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Greetings!

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom of Brutland and Norden has recently been authorized by its Parliament to establish a visa waiver program in order to facilitate people exchange, and cultural contact.

What is the Visa Waiver Program?
The Visa Waiver Program entitles citizens of program countries (countries included in the program) to be able to enter and stay in Brutland and Norden without needing to acquire a visa before travel. This visa-free travel will be available to those entering Brutland and Norden (as a tourist or for business purposes) for a stay of up to 120 days.

Having a visa waived is a very great convenience for citizens who travel much or who have significant contacts in Brutland and Norden. In effect, it would ease travel, and with it, stimulate cross-cultural learning, trade, and cooperation between our nations and our citizens.

Qualifications for the Program
The law passed by the Royal Nord-Brutlandese Parliament has several requirements for program countries. These are the following:

• Reciprocity – the candidate country must also extend the same privileges for Nord-Brutlandese citizens visiting their nation.
• Bilateral Diplomatic Relations – the candidate country and Brutland and Norden must have established bilateral diplomatic relations and have exchanged embassies
• Low Nonimmigrant Visa Refusal Rate - to be determined by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Machine Readable Passport Program – the country issues machine-readable passports
• Other Requirements as determined by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Program Countries
These are the countries whose citizens enjoy the benefits of the Visa Waiver Program:

• the Grand Duchy of Noordeinde
• the Republic of Ruccola
• the Republic of Sibirsky
• the Grand Duchy of Van Luxemburg

Candidate Countries
Currently, these are the candidate countries for the program, fulfilling all criteria except for the Reciprocity criterion. These nations may extend reciprocity in order to be included in the program:

• the Imperium of Anagonia-Yohannes
• the Republic of Candelaria And Marquez
• the United States of Cookesland
• the Commonwealth of De Vliggenplaat
• the Imperium of Hamilay
• the Dutch Democratic Republic of Knootoss
• Minoa
• the Nationalist Empire of Neo-Ixania
• the Constitutional Federal Republic of ViZion

Other Countries
Other countries may qualify provided that they achieve the requirements stated above. Diplomatic Relations can be established by contacting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Thank you very much and we hope to hear from you soon!

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OOC: For the candidate countries, you can simply express your nation's reciprocity here. For other countries not on the list, you can inquire here about what else you need to fulfill. For a start, you can establish diplomatic relations here.

OOC2: To those who are still confuddled, this is similar to the United States' Visa Waiver Program.

Nord-Brutlandese Visa Requirements
(WIP)

The Republic of Sibirsky Department of State is interested in the Visa Waiver Program. Diplomatic relations are pending. Reciprocity is not an issue, as we have no visa requirements for citizens of most nations.

Sibirsky wrote:The Republic of Sibirsky Department of State is interested in the Visa Waiver Program. Diplomatic relations are pending. Reciprocity is not an issue, as we have no visa requirements for citizens of most nations.

To: The Department of State
The Republic of Sibirsky

We would like to inform you that the Republic of Sibirsky is now included as one of the program countries for our Visa Waiver Program. Starting May 15, 2011, the citizens of the Republic of Sibirsky will now be able to enter the United Kingdom of Brutland and Norden visa-free and be able to stay for up to 120 days.

Thank you very much and we hope that this would lead to closer relations between our peoples!

To: The the United Kingdom of Brutland and Norden' Government
Subject: Visa Waiver Program

Sir/Madam,

On behalf of His Excellency the President, the Rt. Honourable Jonathan Arthur Roosevelt, I hereby would like to inform your esteemed government that our country is absolutely interested in the Visa Waiver Program. Afther a very positive testimony in front of the Senate Commitee on Foreign Affairs by your Ambassador, Congress has given it's permission to provide your citizens with the same privileges when your citizens travel to Noordeinde. Furthermore Noordeinde already passes all of the other qualifications.

I'm also writing you this letter on behalf of our Caribean Protectorate, the Noordeindian Islands. Whom shall also be included for the Visa Waiver Program. We truly hope this will be a long-lasting continuation of our cordial and warm diplomatic relations. And will strenghten our relations with your country even more.

Sincerely Yours,
Louis Wilson
Secretary of State
The Grand Duchy of Noordeinde

Noordeinde wrote:

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The Royal Department of State
The Grand Duchy of Noordeinde

To: The the United Kingdom of Brutland and Norden' Government
Subject: Visa Waiver Program

Sir/Madam,

On behalf of His Excellency the President, the Rt. Honourable Jonathan Arthur Roosevelt, I hereby would like to inform your esteemed government that our country is absolutely interested in the Visa Waiver Program. Afther a very positive testimony in front of the Senate Commitee on Foreign Affairs by your Ambassador, Congress has given it's permission to provide your citizens with the same privileges when your citizens travel to Noordeinde. Furthermore Noordeinde already passes all of the other qualifications.

I'm also writing you this letter on behalf of our Caribean Protectorate, the Noordeindian Islands. Whom shall also be included for the Visa Waiver Program. We truly hope this will be a long-lasting continuation of our cordial and warm diplomatic relations. And will strenghten our relations with your country even more.

Sincerely Yours,
Louis Wilson
Secretary of State
The Grand Duchy of Noordeinde

To: The Hon. Louis Wilson
Secretary of State of The Grand Duchy of Noordeinde

Greetings!

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom of Brutland and Norden is very much pleased with the willingness of the Grand Duchy of Noordeinde to extend similar privileges to the Nord-Brutlandese people. As such, in accordance with Parliament Act 2011-144 (Visa Waiver Program Act 2011), the Grand Duchy of Noordeinde is hereby included as a program country under the Visa Waiver Program. Starting June 8, 2011, the citizens of the Grand Duchy of Noordeinde and its protectorates will now be able to enter the United Kingdom of Brutland and Norden visa-free and be able to stay for up to 120 days.

We believe that this would bring our peoples closer together and would bring mutual economic, social, and cultural benefits. Thank you very much!