The Minister noted that the ministry's proposal to unilaterally cancel visas for some countries was approved by the government.

Visa-free countries include India, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Brazil, Peru, Mexico, Bolivia, Venezuela, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Belarus, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Mauritius and Seychelles.

Uzbekistan is also included in this list. In addition, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan from Central Asia are now included in the new visa-free regime.