2024-04-24 08:23:58
Russians are attracted to European resorts. On the eve of the summer holidays, the number of visa applicants at Russian consulates and embassies of Schengen countries has increased. According to the Russian Travel Industry Union, growth might make up 20% compared to last year.
Taking into account the reduction in the number of employees of European diplomatic missions following 2022 and the abolition of the simplified visa regime with Russia, deadline for obtaining visas for the EU grown up, how the queues and the level of requirements for potential beneficiaries of the Schengen area have increased. Experts note that it is necessary to apply for a summer visa now in order to receive everything on time.
Khristina Mozharova issued a Schengen visa. Herself, at the Italian Embassy in Moscow. He says that to travel to Europe, you must present purchased plane tickets, hotel rooms and have at least 300,000 rubles in your account.
Appointments at visa centers in Italy, France and Spain are full. Free slots fly away so quickly that often only bots from commercial intermediary agencies can catch them. Sofia Defosse-Aksyutina, director of international projects at immigration and visa agency Euroresident, says:
Sofia Defosse-Aksyutina director of international programs of the immigration and visa agency “Euroresident”
Greece and Hungary, as a rule, do not issue multiple visas, but allow only one entry for the duration of the trip. So there are fewer people wanting to obtain these particular visas. There are also fewer queues. To go to the Côte d’Azur, to the beaches of Italy or Spain in July-August, you must apply for a visa now. The maximum period during which you can apply for a Eurovisa is six months before your trip. And the minimum queues for applying for a Schengen visa are now from one month to two, confirms the vice-president of the Russian Union of the Travel Industry Dmitry Gorin:
Dmitri Gorin Vice President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vipservice holding
Of the 29 Schengen states, ten do not issue visas to Russians. Among them are the Baltic States, the Czech Republic and Poland. And it is impossible to enter some of these countries with a visa from another Schengen country.
As for the financial aspect of a trip to Europe, it is best to provide embassies with foreign account statements, if applicable, experts say. And carry cash with you. Tourists can now export up to $20,000 from Russia.
If you have been refused a visa at one embassy, you should not try to resubmit the same package of documents to another. Your visa history is everywhere. The number of refusals ruins it. It’s worth finding out the root cause before applying for Schengen once more.
According to the law, it is allowed to have two Russian passports at the same time. And while one has passed Schengen, the other can travel on vacation to a country without a visa.
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