Contents tagged with visas for Russians

  • Ukrainian Foreign Minister suggests introducing biometric visas with Russia

    The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, spoke in favor of introducing additional control over the movement of Russian citizens in Ukraine, including the biometric visa program with Russia, Interfax-Ukraine reports.

    "At the same time, we must understand that we need additional control over the movement of Russian citizens and over everything that the Russian Special Services are doing here, and this is what the changes that will be introduced on January 1st are aimed at," he …

  • U.S. embassy encourages Russians to apply for American visas in Ukraine

    Residents of Russia can obtain visas to America at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, reported on the website of the U.S. embassy in Ukraine.

    “Those who live in Russia but could not apply for a U.S. visa in time can apply for one in Kyiv. Applicants do not have to be residents of Ukraine in order to get a visa, but must physically be in Ukraine to apply and receive the visa, because we cannot accept applications from residents through the mail if they are outside of Ukraine’s borders,” the report says. …

  • Kremlin’s representative: Russians not happy with delays while trying to obtain visas in American Embassy

    The Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, in an interview with Dozhd (Rain TV), said that Russians were beginning to face difficulties in obtaining U.S. visas long before the decision was made to reduce the number of staff in the U.S. diplomatic mission in Russia.

    According to her, as early as May 2017, citizens began to address the Russian Foreign Ministry with questions about why the U.S. Embassy began requesting visa applications 40-50 days ahead of travel instead of ten …

  • Kremlin: It was US' decision to reduce their diplomatic mission in Russia

    Moscow did not require the U.S. to reduce the number of American diplomats in Russia. This decision was made by Washington,as stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova in an interview with the television station Dozhd.

    According to Zakharova, Russia will not retaliate in response to the restrictions introduced by the U.S. embassy for obtaining visas, since in this case it would be tantamount to “genocide of ordinary people.”

    According to the …

  • Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament: introduction of visas with Russia may be considered during next plenary week

    The Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, Andriy Parubiy said that the Ukrainian parliament may consider introducing visas with Russia as early as next week.

    "Yes, there is a possibility that the question of the introduction of a visa requirements may be filed with the Cabinet of Ministers during the next plenary week, if, as a result of consultations, we reach a consensus," he said.

    "I have repeatedly stressed that this idea is very important for me. In fact, when I was Secretary of the National …

  • Kyiv may require biometric passports when entering Ukraine from Russia

    Kyiv could introduce biometric passports for Russians entering Ukraine, said Mariana Betsa, press secretary of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, in a broadcast of the TV channel 112 Ukraine.

    According to her, the Ukrainian foreign policy department will support the introduction of visa requirements  with Russia “In future, in the broader perspective, it will also be possible to introduce entry exclusively by means of biometric passports, with visas, with registration at the migration services, …

  • Ukraine may introduce visa requirements for Russians

    Andriy Teteruk, first deputy chairperson of the People’s Front party, said in a 112 Ukraine TV broadcast that the Verkhovna Rada is doing “everything possible” to introduce a visa regime with Russia.

    According to him, this matter could be resolved as early as next week. Explanatory work is currently being done in parliament, and the number of deputies who will vote in favor of a visa regime is being assessed.

    “The introduction of a visa regime will be an adequate response of the Ukrainian …