VANUATU CITIZENS WILL STILL NEED FRANCE VISA TO ENTER NEW CALEDONIA DESPITE LIFTING VISA REQUIREMENTS TO ENTER EUROPEAN UNION FROM APRIL 2014 BUT ALREADY 4000 VANUATU PASSPORT HOLDERS ARE LIVING IN NEW CALEDONIA Updated at 8:28 am today Vanuatus Ambassador to the European Union says all Vanuatu passport holders will still need to apply for a French visa to travel to New Caledonia, even after the visa requirement to enter the EU is lifted at the end of this April. Roy Mickey Joy says a special committee in Paris says people from Vanuatu cannot be allowed to travel to New Caledonia without a French visa to seek employment opportunities without established procedures. Mr Joy, also Vanuatus ambassador to France, says its clear French authorities are not keen on an influx of people looking for work in New Caledonia from Vanuatu. Vanuatus Consul General to New Caledonia, Raymond Manuake, says there are approximately 4, 000, Vanuatu passport holders living there, and their names have been registered by his office.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 07:03:44 +0000