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Frontex reports drop in arrivals to the EU on the main migratory routes
In January, there were nearly 8000 detections of illegal border crossings on the three main migratory routes into the EU, according to the European border agency … Read more...
Belarus opens visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries
Decree “On establishment of visa-free entry and exit of foreign nationals” by the President of Belarus Alexandr Lukashenko has entered into force on February, 12, … Read more...
RFERL reporter: visa waiver for Georgia to enter into force in March, Ukraine in June
Journalist Rikard Jozwiak focusing on the procedure of visa liberalization for Ukraine and Georgia claims that visa waiver for Ukraine will enter into force on June, 12 … Read more...
Suspension mechanism and visa waiver for Georgia to be adopted on February, 27, trilogue on Ukraine starts next day – journalist
Coreper will approve visa liberalisation for Georgia and suspension mechanism on the 22nd of February, and Council of the EU will adopt the decisions on the 27th of … Read more...
Russia to enforce border zone regime at Belarusian-Russian border
Russia is going to enforce the border zone regime at the Belarusian-Russian border, BelTA has learned. Border zone regulations will be enforced at the … Read more...
Georgia visa waiver approved by Parliament
Georgian citizens will be able to enter the Schengen area without a visa for short stays, under a new law passed by Parliament on Thursday. The legislation still needs … Read more...
European Union provides equipment worth over 9.5 million GEL to improve security along the Georgian-Turkish border
Today European Commission Director-General for EU Neighbourhood & Enlargement Christian Danielsson handed over border surveillance equipment worth over … Read more...
Trump’s immigration decree means new visa renewal procedure for citizens of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and others
The U.S. Embassy in Minsk has announced a change to visa processing procedures after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a controversial executive order pertaining to … Read more...
Belarus, Russia to work out joint migration policy recommendations
Belarus and Russia will develop joint migration policy recommendations, Aleksei Begun, the head of the Citizenship and Migration Department at the Interior Ministry of … Read more...
World Tourism Organization welcomes 5-day visa-free policy by Belarus to citizens of 80 states
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has expressed its full support to the decision of the Government of Belarus to launch the 5-day visa-free policy that will … Read more...
