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This is mostly because of inclusion in EU; the EU is able to negotiate visa policies for their citizens as a block instead of individually.
by xaranke 8y ago
This is mostly because of inclusion in EU; the EU is able to negotiate visa policies for their citizens as a block instead of individually.
- nraynaud 8y agoit's even mandatory, bilateral treaties are mostly forbidden.
- xaranke 8y agoI'm not so sure, IIRC Polish and Romanian citizens need a visa for visiting the US even though they are both EU members and US citizens are allowed to visit both visa-free.
- bkor 8y agoThis should not be downvoted. In practice it's not the case. However, EU negotiates on behalf of EU, not individual countries. Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/us-nationals-to-be-forced-to-apply-to-visas-eu-reciprocity/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/us-nationals-to-be-f... Quote: "Americans should be forced to apply for visas to travel to Europe, the European Parliament has said, in response to Washington refusing to allow all Europeans to travel to the States visa-free."
- andybak 8y agoOh great. Another thing to look forward to after Brexit. As a Brit I'm really hoping Jacob Rees Mogg has a few disastrous holiday visa experiences in his near future.
- wholien 8y agodoesn't the UK negotiate its own visa situations with other countries? For example, it's opted out of of Schengen (along with Ireland). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_United_Kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_the_United_King...