Fail. Foreign Ministry Set Out to Negotiate Visa-Free Travel With Countries That Are Already Visa-Free
Who let the ministry down?
As reported by European Pravda, the Foreign Ministry drew up a five-year plan covering 14 countries with which the agency wants to abolish visas. The list includes: Guatemala, Grenada, Costa Rica, Mauritius, the Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Nauru, Palau, Peru, El Salvador, Samoa, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, Jamaica.
The publication even quoted the programme to confirm its authenticity: “Expanding the list of countries with a visa-free regime for holders of Ukrainian passports — is the key to opening the world for Ukrainians, raising respect for our citizen, and ensuring his rights.”
But it turned out to be an embarrassment. Traveller Artemiy Surin noticed that many countries on this list are already visa-free. These are — Guatemala, Costa Rica, Mauritius, Mongolia, Peru, El Salvador, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica.
Surin's point is confirmed by the list of entry rules for all countries of the world on the Foreign Ministry's own website and the Passport Index resource.
In total, Ukrainians currently have visa-free access to 92 countries, including the entire European Union except the United Kingdom and Ireland. Another 45 countries allow visas to be obtained easily upon arrival.
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