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    EU VISA FACILITATION AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR ARMENIA

    ARMRADIO.AM
    14:35 12.11.20120

    On 12 November 2012, the EU Advisory Group, in cooperation with the EU
    Delegation to Armenia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia,
    conducted a seminar entitled "EU Visa Facilitation for Armenia". The
    purpose of the seminar was to inform media representatives and selected
    civil society organizations about the benefits for Armenian citizens
    from the up-coming EU Visa Facilitation Agreement.

    The EU and Armenia initialled the Visa Facilitation Agreement on
    18 October 2012 in Brussels. This agreement typically provides
    procedural facilitations for nationals of specific country without
    altering the conditions for issuing visas (i.e. the visa applicant
    must still satisfy the entry conditions).

    The Head of EU Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
    Armenia emphasized the importance of VFA in the overall context of
    EU-Armenia relations noting that it will pave the way towards enhanced
    people to people contacts. He also noted that a dialogue on the visa
    liberalization for the Armenian citizens will follow the successful
    implementation of the Agreement.

    "We welcome the substantial progress in the negotiations on the
    Visa Facilitation Agreement. Easier access to visas will improve
    cooperation and exchanges between EU and Armenia," stressed the Head
    of EU Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Traian Hristea, noting the
    importance of effectively implementing the agreement.

    Visa facilitation between the EU and Armenia would entail the
    simplification of documentary evidence in support of the visa
    application, reducing the visa fee to 35 Euro and waiving it for
    specific categories of travellers, reduced processing time of all
    visa applications and the possibility of issuing multiple-entry visas
    with a long period of validity. The eligible categories of travellers
    include journalists, students, participants in cultural, artistic and
    sport exchanges, civil society organizations and persons travelling
    for medical reasons and others. The Visa Facilitation Agreement does
    not regulate conditions related to biometric passports.

    The seminar also touched upon the links between the Visa Facilitation
    Agreement with the closely related EU Readmission Agreement and the
    role of the EU Schengen Consulates in the implementation of the Visa
    Facilitation Agreement.

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