HL Deb 18 December 1986 vol 483 cc351-2WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will give reasons for the inclusion of Nicaragua in the list of countries requiring visas of British visitors (Mr. Eggar, H.C. Deb. 21st October 1986, Written Answer, Col. 844) in the face of denials by Nicaraguan Embassy in London that visas are required and Lord Kennet's own experience.

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Young)

I regret that the list of countries requiring visas of British visitors was inaccurate. The list should have read as follows:

FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Afghanistan Guam
Albania Guinea-Bissau
Angola Guinea (Republic of)
Argentina Hungary
Benin Iran
Bhutan Iraq
Bulgaria Jordan
Burkina Faso Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic)
Burma
Burundi Kuwait
Cameroon Laos
Cape Verde Islands Lebanon
Central African Republic Liberia
Chad Libya
China (Peoples Republic) Madagascar
Comores Islands Mali
Congo (Peoples Republic) Mauritania
Cuba Mozambique
Czechoslovakia Nepal (issued on arrival)
Djibouti Oman
Egypt (issued on arrival) Pakistan (commencing 1.1.87)
Equatorial Guinea Poland
Ethiopia (issued on arrival) Puerto Rico
Gabon (issued on arrival) Romania
Germany (Democratic Republic) Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia USSR
Senegal Vietnam (Socialist Republic)
Somalia Virgin Islands (USA)
Sudan Yemen Arab Republic
Syria Yemen (Peoples Democratic Republic)
Taiwan (Formosa)
USA Zaire
COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES
Australia Maldives (issued on arrival)
Bangladesh Nauru (issued on arrival)
Ghana Nigeria
Guyana Seychelles (issued on arrival)
India Sierra Leone
Tanzania*
*Visitors pass must be obtained in advance of journey from Tanzanian Mission abroad.