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Visa Reciprocity
Ensuring that if a non-EU country requires visas from EU citizens, the EU can react.
Understanding Reciprocity
This is when nationals of Schengen area countries do not need a visa to visit countries whose nationals also do not need a visa to visit the Schengen area.
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The EU's Goal
The EU aims at achieving full visa reciprocity with non-EU countries whose nationals are exempt from the visa requirement.
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Legal Mechanism
For that purpose, a visa reciprocity mechanism is set out in Regulation No 1806/2018 (article 7).
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Current Status
To date, the EU has achieved visa reciprocity with all visa-free third countries, except the United States.
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Citizens of Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Romania still need a visa to visit the United States.
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