2022/0135(COD)COM(2022)189LIBE

Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Kuwait, Qatar

Amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806, listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Kuwait, Qatar)

Stage: Trilogue, reached 29 Jun 2022
Procedure: Ordinary legislative procedure
Lead DG: DG HOME
Commissioner: Ylva Johansson
Last activity: 21 Oct 2025

14 entries · record as of 14 Sept 2026

Where it stands

Latest: Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme, 21 Oct 2025.

Show the earlier record: 2 dates, 27 Apr 2022 to 18 May 2022

27 Apr 2022
- Adoption of legislative proposal by the Commission
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
18 May 2022
- Plenary sitting
- Referred to committee

29 Jun 2022
- Adoption of negotiating mandate by Coreper
30 Jun 2022
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
16 Sept 2022
- Committee report tabled
- EP committee draft report
1 Dec 2022
- Committee report adopted
5 Dec 2022
- Tabled for plenary
12 Dec 2022
- Plenary sitting
- Referred back to committee for reconsideration
13 Nov 2024
- Referred to committee
21 Oct 2025
- Retained as a pending proposal in the Commission work programme · Commission

2 documents

Documents

Newest first. Each opens at its source.

Report · A9-0288/2022Parliament
Proposal · COM(2022)0189Parliament

Summary

Generated

This proposal grants visa-free travel to the EU for nationals of Kuwait and Qatar, aligning their status with other Gulf Cooperation Council states. It affects border management authorities, airlines, and citizens/businesses from those countries. The file is currently at the plenary stage, following a Commission proposal and committee adoption.

What the workspace adds on this file

Everything above is the public record. Subscribers see this page with their own layer on top.

Why it matters to you

What this file means for your organization, assessed against your own priorities.

What moved

When this file moves, it reaches your own briefing, with a link to its source.

Your contacts on it

Your team's contacts logged against this file: who you met, what was said and the next step.

A first draft

A statement, a member update or a meeting brief on this file, in your organization's voice, with its sources.

Sources: EP Legislative Observatory. Record as of 14 Sept 2026. Something wrong on this page? Report an error.

Request access

See this file with your own layer on top: why it matters to you, your contacts on it and a first draft. We’ll schedule a 20-minute walkthrough.

EU-hosted · GDPR-compliant · Trust Center →

By submitting, you agree to our privacy policy.