The British Virgin Islands (BVI) will be the 125th country or region to grant visa-free entry or landing visas to Republic of China (Taiwan) passport holders, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Wednesday.
The details and when the privilege will take effect, however, will be announced after negotiations with the BVI’s government, the MOFA said in a press statement.
The statement noted that the visa-waiver program will follow the one adopted by the British government in March 2009.
The BVI is the sixth British overseas territory — after Bermuda, Gibraltar, Turks and Caicos, St. Helena, and Falkland Islands — to establish such an agreement with Taiwan, it said.
The visa-free entry scheme should boost bilateral ties, increase cultural exchanges and encourage tourism, it added.
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