With a legal regulation of the Foreign Ministry that is being debated in Parliament today, the country’s preparations are being completed for receiving tourists from Russia and other countries that do not belong to the Schengen Area.More specifically, as of this year – for the first time – the issuing of a tourist visa is done via collection of applicants’ biometric data and digital vetting of applications, in order to enhance security. The new Visa Information System (VIS) is being implemented in all Schengen Area countries and is very demanding as regards management of applications.Already, as of mid-December, on the...
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