Commission communication pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 2317/95 of 25 September 1995 determining the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of the Member States
Date: 1998-04-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: admission of aliens, approximation of policies, foreign national, frontier, third country

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Commission  communication  pursuant  to  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2317/95  of  25  September
1995  determining  the  third  countries  whose  nationals  must  be  in  possession  of  visas  when
crossing  the  external  borders  of  the  Member  States (˛)

(98/C  101/03)

Update  and  revision  of  information  published  on  14  June  1997  pursuant  to  Articles  2  and  4  of
Regulation  (EC)  No  2317/95  -  Information  provided  by  the  Member  States  as  at  5  February
1998

A.1.(cid:217)Inventory  of  visa  regimes  applied  to  countries  not  featured  on  the  common  list  annexed  to
Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  2317/95 (ˇ)

Third  countries

BNL(*) DK

Antigua  and  Barbuda

V

V

Australia

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Bolivia

Bosnia(cid:220)Herzegovina

Botswann

Brazil

Brunei

Chile

Colombia

Costa  Rica

Croatia

Dominica

Ecuador

El  Salvador

Estonia

Grenada

Guatemala

Honduras

Israel

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

D

V

V

V

V

V

V

E

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

EL

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V(cid:216)(b)

F

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

IRL

V

I

V

A

V

P

V

FIN

V

S

V

UK

V(cid:216)(f)

V V(cid:216)(a) V

V(cid:216)(c) V(cid:216)(a) V

V

V

V

V

V

V(cid:216)(a) V

V

V

V

V(cid:216)(c) V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V(cid:216)(e) V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V(cid:216)(b)

V

V(cid:216)(d)

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V(cid:216)(d)

V

V

V

V V(cid:216)(c) V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

(˛) OJ  L  234,  3.10.1995,  p.  1.
(ˇ) "V’  whose  nationals  are  subject  to  visa  requirements  by  one  or  more  Member  States  (Article  2(1)).

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Third  countries

BNL(*) DK

D

EL

Jamaica

Kenya

Kiribati

Latvia

Lesotho

Lithuania

Malawi

Malaysia

Marshall  Islands

Micronesia

Namibia

Nauru

Nicaragua

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

++

V

V

V

V

V

V

Northern  Marianas

V

V

E

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

F

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

IRL

I

A

V

V

V

V

V

P

V

V

V

V(cid:216)(c) V(cid:216)(a) V

V(cid:216)(c) V

V

V(cid:216)(c) V(cid:216)(a) V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V(cid:216)(c)

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

Panama

Paraguay

Poland

Seychelles

Singapore

Solomon  Islands

South  Africa

St  Kitts(cid:216)&(cid:216)Nevis

St  Lucia

St  Vincent  and
Grenadines

Swaziland

Tonga

Trinidad  and  Tobago

Trust  Territory  of  the
Pacific  Islands  (Palau)

V(cid:216)(b)

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V V(a) V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V V(cid:216)(a) V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V(cid:216)(c) V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V V(cid:216)(a) V

V

V

V

V

V

V

FIN

S

UK

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

Tuvalu

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

United  States
of  America

V(cid:216)(d)

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Third  countries

BNL(*) DK

Vanuatu

Vatican  State

Venezuela

Western  Samoa

Zimbabwe

V

V

V

V

V

V

D

V

⁄

V

V

EL

V

V

V

V

E

V

V

V

F

V

V

V

V

IRL

V

I

V

A

V

P

V

FIN

V

S

V

UK

V

V(cid:216)(f) V

V(cid:216)(c) V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

(*) Note:  In  application  of  the  Convention  of  20  April  1960,  and  in  particular  Article  3,  the  countries  of  Benelux  have  a

harmonised  policy  in  relation  to  short(cid:220)stay  visas  for  third  countries.

Further  information:

(a)(cid:217)Austria:  For  Bosnia(cid:220)Herzegovina,  Latvia  and  Lithuania:  holders  of  diplomatic  passports  are  exempt.  For  Bahamas,
Barbados,  Seychelles,  South  Africa,  Trinidad  and  Tobago:  holders  of  diplomatic  passports  or  official  duty  passports
are  exempt.

