Schengen Visas Facilitation Agreements
Albania
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of the issuance of visas, which came into force as of 1 January 2008, determines the application fee at 35 EUR, shortens the visa application processing period, regulates exemptions from visa fees and simplifies terms and conditions for issue of visas to specific categories of people. The agreement does not regulate the terms and conditions of stay over 90 days, which remain to be regulated by national legislation.
Armenia
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas, which came into force as of the 1st January 2014, determines the application fee at 35 EUR, shortens the visa application processing period, regulates exemptions from visa fees and simplifies conditions for issuance of visas to specific categories of persons. The Agreement regulates the issuance of visas for an intended stay of no more than 90 days per period of 180 days; the terms and conditions for stays over 90 days remain to be regulated by national legislation.
Azerbaijan
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas, which came into force as of the 1st September 2014, determines the application fee at 35 EUR, shortens the visa application processing period, regulates exemptions from visa fees and simplifies conditions for issuance of visas to specific categories of persons. The Agreement regulates the issuance of visas for an intended stay of no more than 90 days per period of 180 days; the terms and conditions for stays over 90 days remain to be regulated by national legislation.
Belarus
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Belarus on the facilitation of the issuance
of visas, which came into force on 1 Julyy 2020, sets the application fee at 35 EUR, shortens the visa application processing period, regulates exemptions from visa fees and simplifies terms and conditions for issue of visas to specific categories of people. On the other hand, the agreement does not regulate the terms and conditions of stay over 90 days, which remain to be regulated by national legislation.
Text of the Agreement (PDF, 2 MB)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of the issuance
of visas, which came into force as of 1 January 2008, determines the application fee at 35 EUR, shortens the visa application processing period, regulates exemptions from visa fees and simplifies terms and conditions for issue of visas to specific categories of people. On the other hand, the agreement does not regulate the terms and conditions of stay over 90 days, which remain to be regulated by national legislation.
Cape Verde
Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of the Republic of Cape Verde and of the European Union, which came into force as of the 1st December 2014, regulates exemptions from visa fees and simplifies conditions for issuance of multiple-entry visas to specific categories of persons. The Agreement regulates the issuance of visas for an intended stay of no more than 90 days per period of 180 days; the terms and conditions for stays over 90 days remain to be regulated by national legislation.
Text of the Agreement (PDF, 4 MB)
Georgia
Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas, which came into force as of 1 March 2011. The purpose of this Agreement is to facilitate the issuance of visas for an intended stay of no more than 90 days per period of 180 days to the citizens of Georgia.This Agreement regulates exemptions from visa fees and simplifies terms and conditions for issuing of visas to specific categories of people, determines the application fee at 35 EUR, shortens the visa application processing period.The Agreement does not regulate the terms and conditions of stay over 90 days, which remain to be regulated by national legislation.
Moldova
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance
of visa, which came into force on 1 January 2008, determines the application fee at 35 EUR, shortens the visa application processing period, regulates exemptions from visa fees and simplifies terms and conditions for issue of visas to specific categories of people. The agreement does not regulate the terms and conditions of stay over 90 days, which remain to be regulated by national legislation.
AGREEMENT between the European Union and the Republic of Moldova amending the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on the facilitation of the issuance of visa, which came into force on 1 July 2013. The Agreement further simplifies the terms and conditions of visa issuance to the specific categories of people.
Montenegro
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of the issuance
of visas, which came into force on 1 January 2008, determines the application fee at 35 EUR, shortens the visa application processing period, regulates exemptions from visa fees and simplifies terms and conditions for issue of visas to specific categories of people. The agreement does not regulate the terms and conditions of stay over 90 days, which remain to be regulated by national legislation.
North Macedonia
Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the facilitation
of the issuance of visas, which came into force as of 1 January 2008, determines the application fee at 35 EUR, shortens the visa application processing period, regulates exemptions from visa fees and simplifies terms and conditions for issue of visas to specific categories of people. On the other hand, the agreement does not regulate the terms and conditions of stay over 90 days, which remain to be regulated by national legislation.
Russia - SUSPENDED
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, which came into force on 1 June 2007, determines the application fee at 35 EUR, shortens the visa application processing period, regulates exemptions from visa fees and simplifies terms and conditions for issue of visas to specific categories of people. The agreement does not regulate the terms and conditions of stay over 90 days, which remain to be regulated by national legislation.
Serbia
Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of the issuance
of visas, which came into force as of 1 January 2008, determines the application fee at 35 EUR shortens the visa application processing period, regulates exemptions from visa fees and simplifies terms and conditions for issue of visas to specific categories of people. The agreement does not regulate the terms and conditions of stay over 90 days, which remain to be regulated by national legislation.
Ukraine
Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas, which came into force on 1 January 2008, determines the application fee at 35 EUR, shortens the visa application processing period, regulates exemptions from visa fees and simplifies terms and conditions for issue of visas to specific categories of people. The agreement does not regulate the terms and conditions of stay over 90 days, which remain to be regulated by national legislation.
Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine amending the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on the facilitation of the issuance of visas came into force on 1 July 2013. The Agreement further simplifies the terms and conditions of visa issuance to the specific categories of people.
