Agreement on simplification of visa regime with the EU will be signed in November
The agreement between Azerbaijan and the EU on visa regime to be signed in November this year in Vilnius at the summit of the "Eastern Partnership", according to the head of the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan, Roland Kobia.
Visa facilitation is to reduce the list of documents to obtain a visa, the possibility of multiple-entry visas, reducing the cost of visas for certain categories of persons. In particular, for the citizens of Azerbaijan, the price drops by half from the current 60 euros, and the students will be exempted from paying the fee for the visa.
The signing of agreements on visa facilitation and readmission (return of illegal immigrants) is part of the initiatives under the "Eastern Partnership". -06C-
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