Official authorized Ukrainian foreign Ministry Yevhen perebyinis believes that the Ukrainian Citizens With biometric passports next year will be able to visit EU countries without visas, informs.

the head of the European Council Herman van Rompuy at the end of June promised Ukraine and Georgia, signed the Association agreement With the EU, visa-free regime. The citizens of Moldova also signed the Association in 2015 will be able to visit the European Union without visas.

" We have to start issuing biometric passports From 1 January. If we get it, and I'm sure We do, then in 2015 We can talk about the start of the visa-free regime for Ukrainian Citizens who are holders of biometric passports for entry into the Schengen zone ", citing TSN words Ukrainian politics.

Since July 1 of last year Ukraine has moved on simplified visa regime With the EU, now Kiev seeks to move fully to a visa-free regime. According to experts, in the case of the liberalization of the visa regime, the number of illegal migrants from Ukraine to the EU during the next decade will grow at least four times.

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