(b) Greece:  Requires  sea  crew  from  Brazil  and  Poland  to  be  in  possession  of  visas.  For  Guatemala  holders  of  diplomatic

passports  or  official  duty  passports  are  exempt.

(c) Italy:  For  Panama,  holders  of  diplomatic  passports  are  exempt,  holders  of  official  duty  passports  are  exempt  for  a
maximum  of  90  days;  for  Barbados,  Botswana,  Dominica,  Latvia,  Lesotho,  Lithuania,  Samoa  and  Swaziland:  holders
of  diplomatic  passports  or  official  duty  passports  are  exempt  for  a  maximum  of  90  days.

(d) France:  For  Chile  and  Israel,  holders  of  diplomatic  passports  are  subject  to  the  visa  requirement;  this  requirement  also

applies  to  the  following  categories  of  US  national:
-(cid:217)holders  of  diplomatic  passports  or  officials  on  mission,
-(cid:217)students,
-(cid:217)journalists  on  mission,
-(cid:217)sea  and  air  crew  on  duty.

(e) Germany:  For  El  Salvador,  holders  of  official  duty  passports  are  exempt  for  a  maximum  of  90  days.

⁄

In  accordance  with  (cid:130)  4  Abs.  1  Nr.  3  Durchf(cid:190)hrungsverordnung  zum  Ausl…ndergesetz  (Regulations  implementing  the
Aliens  Law),  holders  of  Vatican  passports,  irrespective  of  their  nationality,  are  exempt  from  fulfilling  the  requirements
for  residence  for  a  period  of  90  days.

(f) Portugal:  For  Australia,  holders  of  diplomatic  and  official  duty  passports,  and  for  Venezuela,  holders  of  official  duty

passports,  are  subject  to  the  visa  requirement.

++ Denmark:  Exemption  also  applies  to  holders  of  Latvian  aliens  passports.

A.2.(cid:217)Inventory  of  countries  whose  nationals  are  exempted  from  the  visa  requirement  by  all
Member  States

Note:  This  information  is  not  specifically  required  by  the  Regulation.

Andorra
Argentinia
Canada
Czech  Republic
Cyprus
Hungary
Iceland
Japan
Korea  (Republic)(cid:216)(g)
Liechtenstein

Malta
Mexico
Monaco
New  Zealand
Norway
San  Marino
Slovak  Republic
Slovenia
Switzerland
Uruguay

(g)(cid:217)Germany:  For  Korea  (Republic),  holders  of  official  duty  passports  are  exempt  for  a  maximum  of

90(cid:217)days.

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A.3.(cid:217)List  of  dependent  territories  of  the  Member  States  whose  nationals  are  subject  to  the  visa
requirement  by  one  or  more  Member  States

Territories

BNL DK

D

EL

E

F

IRL

I

A

P

FIN

S

UK

Territories  under  United  Kingdom  administration(cid:216)(*)

Bermuda

Montserrat

St  Helena

V(cid:216)(h) V

V

V

V

V

Territory  under  Portuguese  administration

Macao

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V

V V(cid:216)(i) V V(cid:216)(j) V

(*)(cid:217)Hong  Kong  ceased  to  be  a  dependent  territory  on  1  July  1997.  Benelux,  Greece,  Ireland,  Italy,  Sweden  and  the
United  Kingdom  grant  visa(cid:220)free  access  to  the  holders  of  British  national  (overseas)  passports.  Ireland  and  the  United
Kingdom  also  grant  visa(cid:220)free  access  to  holders  of  Hong  Kong  Special  Administrative  Region  passports.

(h)(cid:217)Denmark:  except  for  holders  of  British  dependent  territories  citizen  passports.
(i) Italy:  require  holders  of  "Documents  (or  certificates)  of  identity  for  visa  purposes’  (Macao)  to  be  in  possession  of  visas.
(j) Portugal:  exempts  holding  of  Portuguese  aliens  passports.

