The Russians received biometric Schengen visa while crossing the border, it will be necessary to participate in the procedure of scanning a fingerprint, said the Association of tour operators of Russia referring to the messenger service of the border control in South-Eastern Finland Jani Licola.
"Russian citizens when passing the border control at the time of submission for verification of passport and other documents is a compulsory scanning of the index finger of the right hand," said Nikola, reports news Agency. Additional procedures will be waived for children under 12 years of age, members of official delegations and persons who are physically impossible to implement a fingerprint check, explained to the Commissioners of the border. Recall, on September 14, the EU plans to launch in Russia visa information system, which involves, for example, mandatory biometric data. The story is about the fingerprints applicants for a visa in the Schengen countries need to take time in 5 years. In the EU, assured that " the launch of the visa information system is part of a global offer From the EU to make a more prosperous rules for issuing visas ". They also stressed that the transition to a visa-free regime with Russia this system does not change. In addition, the EU challenged the relationship of the introduction of visa infosistema in Russia with the Ukrainian crisis. Along with this, ATOR Executive Director Maya Lomidze noted above that the introduction of biometric visas will reduce Russian tourist arrivals in the European Union.
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