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The signing of a visa-free agreement with the Schengen zone countries opens up new possibilities for us in terms of the so called white Schengen list featuring 57 countries, from Korea, Mexico and Uruguay, the Caribbean islands, which demand visas, to many other countries — President of Ukraine

President Poroshenko refers some unofficial list of countries that offer simplified entry to their territory for citizens of countries who, in turn, have visa-free entry to Schengen Area.

I searched what countries belong to this list, but failed to find anything relevant.

What countries belong to "White Schengen list"? It must be about 57 countries, including Korea and Mexico.

Update. Sorry for my poor wording. This is a single question, not two. And it is not about Annex II. Namely, Annex II says citizens of what countries may enter Schengen Area visa-free. I'm asking for a list of (non-Schengen) countries who let me, an Ukrainian, enter on simplified rules based on the facts listed above.

Update. Reading comments and answers I can suppose that the President simply misspoken. Many media today interpret this phrase exactly like in my Q — there's Schengen Area where we supposedly get visa exemption on summer 2016, and there's a list of some non-Schengen countries where the entry may also be simplified. So "he's misspoken or misinterpreted; there is no other list than Annex II" may appear to be the answer here.

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This is a literal, rather than idiomatic, translation.

In Russian the text is "белым списком шенгена" which is probably better translated as "Schengen whitelist". This seems to be referring to countries whose nationals do not require a visa to travel to countries in the Schengen area, as this is what is happening for Ukraine, but neither this term or the other translation given in the news article are commonly used in English; the list is generally referred to as Annex II (see below).

What has actually happened is that the European Commission has recommended that nationals of Ukraine (as well as Georgia and Kosovo) should be allowed access to the Schengen area for short stays without visas (pending approval by the Schengen states themselves). This doesn't mean that Ukraine becomes a part of the Schengen area, though.

TASS has a slightly longer article containing the same quote and odd translation, as well as a few more details.

The list of countries whose nationals can visit the Schengen area for short stays without visas - other than those in the EU itself - is given in EC 539/2001 Annex II, or you can find a more accessible list on Wikipedia. This is sometimes called the Schengen whitelist, while the Schengen blacklist is Annex I, the list of countries whose nationals require a visa to visit.

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You can probably glean a list of the countries from this map on Wikipedia regarding Visa Free entry for all EU citizens (or go through the big table on the associated webpage).

map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_European_Union_citizens#/media/File:Visa_requirements_for_the_European_Union_citizens.png

webpage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_European_Union_citizens

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