Visa Application Centers in France stopped renewing multi-year visas for Russians

They started accepting applications from 1 June. However, against the background of the rise in the incidence of covid-19in RUSSIA, Paris included her in the "red list". The French Embassy promised to resume accepting documents after the epidemiological situation improves

France Visa Application Centers have stopped renewing Schengen visas that expired during the pandemic. This was reported by the French Embassy in Russia to TASS.

“We confirm that VFS Global centers that process applications for visas to France have temporarily suspended the possibility of submitting documents for renewal of multiple-entry Schengen visas for a period of three to five years issued by France and expired during the pandemic,” the diplomatic mission said.

The embassy explained that the suspension of applications is due to the fact that Paris has included Russia in the "red list" of countries for which more stringent conditions for entry are established.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spoke about electronic visas for vaccine tourists Society

“The French Embassy will be able to resume processing this type of visa as soon as the improvement of sanitary conditions allows Russia to be classified in a more favorable category,” the embassy added.

RBC turned to the French Embassy and VFS Global for comment.

The French visa centers in Moscow, St. Petersburg , Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Krasnodar and Rostov-on-Don resumed accepting applications for the extension of Schengen visas expired during the pandemic on June 1.

This did not apply to tourist visas due to the closed borders between Russia and France due to COVID-19. “This gradual resumption does not mean today that the conditions and sanitary requirements for entering the national territory of France have been changed for immigrants from Russia,” the French Consulate General explained.

The EU proposed to tighten the check for recipients of Schengen visas Politics

Since mid-May, the Spanish Visa Application Center has resumed its work in Moscow and began accepting applications for the extension of Schengen visas. People who have visas with a minimum validity of one year can apply. Applications are considered within ten working days, but this period can be extended up to 30 days.