More than 20,000 Georgian citizens have travelled visa-free to EU
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Seventy-nine days on from the introduction of the visa-free regime between Georgia and European Union (EU) preliminary data is now rolling in.
Between March 28 and today, more than 20,000 citizens of Georgia have travelled visa-free in Schengen area and only a handful of people were denied entry at the border.
Georgian State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Victor Dolidze talked about these numbers today.
"We will have no three-month statistics until the end of June, but so far I only can say positive things about the numbers we have today”, Dolidze said.
He added that there were only a few people who were denied entry and the reason of such decisions were "technical circumstances” and improper documentation.
"The campaign we ran to raise awareness of the visa-free travel regulations turned out to be successful”, Dolidze said.
The regulation lifting visa requirements for Georgians entered into effect on March 28.
The Agenda.ge team was among the first travellers to cross the EU border visa-free. You can read our reportage on Georgia’s first visa-free voyage to the EU here.
One month on from the introduction of the visa-free regime between Georgia and the European Union (EU) unofficial preliminary data is now rolling in. Between March 28 and April 27, 11,700 citizens of Georgia travelled visa-free in Schengen area and only 26 people were denied entry at the border.
From now on, Georgian citizens no longer need a visa to travel to the Schengen Zone. The regulation lifting visa requirements for Georgians entered into effect today, Tuesday, March 28.
Georgia is taking steps to ensure its citizens do not violate EU visa-free travel rules as the visa-free regime for Georgian citizens to the European Union comes into force tomorrow.
Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze says that, first of all, the European Union (EU) visa waiver is a recognition of the efficacy of Georgia’s recent reforms and institutions.
Georgian citizens are being given an opportunity to travel to Montenegro without a visa from June 14 to October 31. The Georgian Foreign Ministry announced the news in a press release issued today.
Three months on from the introduction of the visa-free regime between Georgia and the European Union (EU) unofficial preliminary data is now rolling in.
Between March 28 and June 28, slightly more than 37,600 citizens of Georgia have travelled visa-free in Schengen area and only 0.3 percent or 113 people were denied entry at the border.
Georgia and Montenegro are considering abolishing visa requirements for each other’s citizens. Georgian Ambassador Zaza Kandelaki discussed this issue as he met with the leadership from Montenegro’s Foreign Ministry today.