It will be more difficult for Russians to receive Schengen visas since September 12: a list of new rules

The European Commission has approved proposals for limiting the visa regime with the Russian Federation. Now citizens of Russia will have to wait for a visa longer and pay more for them. The European Commission has approved the suspension of the increased visa agreement with Russia. It is expected that from September 12, the Russians will pay more for visa registration, and the waiting time will increase. The final decision on this issue will be approved by the EU Council this week.

This is stated in a communique published on the EC website on Tuesday, September 6. According to the EU EU EU EU Commissioner, Ilva Johansson, a new visa regime will take effect on Monday, after approval of the proposal by the EU Council.

He envisages: Johansson noted that the European Commission will soon develop additional instructions for updating the visa regime with the Russian Federation, noting in this context that the EU would not want to "restrict from Russian dissidents and civil society. " As of September 1, 2022, about 963 thousand Russians had current visas to the Schengen area, added to the EC.