ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda authorities says representatives from a number of nations, together with Afghanistan, North Korea, and Taiwan, will want a visa to enter the nation to attend the 55thregular session of the Group of American States (OAS) later this month.
A press release from the Ministry of Overseas Affairs introduced that it’s informing all vacationers and airways of the federal government’s “up to date coverage on entry necessities” relating to the OAS assembly scheduled for June 25-27.
It mentioned that each one diplomatic and official passport holders of all nations besides Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, North Korea, and Taiwan “are permitted visa-free entry” into the nation for official enterprise.
“It’s urging passport holders from the affected nations to use for the right visa, additionally noting that “duly accredited contributors from OAS Member and Observer States are permitted visa-free entry into Antigua and Barbuda throughout the interval June 20-30.
“That is to facilitate their attendance on the fifty fifth OAS Normal Meeting. Proof of accreditation (OAS Registration Affirmation letter) should even be introduced to airline flight representatives earlier than boarding to be eligible for this facility,” the ministry mentioned.
It acknowledged that the advisory is primarily supposed for steering on the OAS Normal Meeting.
This would be the first time the area has hosted the OAS Normal Meeting because the Dominican Republic hosted it in 2016 and the primary time an English-speaking Caribbean nation has hosted it since Barbados in 2002.