B.(cid:217)Territorial  entities  and  authorities  which  are  not  recognised  (Article  2(3))

The  nationals  of  territorial  entities  and  authorities  which  are  not  recognised  as  States  by  any
Member  State  are  subject  to  the  visa  requirement  by  all  Member  States.

Territory

BNL DK

Palestinian  Authority

V

V

D

V

EL

V

E

V

F

V

IRL

V

I

V

A

V

P

V

FIN

V

S

V

UK

V

C.(cid:217)Situation  of  Stateless  persons  and  recognised  refugees  and  the  visa  requirement  for  first
entry  into  the  territory  (Article  2(2))

Member  States

Stateless  persons(cid:216)(˛)

Recognised  refugees(cid:216)(ˇ)

Comments

Benelux

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Denmark(cid:216)(i)

Visa  mandatory(cid:216)(ii)

Visa  mandatory

Germany(cid:216)(iii)

Visa  mandatory,  ex(cid:220)
cept  for  persons  issued
with  travel  documents
by  a  country  whose
nationals  are  not  re(cid:220)
quired  to  possess  visas

Visa  mandatory,  ex(cid:220)
cept  for  persons  issued
with  travel  documents
by  a  country  whose
nationals  are  not  re(cid:220)
quired  to  possess  visas

-(cid:217)Travel 

documents
valid  for  at  least  four
months  required
-(cid:217)This  exemption  does
not  apply  to  persons
entered
who  have 
illegally  or  have  been
deported 
illegal
residence

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Stateless  persons(cid:216)(˛)

Recognised  refugees(cid:216)(ˇ)

Comments

Greece(cid:216)(—)

Spain

France(cid:216)(—)

Ireland

Italy

Austria(cid:216)(—)

Portugal

Finland(cid:216)(i)

Sweden(cid:216)(i)

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

United  Kingdom

Visa  mandatory

Visa  mandatory

Explanatory  notes

(˛)(cid:217)Within  the  meaning  of  the  New  York  Convention  of  28  September  1954  relating  to  the  Status  of  Stateless  Persons  (to

which  not  all  Member  States  are  Contracting  Parties).

(ˇ)(cid:217)Within  the  meaning  of  the  Geneva  Convention  of  28  July  1951  and  the  Protocol  of  31  January  1967  relating  to  the

Status  of  Refugees.

(—)(cid:217)With  the  exception  of  Austria,  Greece  and  France,  the  Member  States  apply,  on  a  reciprocal  basis,  the  European
Agreement  on  the  abolition  of  visas  for  refugees,  done  at  Strasbourg  on  20  April  1959.  Article  1  of  this  Agreement  is
worded  as  follows:
"1.(cid:217)Refugees  lawfully  resident  in  the  territory  of  a  Contracting  Party  shall  be  exempt,  under  the  terms  of  this
Agreement  and  subject  to  reciprocity,  from  the  obligation  to  obtain  visas  for  entering  or  leaving  the  territory  of
another  Party  by  any  frontier,  provided  that:
(a)(cid:217)they  hold  a  valid  travel  document  issued  in  accordance  with  the  Convention  on  the  Status  of  Refugees  of  28
July  1951  or  the  Agreement  relating  to  the  issue  of  a  travel  document  to  refugees  of  15  October  1946,  by  the
authorities  of  the  Contracting  Party  in  whose  territory  they  are  lawfully  resident;

(b) their  visit  is  of  not  more  than  three  months’  duration.

2. A  visa  may  be  required  for  a  stay  of  longer  than  three  months  or  for  the  purpose  of  taking  up  gainful  employment

in  the  territory  of  another  Contracting  Party.’

France,  which  is  a  Contracting  Party  to  this  Agreement,  has  suspended  its  application  pursuant  to  Article  7  thereof,
with  effect  from  16  September  1986.

