Starting from May 22, 2013 the consular establishments of Czech Republic are changing the visa policy towards the citizens of Ukraine. The Ukrainians who travel to Czech Republic with tourist and treatment aims will have an opportunity to get multiple visas instead single ones.

The Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych signed the Law On Ratification of the Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on Amendments to the Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union on Simplification of Visa Granting.

Ukraine highly estimates the Latvian role in the process of the ensuring of the constructive dialog with the EU.

The Russian Federation and the European Union have different visions regarding the future liberalization of the visa regime.

The visa center of the Italian Republic was opened in Lviv on March 11, 2013.

Member of the European Parliament Rebecca Harms says about the possibility of imposing of the visa sanctions against the representatives of the Ukrainian government.

The German government agreed with the idea of imposing the visa-free regime for the Russian officials.

The German government is going to veto Romania and Bulgaria's bid to join the Schengen Area.

The EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström presented the Action Plan on Visa Liberalisation with Georgia.

Germany is to request biometric data from Ukrainian applicants for long-term visas, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry’s press service reported.

European Commissioner Stefan Fule expressed his gratitude toward the decision of the Armenian government according to which citizens of the EU member countries will be able to visit Armenia without visas.

“FAKE asylum seekers”, warns a poster in Belgrade airport, “risk everything.” It is three years since Serbs, Macedonians and Montenegrins got the freedom to travel without a visa to Europe’s 26-member Schengen zone.

Issuance of biometric documents in Ukraine will begin after the completion of preparations, the State Migration Service of Ukraine press service informs.

China has decided to provide the Ukrainian citizens with a 72-hour visa-free transit in Beijing (China) from January 1, 2013, spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Oleksandr Dikusarov told a briefing.

The existing visa requirements for Russian and EU citizens are holding back the development of economic relations between Russia and the European Union, President Vladimir Putin said.

The European Parliament is ready to work on the simplification of the visa regime for Ukraine, Chair of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Elmar Brok has said.

The EU and Armenia signed on Monday a visa facilitation agreement at a ceremony that took place in Brussels.

The European Union has reaffirmed its intention to establish a visa-free regime with Ukraine.

Ukraine has substantially progressed in the direction of fulfillment of the first (legislative - Author) phase of the Action Plan on liberalization of the visa regime with the European Union.

Ukraine has substantially progressed in the direction of fulfillment of the first (legislative - Author) phase of the Action Plan on liberalization of the visa regime with the European Union.