A foreign national wishing to enter the Free Republic of Lamoni must obtain a visa from a Lamonian (or under certain circumstances, a New Hayesalian) diplomatic mission before arrival, unless he or she is:
- a citizen of one of the visa waiver eligible countries and territories, or
- eligible for visa-free travel under other provisions (visiting force, cruise ship passengers and crew, aircraft crew etc.).
All visa waiver eligible nations have in place a valid formal diplomatic agreement between the Free Republic and their nation, allowing for visa-free travel between the two nations. In certain cases (such as the Delian League), these agreements are part of alliance treaties which have been signed and ratified by the Lamonian Government. Lamoni issues electronic travel authorizations (ETAs), which were established to remove the need for citizens of visa waiver eligible countries and territories to apply for full visas, since they can be applied for online. If a requested period of stay is three months or less, and no further information or checking is required, the ETA may be granted in a matter of minutes. In other cases, the application will be manually processed by a case officer, who is empowered to approve or deny the application after the processing is complete.
All visitors must hold a passport valid for at least 1 month after departure from Lamoni, and are required to hold proof of sufficient funds to cover their stay. Visitors are also required to hold any documents required for their next destination.
For foreign citizens of non-visa waiver eligible countries and territories, the Government of the Free Republic offers the following types of visas:
- Medical treatment (valid up to 90 days)
- Tourism (valid up to 90 days)
- Refugees (valid up to 90 days, co-operation with Immigration Authorities required for extensions beyond that)
- Working in the entertainment industry (valid up to 730 days, co-operation with Immigration Authorities required for extensions beyond that)
- Attending a conference (valid up to 14 days)
- Treaty conditions compliance (valid up to treaty specified number of days)
- Maritime crew (valid up to 30 days)
- Cultural, economic, and social exchange programs (valid up to 90 days)
- Transit (valid up to 72 hours)
- Permanent Residency (Valid up to 365 days, co-operation with Immigration Authorities required for Permanent Residency Card)
- Diplomatic (valid up to duration of diplomatic assignment to Lamoni)
Temporary residence visas issued by Lamoni include:
- Business visas (valid up to 365 days)
- Work visas (valid up to 365 days normally, up to 730 days with government dispensation)
- Quota work visas (valid up to 365 days)
- General work visas (valid up to 365 days)
- Critical skills work visa (valid up to 365 days)
- Intra-company Transfer Work visa (valid up to 365 days)
- Corporate visas (valid up to 365 days)
- Study visas (valid up to duration of course of study)
- Exchange visas (valid up to 365 days)
- Relatives’ visa (valid up to 90 days)
- Medical Treatment visa (valid up to 90 days)
According to Lamonian Immigration Law, foreign nationals overstaying the expiry of their visas will be determined “undesirable” and, consequently, face being banned from the Free Republic for a period of up to 5 years on the first offense, with the possibility of being declared persona non grata upon subsequent re-offenses.
All visit, business, transit, student, and exchange visitor visa applicants must pay a Ř160 application fee to a Lamonian (or under certain circumstances, a New Hayesalian) Consulate in order to be interviewed by a Consular Officer who will determine if the applicant is qualified to receive a visa to travel to the Free Republic of Lamoni. The application fee is increased to Ř190 for most work visas and can be even higher for certain categories (these fees can be, and often are, reduced in economically disadvantaged nations or territories). If the applicant is rejected, the application fee is not refunded. Amongst the items included in the qualification decision are financial independence, adequate employment, material assets, and a lack of a criminal record in the applicant’s native country.
Foreign Citizens and Nationals are divided into color coded groups, dependent on the current state of relations between the Free Republic and the foreign country and/or territory in question. These color coded groups determine the restrictions placed upon foreign nationals from these nations/territories when they apply for a visa to enter the
Free Republic.
Green:
Citizens from countries and territories in the Green Group are visa waiver eligible, requiring only a valid passport and an Electronic Travel Authorization in order to enter the country.
Blue:
Citizens from countries and territories in the Blue Group are not visa waiver eligible, and must apply for a visa in order to enter the country. Given the demonstrated good relations shown toward Lamoni by nations in this group, visa applications are expected to be approved with little to no trouble.
Yellow:
Citizens from countries and territories in the Yellow Group are not visa waiver eligible, and must apply for a visa in order to enter the country. Nations in this group have no special foreign relations with the Free Republic, and this is the Color Group with the most foreign nations and territories therein.
Red:
Citizens from countries and territories in the Red Group are not visa waiver eligible, and must apply for a visa in order to enter the country. Additional restrictions are in place upon citizens in this Color Group, and visa requests are more likely to be denied. Nations in this Color Group either have poor relations with the Free Republic, or are deemed to be potentially unsafe.
Black:
Citizens from countries and territories in the Black Group require special dispensation from the Lamonian Government in order to enter the country, as normal visa requests would be denied to them. Nations in this Color Group have officially been designated as “enemy nations,” and relations with these nations are frequently non-existent. Members of foreign extremist groups, and other individuals who are believed to represent a threat to the Free Republic have also been placed in this group.
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