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Countries

Visa Policy on Nationals of the Former Sovbloc

Annex

Eastern Europe

* Czechoslovakia)

* Hungary

* Poland

Albania

Bulgaria

Romania

Others

Purpose

Business Social Visits Visits

Visa Processing Time

Period of

Stay

3 days (unreferred visas)

Note (a)

Visa-free access

3 days

Note (a)

(unreferred visas)

3 days

Note (a)

(unreferred visas)

7 days

Note (c)

Afghanistan

3 days

Note (a)

(unreferred visas)

Cambodia

Cuba

7 days

Note (c)

3 days

Note (a)

(unreferred visas)

Laos

Mongolia

7 days

Note (c)

3 days

Note (a)

(unreferred visas)

North Korea

6 weeks

Note (b)

USSR

Vietnam

7 days

Note (c)

7 days

Note (c)

Note (a) :

Seven days for both business and social visits, or a longer period where justified.

Note (b) :

Length of stay to be determined on application, but normally not exceeding seven days initially.

Note (c)

:

*

Visas for visits up to 7 days will be issued seven working days after application provided no contrary advice is received.

For nationals of Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland, we will permit them to live and work here.

Security Branch

January 1992