The Belize authorities says it’ll proceed to advocate for the nation to be included amongst regional nations whose residents are allowed to journey to the Schengen Space in Europe visa-free.
Passports holders of Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Dominica, St Kitt-Nevis, and St Lucia are allowed to journey to the Schengen Space visa-free, which contains 27 European international locations.
However this is applicable solely to brief visits of as much as 90 days each 180-day interval.
Belizeans have needed to journey to Mexico in an effort to apply for a Schengen visa and International Affairs Minister, Francis Fonseca, says this is a matter he continues to boost with the Europeans.
“We haven’t let up on that subject. Even in some preliminary conferences that I’ve had with representatives of the EU and different establishments, we’re emphasising the significance of that subject to Belize.
“So no, we gained’t let up on that subject. Our Ambassador in Brussels has that cost as a precedence subject for us. So we are going to proceed to interact with them each alternative I get to talk with representatives of nations within the EU,” Fonseca mentioned.
He mentioned Belompan has raised the problem explaining to the Europeans how critically vital it’s for Belize.
“Subsequent week I’ve one other assembly with the EU….and I’ll convey that subject up once more. So we are going to proceed to work very aggressively on that subject.”
He mentioned one of many advantages of a visa-free programme is that it’s going to open learning alternatives for college kids.
“That’s completely one of many advantages of the visa programme and having that visa waiver. It presents so many alternatives. Training is one, clearly financial alternatives, as properly. There are such a lot of advantages to it. And we definitely hope that we are able to advance that subject and that Belize will probably be included if not this yr, subsequent yr. One thing we are going to proceed to work on,” Fonseca mentioned.
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