choice for Russian citizens seeking a Schengen visa. They would be allowed to travel around Europe with this visa, especially when certain nations are not giving travel documents as a result of the military crisis [...]
According to the festival’s organizers, this year’s Sziget Festival in Hungary attracted almost 420,000 visitors. This amount was more than 30,000 less than what was recorded last year. According to the website About Hungary run by the international communication office of the Hungarian Prime Minister, the event last year, which [...]
The Belizean government has announced continued initiatives to simplify procedures for residents applying for Schengen visas. The government is aggressively seeking the support of EU member states and is dedicated to pursuing a visa-free travel deal with the EU. Eamon Courtenay, Belize’s minister of foreign affairs, is quoted by BBN [...]
More than 132,000 people obtained citizenship between 2011 and 2019 as a result of residency and citizenship investment programs offered by various European countries, including Portugal, Greece, Italy, and Spain. These conclusions are based on a recent Biz News story that emphasizes that the difficulty of obtaining visas through these [...]
A joint delegation from the Netherlands and Austria will assess Bulgaria’s compliance with the requirements for admission to the EU’s Schengen Zone in September of this year. Following consultations with the European Commissioner for the Interior, Ylva Johansson, and the Dutch Minister of Migration, Eric van der Burgh, the Bulgarian [...]