(i)(cid:217)Applies  to  the  whole  of  the  territory  covered  by  Article  1(2)  of  the  Nordic  Convention  of  12  July  1957  relating  to  the
abolition  of  passport  controls,  including  Iceland,  Norway  and  the  Faeroes;  exemption  from  visa  requirement  for
Stateless  persons  holding  travel  documents  issued  by  Denmark,  Finland,  Sweden,  Iceland,  Norway  which  entitle  the
persons  concerned  to  return  to  their  territory.

(ii) 90(cid:220)day  exemption  for  holders  of  the  Certificate  of  Status  "For  Stateless  Alien’  issued  by  the  US  military  authorities  in

Germany.

(iii) Stateless  persons  and  refugees  who  are  in  the  country  lawfully  and  are  not  the  subject  of  a  deportation  order  are
exempt  from  the  visa  requirement  for  a  three(cid:220)month  period,  on  condition  they  do  not  exercise  an  economic  activity,
in  so  far  as  their  passports  have  been  (a)  issued  by  the  authorities  of  one  of  the  countries  or  territories  listed  below
and  (b)  entitle  the  holder  to  return  and  are  still  valid  for  at  least  four  months.
List  of  countries  concerned:
Andorra,  Argentina,  Australia  (including  the  Cocos,  Norfolk  and  Christmas  Islands),  Austria,  Belgium,  Bolivia,
Brazil,  Brunei,  Canada,  Chile,  Colombia,  Costa  Rica,  Croatia,  Cyprus,  Czech  Republic,  Denmark,  Ecuador,  El
Salvador,  Finland,  France  (including  French  Guiana,  Polynesia,  Guadeloupe,  Martinique,  New  Caledonia,  R~union,
St  Pierre  and  Miquelon),  Greece,  Guatemala,  Honduras,  Hungary,  Iceland,  Ireland,  Israel,  Italy,  Jamaica,  Japan,
Kenya,  Korea  (Republic),  Liechtenstein,  Luxembourg,  Malawi,  Malaysia,  Malta,  Mexico,  Monaco,  Netherlands
(including  the  Netherlands  Antilles),  New  Zealand  (including  the  Cook,  Niue  and  Tokelau  Islands),  Norway,
Panama,  Paraguay,  Peru,  Poland,  Portugal  (including  Macao),  San  Marino,  Singapore,  Slovak  Republic,  Slovenia,
Spain,  Sweden,  Switzerland,  United  Kingdom  (including  the  Channel  Islands  and  the  Isle  of  Man),  United  States  of
America  (including  the  Virgin  Islands,  Samoa,  Guam  and  Puerto  Rico),  Uruguay,  Venezuela.

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D.(cid:217)Categories  of  nationals  of  third  countries  on  the  common  list  who  are  exempt  from  the  visa
requirement  within  the  meaning  of  Article  4(1)  of  the  Regulation

I.  GENERAL  COMMENTS:

Article  4(1)  refers  to  the  following  categories:
1  = holders  of  diplomatic  passports

2  = holders  of  official  duty  passports  and  other  official  passports

3  = civilian  air  and  sea  crew,  etc.

4  = flight  crew  and  attendants  on  emergency  or  rescue  flights  and  other  helpers  in  the  event

of  disaster  or  accident

5  = others

For  the  categories  referred  to  in  1,  2  and  3  the  Member  States  have  entered  into  international
commitments  which  provide  for  general  or  specific  exemption  from  the  visa  requirement.
Examples  of  these  agreements  include  the  Vienna  Convention  of  18  April  1961  on  Diplomatic
Relations,  or  relating  to  transport,  the  Chicago  Convention  of  7  December  1944  on  Inter(cid:220)
national  Civil  Aviation,  and  particularly  its  Annex  9  or  the  International  Labour  Organisation’s
Seafarers’  Identity  Documents  Convention,  1958  (No  108).
Under  point  5,  it  should  be  noted  that  there  is  an  exemption  for  third  country  schoolchildren
resident  in  a  Member  State  of  the  European  Union  travelling  as  part  of  a  school  trip  in
accordance  with  the  joint  action  94/795/JHA  (OJ  L  327,  19.12.1994)  with  the  exception  of
Portugal.

