The number of Schengen visa applicants increased by 40% in the last 2 weeks.
After the statements of a number of European countries about stopping the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians, citizens of the Russian Federation fear that they will be closed in traveling to Europe and trying to prepare documents in advance, Censor.NET reports.
The number of Schengen visa applicants has increased by 40% in the last 2 weeks. Every second person tries to issue a visa “in advance”, says representative of the visa agency Marina Shirokova. However, she admits that these actions are unnecessary: ”If the possibility of obtaining Schengen visas is suddenly closed to Russians in principle, it is unlikely that they will be able to freely enter European countries with existing ones,” says Shirokova.
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Most often, Russians apply for visas from Sweden, Finland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary, Austria and Greece.
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