Daily Consular Section U.S. Embassy in Moscow received about 1 thousand applications for a visa. This was announced on Tuesday, Vice-Consul of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow Stewart White at the international conference "Corporate Travel: issues of efficiency." According to him, in the crisis year of 2009 a day was applied to no more than 400 applications. Thus, the flow of tourists to the U.S. from Russia recovers, I'm sure the vice-consul. In total over the past year has been issued about 200,000 visas, according to Interfax. Each visa application is considered individually, more than 90% of visas are issued on the day after the interview. Basically, the Russians ask for multiple visas for 2 years, most of the visas necessary for business travel and tourism. In connection with the increased number of requests vice consul advised to apply in advance. [Source]
Monday, June 27, 2011
The situation with children's foreign passports is not completely clear
The Russian Union of Travel Industry appealed to the Border of the Russian Federation for an explanation of the situation with the parental passports and write on them children. April 14 came the answer, signed by the Head of Border Control, Vladimir Mochalov. The letter reads: "Exit from the Russian Federation of minor children, details of which have been made in the passports of accompanying their parents, issued before the entry into force of the above resolution (meaning the ruling, which came into force on 1 March 2010, - Travel.ru), and shall be in accordance with the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 14 March 1997 № 298, is carried out on validity of these documents, without committing to a separate passport for the child, the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation. " However, it is not clear how the border guards discover the child is registered in the parent's passport before March 1, 2010 or after - the date of entry of this information in the passport it does not specify. In addition, the decree dated March 1, applies only to the 10-year biometric passports. Thus, it is believed that the children entered in any other parents' passports, issue of the border can be. But if a child wrote in the 10-year biometric passport of the parent, then to travel abroad a child needs a separate passport. We also recall that on March 16 came into force on the order, which refers to old-style passports and which clearly states that children enter into the passport can be, but only to denote kinship, and not for trafficking of children abroad.
Hungary: issue multiple-entry visa easier
The order of registration of the Hungarian visa changed, said at a business reception at the Hungarian Cultural Centre Consul General of the Republic of Hungary Laszlo Fendrick. Visa system affect not only the common changes associated with the adoption of the new Code of Visa EU - there are some internal adjustments. First, easing the conditions for obtaining multiple entry visas. "Those tourists who already have a Schengen visa and who wish to prolong it, it became easier to obtain a visa at once for longer periods - six months, a year or even two or three years», ¬ L. Fendrick said. Moreover, now with a visa even for a short time travel - for example, about 10 days - will be given to "spare" spacing - just in case visitors want to linger (especially counting on those who arrive alone by car). In addition, it will revert transit visas (type A). Instead, transit tourists will be made out short-term visa type "C" (up to 90 days in the country). Also, in connection with the introduction of new visa Code on April 5, when a visa to Hungary, on the child, inscribed in a parent's passport also now will have to apply for the visa, submit a separate application form and pay the visa fee (for children under 6 years stays free of charge ). Recall now Schengen countries will operate a new unified application form (there are such graphs as "country first crossing of the border of the Schengen zone," the exact address of arrival "). As for biometric visas with fingerprints, they are going to enter only in 2011.