II.  SPECIFIC  INFORMATION
The  information  given  below  is  more  specific  to  the  Member  States,  and  varies  depending  on
the  agreements  they  have  signed  with  the  third  countries  concerned  with  a  view  to  dispensing
with  the  visa  requirement  for  the  categories  of  nationals  of  third  countries  listed  pursuant  to
Article  4(1)  of  the  Regulation.
Benelux:

1  and  2: -(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports  or  official  duty  passports:  Cłte  d’Ivoire,

Morocco,  Pakistan,  Senegal,  Thailand,  Tunisia,  Turkey

-(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports:  Romania  and  Chad
-(cid:217)Holders  of  United  Nations  passes
-(cid:217)Holders  of  a  NATO  mission  order

3:

-(cid:217)Exemption  for  civilian  air  and  sea  crew
-(cid:217)Special  conditions  for  the  internal  navigation  of  the  Rhine

Denmark:

1  and  2: -(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports  and  official  duty  passports:  India,  Pakistan,

Philippines,  Thailand,  and  Turkey
-(cid:217)Holders  of  United  Nations  passes
-(cid:217)Holders  of  a  NATO  mission  order

3:

-(cid:217)Exemption  for  civilian  air  and  sea  crew

Germany:

1  and  2: -(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports:  Bulgaria,  India  and  Morocco

-(cid:217)Holders  of  official  duty  passports:  Ghana,  Pakistan,  Philippines,  Senegal,
Thailand,  Turkey  and  Chad.  These  are  exempt  for  a  maximum  of  90  days

3:

4:

-(cid:217)Exemption  for  civilian  air  and  sea  crew
-(cid:217)Special  conditions  for  the  internal  navigation  of  the  Rhine  and  Danube

-(cid:217)Flight  crew  and  attendants  on  emergency  or  rescue  flights  and  other  helpers  in

the  event  of  disaster  or  accident

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Greece:

1  and  2: -(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports  and  official  duty  passports:  Albania,  Bulgaria,
Morocco,  Peru,  Philippines,  Togo,  Tunisia,  Turkey  and  Federal  Republic  of
Yugoslavia  (FRY)  (Montenegro  and  Serbia)

-(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports:  Romania

Spain:

1  and  2: -(cid:217)For  Bulgaria,  Marocco,  Romania  and  Tunisia:  exemption  for  holders  of

diplomatic  passports  for  a  maximum  of  90  days

-(cid:217)For  the  Philippines  and  Turkey:  exemption  for  holders  of  diplomatic  passports

and  official  duty  passports  for  a  maximum  of  90  days

3:

-(cid:217)Exemption  for  civilian  air  and  sea  crew

France:

1  and  2: -(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports,  official  duty  or  special  passports:  Turkey

-(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports  and  official  duty  passports:  Cłte  d’Ivoire

-(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports:  Gabon,  Morocco,  Romania,  Senegal,  Tunisia

3:

-(cid:217)Exemption  for  civilian  air  crew  within  the  meaning  of  Annex  9  of  the  Chicago

Convention  of  7  December  1944  on  International  Civil  Aviation

-(cid:217)Exemption  for  civilian  sea  crew  holding  certificates  Convention  No  108  of  the
International  Labour  Organisation  (ILO)  of  13  May  1958,  in  accordance  with
the  International  Convention  of  9  May  1965

5:

-(cid:217)Holders  of  French  residence  documents  (with  the  exception  of  documents
issued  by  New  Caledonia,  Wallis  and  Fortuna,  French  Polynesia,  Saint(cid:220)Pierre
and  Miquelon),  or  by  Monaco

-(cid:217)Holders  of  residence  documents  issued  by:  Benelux,  Germany,  Greece,  Spain,

Italy,  Austria  or  Portugal

Ireland:

3:

-(cid:217)Exemption  for  civilian  air  and  sea  crew  members

Italy:

1  and  2: -(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports:  Peru

-(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports:  Albania,  Romania;  exempted  for  a  maximum

of  30  days

-(cid:217)Holders  of  official  duty  passports:  Peru;  exempted  for  a  maximum  of  90  days

