European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees [ETS No. 31]

Details

Treaty type

Multilateral

Subject

REFUGEES

Signed at

• Strasbourg

Signed on

20 April 1959

In force on

4 September 1960

Treaty document

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Parties

1. ALGERIA
2. ARMENIA
3. Azores
4. BELGIUM
5. CYPRUS
6. CZECH REPUBLIC
7. DENMARK
8. Faroe Islands
9. FINLAND
10. FRANCE
11. GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC
12. Guernsey, Bailiwick of
13. HUNGARY
14. ICELAND
15. IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
16. Isle Of Man
17. ITALY
18. Jersey, Bailiwick of
19. Land Berlin
20. LIECHTENSTEIN
21. LUXEMBOURG
22. Madeira
23. MALTA
24. NETHERLANDS THE
25. NORWAY
26. POLAND
27. PORTUGAL
28. ROMANIA
29. Sahara
30. SLOVAKIA
31. SPAIN
32. SWEDEN
33. SWITZERLAND
34. UNITED KINGDOM

Actions

Party	Action	Taken on	Effective on
ALGERIA	Extension	7 January 1961
ARMENIA	Signature	11 May 2001
Azores	Extension	12 October 1981
BELGIUM	Definitive Signature	20 April 1959	4 September 1960
CYPRUS	Signature	7 April 1978
CZECH REPUBLIC	Signature	9 March 1999	10 April 1999
DENMARK	Definitive Signature	30 November 1960	1 January 1961
DENMARK	Declaration	29 December 1960
Faroe Islands	Extension	29 December 1960
FINLAND	Declaration	1 January 1905
FINLAND	Signature	4 July 1990
FINLAND	Ratification	4 July 1990	5 August 1990
FINLAND	Declaration	18 July 1991
FRANCE	Definitive Signature	20 April 1959	4 September 1960
FRANCE	Declaration	7 January 1961
FRANCE	Declaration	16 September 1986
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Signature	20 April 1959
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Ratification	6 November 1961	7 December 1961
GERMANY FEDERAL REPUBLIC	Declaration	6 November 1961
Guernsey, Bailiwick of	Extension	28 June 1968
HUNGARY	Signature	16 June 2009
HUNGARY	Ratification	6 November 2009	7 December 2009
ICELAND	Signature	8 September 1966
ICELAND	Ratification	8 September 1966	9 October 1966
IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF	Definitive Signature	29 October 1969
Isle Of Man	Extension	28 June 1968
ITALY	Signature	4 December 1963
ITALY	Ratification	1 June 1965	2 July 1965
Jersey, Bailiwick of	Extension	28 June 1968
Land Berlin	Extension	6 November 1961
LIECHTENSTEIN	Accession	28 October 1969	29 November 1969
LUXEMBOURG	Signature	20 April 1959
LUXEMBOURG	Ratification	24 April 1961	25 May 1961
Madeira	Extension	12 October 1981
MALTA	Definitive Signature	17 January 1989	18 February 1989
MALTA	Declaration	17 January 1989
NETHERLANDS THE	Signature	4 June 1959
NETHERLANDS THE	Ratification	3 August 1960	4 September 1960
NORWAY	Definitive Signature	25 November 1960	1 January 1961
NORWAY	Declaration	13 December 1960
POLAND	Signature	19 May 2004	1 January 1900
POLAND	Declaration	19 May 2004	1 January 1900
POLAND	Ratification	20 April 2005	21 May 2005
PORTUGAL	Signature	10 May 1979
PORTUGAL	Ratification	12 October 1981	13 November 1981
PORTUGAL	Declaration	12 October 1981
ROMANIA	Signature	5 November 1999
ROMANIA	Ratification	24 April 2001	25 May 2001
Sahara	Extension	7 January 1961
SLOVAKIA	Signature	3 June 2004	4 September 2004
SLOVAKIA	Ratification	27 January 2005	28 February 2005
SLOVAKIA	Declaration	24 March 2005
SPAIN	Signature	10 March 1982
SPAIN	Ratification	30 June 1982	31 July 1982
SWEDEN	Definitive Signature	30 November 1960	1 January 1961
SWITZERLAND	Signature	29 November 1965
SWITZERLAND	Ratification	20 December 1966	21 January 1967
UNITED KINGDOM	Signature	26 August 1968
UNITED KINGDOM	Definitive Signature	26 August 1968
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	26 August 1968
UNITED KINGDOM	Declaration	11 February 2003

Citations

1. Treaty Series 039/2004: Cm 6335||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2004-TS0039.pdf
2. Treaty Series 032/2005: Cm 6652||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0032.pdf
3. Treaty Series 037/2005: Cm 6676||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2005-TS0037.pdf
4. Treaty Series 017/2009: Cm 7779||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/2009-TS0017.pdf
5. Treaty Series 019/2009: Cm 7870
6. PRO (now TNA) FO 93/1/850/0: 0
7. UN Registration /0: 376 85
8. Treaty Series 032/1969: Cmnd 3922||https://treaties.fcdo.gov.uk/data/Library2/pdf/1969-TS0032.pdf