Vanuatu will be denied visa-free Schengen treatment. Is the rumor true?

Due to dissatisfaction with Vanuatu's "Golden Passport" project, the European Commission announced that it intends to cancel Vanuatu's investment immigrants' visa-free entry into Schengen District. If the passport held by citizen Vatu was issued after May 20 15, he will no longer be eligible for visa-free entry to Schengen, and he can only enter the country if he obtains a Schengen visa. The EU also gave reasons:

1. After monitoring and verification by the European side, it was found that Vanuatu's "Golden Passport" project had serious defects and potential safety hazards.

If the applicant's background is unknown, the review time is too short, the rejection rate is too low, and it is impossible to exchange information with the applicant's country of origin or residence. The visa-free agreement may bring security risks to the EU.

2. In addition, the EU also indicated that it made representations with the government of Vatu on 19 and 2 1 to urge to make up for the loopholes in crime, money laundering, tax evasion and corruption that may be brought about by the project, but the results were not satisfactory.

202 1, the government of watu even intends to push forward the new investment immigration plan. Finally, the European Commission proposed to partially stop the visa-free agreement.

The above news is true, but the EU's goal is not Vanuatu, but all relevant passport items that can enter the EU, for fear that investment immigrants will become a "safe haven" for criminals.

In addition, another reason for the European Commission to target Caribbean passports this time may be related to the launch of ETIAS (European Travel Information and Authorization System) at the end of this year.

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