Kazakhstan, Benelux Remove Visa Restrictions For Diplomatic Passport Holders
Date
11/8/2024 7:13:18 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, November 8. Kazakhstan and
the Benelux countries have tied the knot on a protocol to wave
goodbye to visa requirements for those holding service passports,
Trend reports.
The signing ceremony of the Protocol on Amendments took place at
the General Secretariat of Benelux in Brussels, Belgium.
The document was signed on the Kazakh side by Margulan
Baymukhan, the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the
Kingdom of Belgium, and on behalf of the Benelux countries by Joris
Salden, the Director General of the Consular Department of the
Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Jean-Louis Till, the
Ambassador of Luxembourg to Belgium; and Max Valstar, the Deputy
Ambassador of the Netherlands to Belgium.
This protocol opens the door for holders of official passports,
giving civil servants from Kazakhstan and the Benelux countries a
free pass to travel for official duties without the hassle of a
visa, with a stay not to exceed 90 days.
The protocol will kick into gear 30 calendar days after the last
written notification comes through the diplomatic channels,
confirming that all the necessary domestic ducks are in a row by
the parties involved.
As of now, Kazakhstan has established visa-free arrangements for
persons holding diplomatic passports with 96 countries, for those
with official passports with 77 countries, and for national
passport holders with 43 countries.
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