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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The Commission of the European Union on 27 September adopted proposals for visa measures with The Gambia.<\/b><\/p>\n

Taking into account the progress that The Gambia has made since 2022 on readmission cooperation, the commission said that it has now proposed to revoke the increased visa fee for its nationals, SchengenVisaInfo.com<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

This means that nationals of The Gambia, who have been required since December 2022 to pay \u20ac120 for the visa fee, will not be required to pay more than \u20ac80 once the measure is revoked.<\/p>\n

Even though the Commission has proposed this change, it stressed that the first set of measures adopted in 2021 will continue to remain in place.<\/p>\n

The decision of the commission to adopt the measures in 2021 was taken due to the country\u2019s lack of cooperation on the readmission of its nationals irregularly staying in the territory of the EU.<\/p>\n

Due to this, in 2021, the commission decided to suspend the possibility of waiving some requirements regarding the documentary evidence that needs to be submitted when applying for a visa.<\/p>\n

Moreover, the commission also decided to suspend the possibility for individual member states to waive the visa fee for nationals of The Gambia holding diplomatic or service passports.<\/p>\n

The same authority decided back in 2021 to prolong the visa processing time to 45 days for all cases falling within the scope of the measures, and it decided to suspend the issuance of multiple entry visas.<\/p>\n

The purpose of the proposed measures is to convince The Gambia to improve its cooperation on the readmission of illegally staying third-country nationals. They are proportionate to the objective pursued.<\/p>\n

The EU Commission said in 2021 that the measures imposed against The Gambia do not affect the possibility for nationals of the country to apply for and be granted visas. Instead, it stressed that the measures are only aimed at pushing The Gambia authorities to cooperate in the readmission process.<\/p>\n

The proposal of the commission now needs to be approved by the EU Council, and once that happens, the authorities are expected to make an official statement on the matter.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Gambia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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