Ireland Opposes Visa Restrictions on Russian Citizens

Ireland opposed Germany's proposal to impose restrictions on tourist visas for Russian citizens.

Ireland opposed Germany's proposal to impose restrictions on tourist visas for Russian citizens.

According to Ambassador Arjan, "Reporter" newspaper, citing a document presented in the European Union Council, reported that Ireland has opposed Germany's proposal to limit the territorial validity of tourist visas issued to Russian citizens.

According to this proposal, tourist visas of Russian citizens can only be valid in the territory of the country that issued it; A restriction that, if implemented, will limit the possibility of the holders of this visa to travel to other countries of the Schengen zone.

This issue is on the agenda of the European Union visa working group. According to the documents published by the Council of the European Union, the proposal in question concerns the issuance of visas with limited territorial validity to Russian citizens for non-essential travel, including tourism.