Nevis and St. Kitts is the first of six countries to sign the agreement that they will not need visas to travel to several European countries! How nice that must be!

The ZIZ National Broadcasting Corporation of St. Kitts and Nevis as well as Carribbean 360 News reported that this Nevis Travel is Good News.

St. Kitts and Nevis’ high commissioner to the United Kingdom, his Excellency Dr. James e. Williams, said the name of the federation has once again been etched in the historical annals of time, with the signing in Brussels of the EU / St. Kitts.

This Nevis short-term visa waiver agreement was signed on November 12, 2008, at the headquarters of the directorate general in Brussels, Germany.

This Visa waiver will allow a new sense of justice, freedom and security.

According to the terms of the agreement, anyone who carries a valid St. Kitts and Nevis passport (normal, diplomatic, official etc.) will be able to travel to any European country without needing a visa.

Holders of valid passports from the EU countries concerned will likewise be able to travel to the federation without needing a visa, said high commissioner Williams, adding that the arrangement however does not apply to the United Kingdom and Ireland.

He also said that the short-term waiver allows persons concerned to stay for a maximum period of three months within a six month period following the date of first entry into the territory of each of the member states.

Schengen countries are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

“While it covers France and the Netherlands, it does not cover their dependent territories. This will be covered by a separate agreement. The short term visa waiver agreement does not cover persons entering the member states for the purpose of work,” he added.

The agreement is being handled in phases, the first of which includes not only St. Kitts and Nevis, but also Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Mauritius and the Seychelles.

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