1. Exemption from the visa requirement in accordance with Article 4(1)

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1 1. Exemption from the visa requirement in accordance with Article 4(1) 1.1. The visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, service/official or special passports: States = visa exempted AFGHANTAN AFGHANTAN AFGHANTAN ALGERIA ALGERIA ALGERIA ANGOLA ANGOLA ANGOLA ARMENIA (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) ARMENIA ARMENIA AZERBAIJAN (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (8) AZERBAIJAN (7)(8) AZERBAIJAN BAAIN BAAIN BAAIN BANGLASH BANGLASH BANGLASH Page 1

2 BARUS (3) (3) BARUS (3) BARUS BIZE BIZE BIZE BENIN BENIN BENIN BTAN BTAN BTAN BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOLIVIA BOTSWANA BOTSWANA BOTSWANA BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO BURKINA FASO BURUNDI BURUNDI BURUNDI CAMBODIA CAMBODIA CAMBODIA CAMEON CAMEON CAMEON Page 2

3 CAPE VER (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) CAPE VER (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) CAPE VER CENTRAL AICAN REPUBLIC CENTRAL AICAN REPUBLIC CENTRAL AICAN REPUBLIC AD AD AD INA (PR) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) INA (PR) (3) INA (PR) COMOS COMOS COMOS CONGO (5) CONGO CONGO CONGO (MOCRIC REPUBLIC OF) CONGO (MOCRIC REPUBLIC OF) CONGO (MOCRIC REPUBLIC OF) COTE D IVOIRE COTE D IVOIRE COTE D IVOIRE CUBA CUBA CUBA Page 3

4 DJIBOUTI DJIBOUTI DJIBOUTI DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR ECUADOR ECUADOR EGY EGY EGY EQUORIAL GUINEA EQUORIAL GUINEA EQUORIAL GUINEA ERREA ERREA ERREA ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA ETHIOPIA JI JI JI GABON GABON GABON GAMBIA GAMBIA GAMBIA GHANA GHANA GHANA GUINEA GUINEA GUINEA Page 4

5 GUINEA-BSAU GUINEA-BSAU GUINEA-BSAU GUYANA GUYANA GUYANA HAI HAI HAI INDIA INDIA INDIA INDONIA (3) (3) INDONIA (3) (3) INDONIA IRAN (3) IRAN (3) IRAN IRAQ IRAQ IRAQ JAMAICA JAMAICA JAMAICA JORDAN JORDAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KAZAKHSTAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KENYA KENYA Page 5

6 KOREA (RTH) KOREA (RTH) KOREA (RTH) KUWA KUWA KUWA KYRGYZSTAN KYRGYZSTAN KYRGYZSTAN LAOS LAOS LAOS LEBAN LEBAN LEBAN LOTHO LOTHO LOTHO LIBERIA LIBERIA LIBERIA LIBYA LIBYA LIBYA MALAWI MALAWI MALAWI MALDIV MALDIV MALDIV MALI MALI MALI MAURANIA MAURANIA MAURANIA Page 6

7 MONGOLIA (7) (7) MONGOLIA (3) MONGOLIA MOCCO MOCCO MOCCO (4) MOZAMBIQUE MOZAMBIQUE MOZAMBIQUE MYANMAR MYANMAR MYANMAR NAMIBIA NAMIBIA NAMIBIA NAURU NAURU NAURU NEPAL NEPAL NEPAL NIGER NIGER NIGER NIGERIA NIGERIA NIGERIA OMAN OMAN OMAN PAKTAN (6) PAKTAN (3) PAKTAN PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAPUA NEW GUINEA PAPUA NEW GUINEA Page 7

8 PHILIPPIN (12) PHILIPPIN (12) PHILIPPIN QAR (7) QAR (7) QAR (7) RUSA (2) (2) (2) (9) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (10) Yes (11) RUSA RUSA RWANDA RWANDA RWANDA SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI ARABIA NEGAL NEGAL NEGAL ERRA LEONE ERRA LEONE ERRA LEONE SOMALIA SOMALIA SOMALIA SOUTH AICA SOUTH AICA SOUTH AICA SOUTH SUDAN SOUTH SUDAN SOUTH SUDAN SRI LANKA SRI LANKA SRI LANKA Page 8

9 SUDAN SUDAN SUDAN SURINAME SURINAME SURINAME SWAZILAND SWAZILAND SWAZILAND SYRIA SYRIA SYRIA TAJIKTAN TAJIKTAN TAJIKTAN TANZANIA TANZANIA TANZANIA THAILAND THAILAND THAILAND TOGO TOGO TOGO TUNIA TUNIA TUNIA TURKEY TURKEY (3) TURKEY TURKMENTAN TURKMENTAN TURKMENTAN Page 9

