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Our Global Community – Visa and Immigration Systems Failures

In a global community that still harbors the fragmented resentments and fears of past wars and Cold wars, the weary…

Biometric IDs A Step Toward EU – Ukraine Visa Simplicity

Biometric IDs in Ukraine appear to be on the way in. A draft law there providing for the creation of…

Albania Expands Free Visa Privileges

In news from Albania, the government there has temporarily lifted all visa requirements for travelers from Azerbaijan. For visits of…

Ukraine and Serbia Sign Visa Liberalization Agreement

Serbia and Ukraine yesterday formalized a visa liberalization agreement between the two countries, the ITAR-TASS news agency has reported. The…

Austria Agrees to Ease Visa Restrictions for Russian Travelers

Austrian visas are set to become much easier for Russian citizens to obtain after the country’s president agreed to ease…

Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina Get Free Visa Privileges

The EU has now granted fee visa privileges to Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina in an effort to spur democratic reforms and…

EU and Russia: Free Visa Talks at Standstill

Travel and tourism for Russia is up this year despite slow progress on the free visa issue. The EU's apparent…