The Finnish Visa Application Centre in St. Petersburg is operating at full capacity due to the increased number of people applying for visas, the press service of the Finnish Consulate General in St. Petersburg reported.
“The visa department is working under intense pressure "There are long queues. During the first peak days of August, we were receiving five thousand applications a day; now it's around four thousand applications a day, which is twice as much as usual," the statement reads, according to RIA Novosti.
According to a representative of the Consulate General, the number of tourists applying for visas began to increase in early August, when information emerged about the introduction of new rules for Finnish visa applications starting September 1.
In this regard, the visa center recommends that travelers register to submit documents in advance through the electronic queue.
As a reminder, it was previously announced that, starting September 1 of this year, the visa application process for Russian tourists to Finland will become more complicated. According to the Finnish Foreign Ministry, travelers will now be required to provide a full set of documents.
Source: trn-news.ru