10 UGANDA UGANDA UGANDA UZBEKTAN UZBEKTAN UZBEKTAN VIETNAM (13) VIETNAM VIETNAM YEMEN YEMEN YEMEN ZAMBIA ZAMBIA ZAMBIA ZIMBABWE ZIMBABWE ZIMBABWE Page 10

11 Entities and territorial authorities that are not recognised as States by at least one Member State, and other special cases = visa exempted Entities PAINIAN AUTHORY PAINIAN AUTHORY PAINIAN AUTHORY KOSOVO KOSOVO KOSOVO HOLY S HOLY S SOVEREIGN MILARY OF MAA SOVEREIGN MILARY OF MAA ORR ORR Comments (1.1.1 and 1.1.2): (1) Benelux: In application of the Convention of 11 April 1960, and in particular Article 3 thereof, the Benelux countries have a harmonised policy on short-stay visas for third countries. (2) In compliance with the Agreements between the European Community and the following countries: Russia (OJ L 129, , p. 27); Armenia (OJ L 289, , p. 2); Azerbaijan (OJ L 128, , p 49); Republic of Cape Verde (OJ L 282, , p. 3 12); People's Republic of China (OJL 318, , p 1). (3) Up to 30 days stay. (4) The exemption of holders of special passports is applied by Belgium and Luxembourg only. (5) The exemption from the visa obligation for holders of diplomatic passports from Congo only concerns secured travel documents. (6) The exemption from the visa requirement for holders of diplomatic passports from Pakistan is suspended. (7) Only for biometric passports. (8) In compliance with bilateral Agreement between Switzerland and the Republic of Azerbaijan on the facilitation of the issuance of visas. The agreement entered into force on 1 April (9) In compliance with bilateral Agreement between Denmark and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas. The agreement entered into force on 1 October (10) In compliance with bilateral Agreement between Norway and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas. The agreement entered into force on 1 December (11) In compliance with bilateral Agreement between Switzerland and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas. The agreement entered into force on 1 February In compliance with bilateral Agreement between Liechtenstein and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas. The agreement entered into force on 1 April (12) Up to 21 days stay. Page 11

12 (13) The exemption from the visa requirement for holders of diplomatic passports from Vientnam is suspended Visa exemptions for other categories mentioned in Article 4(1): Civilian air crew members Civilian air crew members are, in principle, exempted from the visa requirement by the Member States if they hold licences and certificates within the meaning of Annexes 1 to 9 to the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation. However, the visa requirement is maintained: - by France for crew members who are nationals of countries who are non-signatories of the Chicago Convention. - by Croatia for nationals of a third country listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) N 539/2011 Comment by Germany: (1) Civilian flight personnel who are in possession of flight crew identity documents shall be exempted from the visa requirement for the purposes of: 1. staying only at the airport at which the aircraft stops over or ends its flight, 2. staying only in the area of a municipality situated in the vicinity of the airport or, 3. transferring to another airport. (2) Civilian flight personnel who are not in possession of flight crew identity documents may be exempted from the visa requirement for the purposes of a stay as specified in sub-section 1, provided that they meet passport requirements. The competent bodies shall be the authorities charged with policing cross-border traffic. A laissez-passer shall be issued to confirm the exemption. Comment by Croatia: (1) Civilian air crew members, who are nationals of Russia, Ukraine and Turkey are exempted from the visa requirement, provided that they are in possession of flight crew identity documents; (2) Civilian air crew members may be exempted from the visa requirement for the purpose of staying only in the area of a municipality situated in the vicinity of the airport provided that they meet passport requirements and are in possession of flight crew identity documents. A permission to stay shall be issued by authorities competent for border control to confirm the exemption. The permission is issued in the first airport of arrival of the aircraft and is valid for all notified airports in Croatia, for a period of maximum 90 days. Civilian sea crew members may be exempted from the visa requirement by the Member States if they hold seafarer s identity documents issued in accordance with the International Labour Organisation Conventions (No 108 of 1958 and No 185 of 2003) or the IMO London Convention of 9 April 1965 (FAL) on the facilitation of international maritime traffic. In practice: in the case of shore leave: the exemption is applied to crew members with the exception of Sweden, Germany and Croatia in the case of the performance of their duties: the visa requirement is maintained for crew members by all States with the exception of Norway, Iceland, Malta and Denmark. Comment by Norway: Holders of a Philippine Seafarer s Identification and Record Bo and/or a Philippine national passport are exempted from the visa requirement (see the shipping agreement of October 1999 between the Philippines and Norway). The holder must produce written confirmation from the shipowner or the shipowner s representative that the holder is to take up a post on a ship in a Norwegian port. Comment by Germany: (1) Civilian shipping personnel shall be exempted from the visa requirement for the purposes of entry into and stays in Germany with regard to: 1. pilots practising their occupation pursuant to Section 1 of the Sea Pilotage Act who are able to identify themselves by means of official papers detailing their identity and their capacity as a pilot, 2. third country nationals who: a) hold a German Seaman's Registration Bo, b) are nationals of a state specified in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 and hold a passport or passport substitute issued by the state concerned and c) stay on board ship or in Germany solely as a civilian member of the personnel on a ship which is entitled to fly the flag of Germany. (2) Civilian shipping personnel of ships navigating in maritime or coastal waters or on the Rhine who do not fall under the category of personnel defined in sub-section (1) may be exempted from the visa requirement for stays in port during the ship's lay days, provided that they meet passport requirements. The competent bodies shall be the authorities charged with policing cross-border traffic. A laissez-passer shall be issued to confirm the exemption. (3) Civilian shipping personnel within the meaning of the above sub-sections are the captain of a ship, the members of the crew who have been signed on and are entered in the crew list, and any other persons empoyed on board who are entered in a crew list. Comment by Croatia: (1) Holders of Ukrainian Seaman s Bo and/or an Ukrainian national passport are exempted from the visa requirement provided that they are listed as crew members; (2) Holders of Russian Seaman s passport (Seaman s identity card) and/or a Russian national passport are exempted from the visa requirement provided that they are listed as crew members; (3) Holders of a Turkish ordinary passport are exempted from the visa requirement provided that they are listed as crew members; (4) Civilian sea crew members may be exempted from the visa requirement for stays in port or in the area of a municipality situated in the Page 12

