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Visas

96 countries with one passport

The Ukrainian passport ranked 37th in the ranking of the most influential identity documents in the world. This is evidenced by the results of the Passport Index study by Arton Capital, which…

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Route Sheet for Visa

On January 26, new rules for obtaining a Russian visa came into effect. From now on, foreign citizens are required to report on their itinerary: when filling out the application, the traveler must…

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Long Road to Schengen

Ukraine may obtain a visa-free regime with European Union countries no earlier than the end of 2015, experts believe. The liberalization of Ukraine's visa regime with the EU is becoming a factor in…

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Semi-open Schengen

As is known, the European Union officially banned issuing Schengen visas on Russian territory to Crimeans who received Russian passports back in March 2014. The EU stated that Crimeans can only…

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Czech Embassy in Moscow denies information about issuing visas to Crimeans

The Czech Embassy denied information about issuing Schengen visas to Crimeans on the territory of the Russian Federation. This is stated in a statement by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Moscow.

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Visa to France – Fast and Inexpensive

France is one of the countries that signed the Schengen Agreement. Thanks to this, obtaining a visa to enter this country is done without unnecessary paperwork. But without documents permitting stay…

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Long-Term Visas to Germany – Free of Charge

In the context of measures to liberalize the visa regime for Ukrainian citizens with foreign states, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine conducted work, as a result of which the Federal…

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Visas Lack Trust

Brussels will ask Moscow to explain how the personal data protection law will affect the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians. As Deutsche Welle reports, this was stated by the head of the European…

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Swapping Honduras for the European Union

While negotiations on visa facilitation between Belarus and the EU have been moving in small steps since early 2014, Belarus has visa-free agreements with a number of states. Where can Belarusians…

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Biometric Freedom?

At the end of April, European Commissioner Stefan Fule stated: 'Ukrainian citizens who have biometric passports will be able to travel to the European Union without visas.' And Prime Minister Arseniy…

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Cost of a UK Visa

The United Kingdom is a unique country. Its history holds many secrets that are revealed only to those who have visited this magnificent country. The UK has preserved its traditions for years. When…

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Why are visas refused?

«I have been a resident of Germany since 2003. In 2012, my granddaughter (born 1992) came to visit me from Ukraine. Her parents deposited money for her stay in Germany (at 45 euros per day) into a…

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