On June 11, 2017, the
decision of the Council of the
European Union introduced
a visa-free regime for
short trips of Ukrainian
citizens to 30 countries
of the European Union
and 1) _____. A visa-free
regime allows Ukrainians
who have a biometric
passport of a citizen
of Ukraine to stay and
freely travel across Europe
2) _____. So, from now
on, Ukrainians can travel
to Europe for tourism,
visiting relatives, search
for business partners,
attending seminars,
conferences, concerts,
music and 3) _____. In case
a person should stay in the
EU for a long time, more
than 90 days, 4) _____.
At the same time, the
visa-free regime does not apply to economic, commercial activities, 5) _____. In this case, a person
must apply for working visa. Although, visa-free regime allows studying in the EU in the framework
of short-term programs lasting no more than 90 days. For a longer period of study, a person will
have to apply for a special visa, but short internships, courses, seminars, participation in scientific
conferences, as well as the choice of a university or college – 6) _____.
When entering the EU countries, a Ukrainian citizen must have documents confirming
the purpose of the trip, the place of residence, the availability of financial means for this period
of stay and 7) _____. In addition, Ukrainian citizens must have a health insurance policy for visafree border crossing, and the vehicle owner’s liability insurance policy 8) _____Thanks to the introduction of the regime, Ukrainians are allowed to travel without visas to
those countries of the European Union that are members of the Schengen zone: Austria, Belgium,
Greece, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands,
Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, France, the Czech Republic and Sweden. In addition, these
are four EU member states that are members of the Schengen area but have not yet withdrawn
control on their internal borders: 9) _____. Also, these are four other states that are not included
in the EU but are parties to the Schengen agreement – 10) _____.
In addition, visa requirements for Ukrainian travellers will be removed by those countries and
territories that now require Ukrainians to have a Schengen visa or those that can only be entered
by transit through the member states of the Schengen agreement, for example, 11) _____. Visafree travel does not apply to travel to the UK and Ireland, which conduct their own migration
policies. Ukrainians still need visas to visit these two countries. The need to get visas also applies
to the non-European territories of 12) _____.

Put the following extracts into the correct places in the article. One phrase is extra.
a) theatre festivals, sports competitions,
beach recreation
b) France and the Netherlands
c) the Schengen zone came into force
d) employment, contract work, etc
e) Bulgaria, Cyprus, Romania, and Croatia
f) for no more than 90 days during any
180-day period
g) Monaco or the Vatican
h) all this becomes available without a visa
i) in case of travelling by car
j) Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and
Switzerland
k) before the consent to work is given
l) he/she should apply for a visa
m) the intention to return to the place of
permanent residence