13 (4) Civilian sea crew members may be exempted from the visa requirement for stays in port or in the area of a municipality situated in the vicinity of the border crossing point or port, provided that they meet passport requirements, prove their professional status and are listed as crew members. A permission to stay shall be issued by authorities competent for border control to confirm the exemption. The permission may be valid for all notified ports of entry in Croatia during the stay of ship in the port, for a period of maximum 90 days Civilian crew members on international inland waterways The Rhine: Belgium, France, Luxembourg,the Netherlands and Switzerland exempt civilian crew members on the Rhine from the visa requirement provided they hold a travel document containing a trilingual stamp or comment identifying them as Rhine boatmen in accordance with the resolutions of the Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine. The Danube: Austria exempt civilian crew members on the Danube from the visa requirement provided they hold a document identifying them as Danube boatmen and they are on the crew list. The exemption from the visa requirement is valid only for the duration of the transit, provided the ship s crew do not leave the ship or the port. Comment by Germany: (1) Germany exempts from the visa requirement third country nationals who: 1. are employed on a ship operated on the Rhine and Danube river systems, including the Main-Danube canal, by a company headquartered abroad; 2. are entered in the crew list of that ship; and 3. possess a foreign passport or passport substitute specifying their capacity as a Rhine boatman or inland waterway identity documents shall be exempted from the visa requirement for the purposes of entry into Germany and for stays in Germany of up to three months within a twelve-month period following their first entry into Germany. (2) The exemption pursuant to sub-section 1 shall apply to entry into Germany and: 1. stays on board, 2. stays in the area of a dock in which the ship is berthed and a municipality in the vicinity and 3. journeys via the shortest route between the border crossing point and the location at which the ship is berthed or between locations at which ships are berthed in connection with the cross-border transportation of persons or goods and, for the purposes of the onward transportation of such persons or goods, on the Danube river system. (3) Sub-sections 1 and 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to dependents entered in inland waterway identity documents Flight crew and attendants on emergency or rescue flights and other helpers in the event of a disaster or accident (1) Hungary and Sweden exempt persons in this category from the visa requirement. (2) Austria exempts persons in this category from the visa requirement, for the duration of the transit. (3) Croatia exempts persons in this category from the visa requirement if they are nationals of the Russian Federation, Ukraine and the Republic of Turkey. Page 13

14 BNL Holders of travel documents issued by intergovernemental organisations = Exemption from the visa requirement for officials of certain missing information Organisations Conditions United Nations And only in combination with a national passport/other namely certificatetr avellng in the service (1) North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Customs Cooperation Council Council of Europe And only in combination with a national passport/other namely And only in combination with a national passport/other namely military ID card Order for transfer ID and moveme nt order ID and Order for moveme transfer nt order (2) Leave Order Comments United Nations And only in combination with a national passport/other namely (1) Norway waives the visa requirement for the following persons and their spouse/cohabitant and dependent children: (a) representatives to the UN; (b) civil servants with a permanent post with the UN or in a UN special organisation; (c) judges at the International Court or civil servants in the Court s secretariat; (d) other persons acting for a special organisation of the UN or the Court; (e) foreigners with a UN laissez-passer (issued in accordance with the special agreement with the UN). (3) Applies to holders of laissez-passer issued by the Council of Europe in conjunction with valid passport when entering on official business North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (2) The ID-card is recognised as a travel document and visa free if together with individual or collectiv travel order, and the ID-card must be issued by the authorities in the sending state or and contain photo, name, date of birth, degree or Page 14