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The Minister of Foreign Affairs is defending an agreement signed between Trinidad and Tobago and the United Arab Emirates, allowing diplomatic and official passport holders to enter the UAE visa-free. According to a release from the UAE Foreign Affairs Ministry, UAE citizens holding diplomatic, special, ordinary, and “mission” passports are now exempt from the visa requirement for entry to T&T.
However, the agreement is significantly more limited for T&T nationals, as all other passport types, including those issued to ordinary citizens, still require a visa to enter the UAE.
The agreement was signed on Friday during a meeting between UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar in New York on the sidelines of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.
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