Abu Dhabi: The EU-UAE visa waiver agreement may be ratified by the end of this year or the beginning of next year, whereby Emiratis would no longer require a visa for short stays (up to 90 days) in the Schengen countries, whether for business, tourist or family visit purposes, officials said on Wednesday.

“The visa waiver agreement between the EU and the UAE could be ratified by the European Parliament by the end of this year or at the beginning of next year,” Dr Mihai Stefan Stuparu, head of the EU mission to the UAE, told Gulf News.

Expressing the hope that the agreement will be ratified as soon as possible, Dr Stuparu said: “We are very committed and the UAE is a strategic partner of the EU.”

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