The Greek Visa Application Center has suspended the acceptance of documents for visas from citizens of the Russian Federation. From June 27, applications will not be considered at consular offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novorossiysk, reports posted on official website ad: Dear Applicant! For technical reasons, the Consulate General of Greece in Moscow, St. […]
Former vice president of Gazprombank, Igor Volobuev, joined the Freedom of Russia legion and serves in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Telegram channel of the unit, in which he is fighting for the independence of Ukraine, published a video calling Volobuev to the Russians to join the legion. His appeal is […]
The demand for golden visas and passports has confidently exceeded pandemic levels in Russia. The Prian company claims that in the first three months of this year, the interest of Russians in acquiring foreign real estate has grown by more than 80%. According to analysts, such a sharp jump is associated with the desire to […]
The first case of importation of the omicron strain from Russia was registered in South Korea, The Hankyoreh reported yesterday, December 12. In the southern province of Cheonan, there are now 15 citizens with a confirmed new strain of coronavirus. Among them are 4 foreigners – a Russian, a British and two from the Democratic […]
Marina Shalaeva, Head of Overseas Real Estate and Private Investments at Knight Frank Russia, spoke about the preferences of Russians buying housing abroad. A fifth of the inquiries, or 20%, go to a Russian company regarding the acquisition of Greek real estate. That is, every fifth person who wants to move to a permanent place […]
Vaccine tours to Europe are gaining momentum in popularity among Russian citizens. Until Sputnik V is recognized abroad, in order to obtain a European certificate after being vaccinated with an EMA-approved drug, Russians are sent to the most attractive countries for tourism, including Greece. As tells Dw, uncertainty with “Sputnik V” in Europe significantly complicates […]
The United States Consulate in the Russian capital provides services only in exceptional cases and only for Americans. The US Embassy recommends that Russians apply for nonimmigrant visas at diplomatic missions located in other countries, TASS reports on August 2. The inconvenience is related to the prohibition of the Russian authorities to recruit Russian citizens […]
Consul of Ukraine Alexander Sosonyuk was detained by the Security Service (FSB) in St. Petersburg, APE-MPE reports, citing Interfax. According to preliminary information, the diplomat was detained on Saturday when meeting with a Russian citizen, from whom he received information of a classified nature from the database of the law enforcement agencies of the Russian […]
In the Government Gazette on Saturday, a decree was published to extend the entry permit for 4,000 Russians per week until 6:00 am on April 19. This is a joint decision of 7 Greek ministries to extend the previous decree, which is valid until April 5, 2021. It was passed on March 2 and increased […]