https://en.sputniknews.africa/20231022/russia-retaining-visa-simplifications-for-europeans-visiting-country-1062989100.html
Russia Retaining Visa Simplifications for Europeans Visiting Country
Russia Retaining Visa Simplifications for Europeans Visiting Country
Sputnik Africa
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Last year, the European Union, Denmark, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland adopted suspension of agreements with Russia. 22.10.2023, Sputnik Africa
2023-10-22T10:12+0200
2023-10-22T10:12+0200
2023-10-22T10:12+0200
international
russia
europe
denmark
russian foreign ministry
european union (eu)
west
visa
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.africa/img/07e7/0a/16/1062990654_0:168:3046:1881_1920x0_80_0_0_18841aa2f49ffb9e53a519161519b729.jpg
Russia retains visa simplifications for Europeans visiting the country, despite an intention to respond to the suspension of such simplifications for Russian citizens in Europe, Director of the Consular Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Aleksey Klimov told Sputnik. In September 2022, the European Union, Denmark, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland decided to suspend agreements with Russia on mutual visa simplifications, suspending all visa preferences for all categories of Russian nationals. He also said that the foreign ministry had prepared a bill that provides for increasing visa fees and canceling simplified procedures, but these measures would not be applied to all categories of European citizens.
https://en.sputniknews.africa/20230911/russia-expects-launch-of-visa-free-group-tourist-exchange-with-india-in-2024-ministry-says-1062022916.html
russia
europe
denmark
west
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2023
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
international, russia, europe, denmark, russian foreign ministry, european union (eu), west, visa
international, russia, europe, denmark, russian foreign ministry, european union (eu), west, visa
Russia Retaining Visa Simplifications for Europeans Visiting Country
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Last year, the European Union, Denmark, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland adopted suspension of agreements with Russia.
Russia retains visa simplifications for Europeans visiting the country, despite an intention to respond to the suspension of such simplifications for Russian citizens in Europe, Director of the Consular Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Aleksey Klimov told Sputnik.
In September 2022, the
European Union, Denmark, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland decided to suspend agreements with Russia on mutual visa simplifications, suspending all visa preferences for all categories of Russian nationals.
"In order to maintain contacts with citizens of European countries, we approved an approach, according to which the Russian side will continue – unlike the Europeans – to partially adhere to the provisions of the mentioned visa agreements in terms of simplified procedures for issuing visas and the validity period of such visas," Klimov said.
He also said that the foreign ministry had prepared a bill that provides for increasing
visa fees and canceling simplified procedures, but these measures would not be applied to all categories of European citizens.
