Georgian Gov’t issues ID cards to simplify Visa Liberalisation
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The Georgian Government is continuing to issue new identity documents to make it easier for Georgians to travel to EU countries.
The Ministry of Justice are continuing to roll out the Visa liberalisation process.
The Ministry said issuing free Identification Documents (IDs) and Electronic Identity Cards (EICs) will also ensure election lists are relevant and up-to-date ahead of the next election planned for spring this year.
From January 24 to Feb 24, free IDs will be issued to Georgian citizens aged 17 to 21 and all former inmates. These residents will also get an EIC.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs believed the EIC database will make regulating and monitoring migration easier. The regulation of migration is one of the most important conditions for visa liberalisation.
Currently 953, 228 adult Georgian citizens have EICs.
The EIC is a government-issued identity card for online and offline identification
Easing visa regulations for Georgians and European Union (EU) countries is on the agenda for a meeting between Georgian and EU officials in Brussels.
Georgia is moving one step closer to Europe as it looks to enter the second phase of the Visa Liberalisation Action Plan (VLAP).
Travelling to many European nations is set to get easier as Georgia looks to enter the second phase of the Visa Liberalisation Action Plan (VLAP).
A top Georgian leader assumes but cannot guarantee Georgians will enjoy visa-free travel to countries in the Schengen area by 2016.
Travelling to European Union member countries could be possible for Georgian citizens from 2016, the authorities have announced.
Georgia is one step closer to gaining visa-free travel to the European Union (EU) after implementing 100 high level changes in the past year.
Georgian citizens are one step closer to travelling visa free to European Union (EU) states as the country has successfully completed the first phase of the visa liberalisation process and moved onto the next step.
Georgia’s State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Alex Petriashvili believes the Georgian side expects it could be possible for Georgian citizens to travel to European Union (EU) member countries visa free after the Eastern Partnership Summit (EaP) in Riga next spring.
The European Union’s Foreign Affairs Ministers have reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to the shared objective of visa free travel for Georgian citizens and welcomed the country’s progress as it implements the Visa Liberalisation Action Plan (VLAP).
The Georgian Government is offering citizens the chance to obtain an identification (ID) card for free in a bid to ensure all citizens are on the electoral role.