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YOUR TELNO 716: EC VISA REGIME FOR BDTCS/BN (0)S
WE CONFIRM THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING IN TUR IS CORRECT.
2. YOU MAY ALSO WISH TO NOTE THAT DENMARK, ALTHOUGH NOT A MEMBER OF THE SCHENGEN GROUP, ALSO REQUIRES HKBDTCS AND BN(O)S TO HAVE VALID VISA FOR ENTRY.
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ALSO RELEVANT FOR THE FUTURE, GIVEN THE TREND FOR EXPANSION OF THE EC, YOU MAY WISH TO NOTE THAT NORWAY, AND FINLAND, BUT NOT SWEDEN, REQUIRE HKBDTCS AND BN (0)S TO HAVE VALID VISA FOR ENTRY. AUSTRIA, AS YOU KNOW, REQUIRES ONLY BN (0)S TO HAVE VALID VISA FOR ENTRY, BUT WE HAVE A SLIGHT IMPRESSION FROM THE AUSTRIAN CONSUL- GENERAL THAT EQUALISING WITH BDTCS MIGHT MEAN VISAS FOR BOTCS TOO AND THAT THIS WAS RELATED TO THEIR ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT LATER APPLICATION TO AUSTRIA OF THE SCHENGEN AGREEMENT. (REF. INGRID HO'S LETTER TO DEBORAH BARNES JONES OF 5 JULY),
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