-(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports  and  official  duty  passports:  Algeria,  Egypt,

Kuwait,  Morocco,  Mauritania,  Philippines,  Thailand,  Tunisia,  Turkey

-(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports  and  official  duty  passports  exempted  for  a
maximum  of  90  days:  Benin,  Burkina  Faso,  Cłte  d’Ivoire,  Dominican
Republic,  Fiji,  Gambia,  Guyana,  Former  Yugoslav  Republic  of  Macedonia
(FYROM),  Maldive,  Niger,  Senegal,  Togo,  Uganda,  Federal  Republic  of
Yugoslavia  (FRY)  (Montenegro  and  Serbia)

-(cid:217)For  Egypt,  Cłte  d’Ivoire,  Morocco,  Romania,  Russia  and  Senegal:  exemption
for  civilian  sea  crew  limited  to  the  city  and  port  area  until  the  ship  sails  from
port

-(cid:217)For  Taiwan:  exemption  for  civilian  air  crew

-(cid:217)For  Turkey:  exemption  for  holders  of  special  passports

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Austria:

1  and  2: -(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports  and  official  duty  passports:  Cłte  d’Ivoire,

Morocco,  Pakistan,  Peru,  Philippines,  Senegal,  Thailand,  Tunisia,  Turkey

-(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports:  Romania,  Bulgaria,  FYROM
-(cid:217)Holders  of  United  Nations  passes
-(cid:217)Persons  benefiting  from  privileges  and  immunities  holding  special  identity

cards

-(cid:217)Customs  and  immigration  officials  working  in  cooperation  with  the  Austrian

authorities

-(cid:217)Members  of  IFOR  in  transit

-(cid:217)For  Bulgaria:  exemption  for  sea  crew  (Danube)

-(cid:217)Flight  crew  and  attendants  on  emergency  or  rescue  flights  and  other  helpers  in

the  event  of  disaster  or  accident

-(cid:217)Sports  teams  in  transit,  political  guests
-(cid:217)Train  crews  in  transit

3:

4:

5:

Portugal:

1  and  2: -(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports:  Romania

-(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports  and  official  duty  passports:  Angola,  Cape

Verde,  Morocco,  Mozambique  and  Tunisia

-(cid:217)Exemption  for  civilian  sea  crew  holding  certificates  issued  by  signatories  to
Convention  No  108  of  the  International  Labour  Organisation  (ILO),  and  for
civilian  air  crew  holding 
licences  and  certificates  within  the  meaning  of
Annexes  1  to  9  of  the  Chicago  Convention  of  7  December  1944  on  Inter(cid:220)
national  Civil  Aviation

3:

Finland:

1  and  2: -(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports  and  official  duty  passports:  Pakistan,  Phil(cid:220)

ippines,  Thailand,  Turkey

Sweden:

1  and  2: -(cid:217)Holders  of  diplomatic  passports  and  official  duty  passports:  Bangladesh,

Pakistan,  Philippines,  Thailand,  Turkey

United  Kingdom:

1  and  2: -(cid:217)Accredited  members  of  diplomatic  missions  in  London  and  their  families
(unless  the  person  was  recruited  locally  while  in  the  United  Kingdom  and  is
not  a  diplomatic  agent).  In  the  case  of  nationals  from  countries  who  are
subject  to  a  visa  requirement  a  gratis  exempt  visa  should  be  obtained  prior  to
travel  to  facilitate  entry  into  the  United  Kingdom

-(cid:217)Persons  exempted  by  the  Secretary  of  State  (in  effect,  persons  employed  by

international  organisations)

-(cid:217)Members  of  the  home  (armed)  forces,  and  members  of  Commonwealth  or
NATO  forces  serving  in  the  United  Kingdom  or  attending  training  courses

3:

5:

-(cid:217)Exemption  for  civilian  air  and  sea  crew  members  who  are  arriving  in  or

departing  from  the  United  Kingdom  as  crew  members

-(cid:217)Persons  with  the  right  of  abode  in  the  United  Kingdom