On June 11, Germany temporarily lifted coronavirus restrictions on entry into the country and resumed accepting visa applications for Russians for any purpose of travel. This was reported on the website of the German Embassy in Russia.
Now, to enter Germany, tourists do not need to provide a certificate of vaccination, a certificate of illness, or a negative PCR test.
The diplomatic mission clarified that you can apply for a visa and make an appointment for an interview through the visa service center of VisaMetric.
Earlier, on June 3, Dilya Demidenko, head of online tours at Travelbelka, said that the easiest and fastest way for Russians to obtain a Schengen visa is to apply to the visa centers of Italy and France. The expert added that if a person already had Italian or French visas, there is a chance to get a document for a year or longer.
At the same time, on May 27, Izvestia found out that it was almost impossible to make an appointment to submit documents to the visa centers of France and Italy. The queue for applying for a visa to France is now until the end of August, said Alexan Mkrtchyan, Vice President of the Alliance of Russian Travel Agencies.
On April 11, the European Commission told Izvestia that the EU countries at the national level could significantly limit the issuance of long-term visas to Russians, noting that decisions on short-term (tourist) visas should be made “on the merits”.
Meanwhile, a number of countries continue to insist on the suspension of the issuance of visas to Russian citizens as part of the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions. In particular, on April 4, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Russians should stop issuing Schengen visas, with the exception of humanitarian ones. He proposed issuing visas only to those wishing to leave Russia.
