The EU expects in the near future to tighten the rules of Schengen visa. The Alliance wants to force potential travelers to pass the function the removal of biometrics. Unexpected EU initiative has caused a number of objective questions of the Russian Union of travel industry (RUTI). They reported that the operators excited intentions and asked to give explanations on the upcoming change. Meet the message was aimed Chapter consulates of EU in Russia Vigaudas the Usackas. "Some people learned the news from its European partners, some - from an interview of the Ambassador of Italy in Russia, which he gave to the Russian media in connection with the beginning of the presidency's powers in the EU Council. Some experts even hastened to link the visa with tightening sanctions against Russia, and several tour operators started the Ambassador of Italy with a wish to prevent the introduction of compulsory fingerprinting", - have declared in the Union. Taking into account opinion of tour operators, the emergence of biometrics - a question of time, to cancel it is unlikely, however, the implementation procedures will require scientific and technical restructuring of the entire process and training on the part of the consulates and travel agencies. "This measure is not a whim of any precise powers and not a reaction to the political situation - the biometric information to obtain a Schengen visa is already answered the question", - quotes Union ITAR-TASS. "Operators already at this point it is important to realize, how will the operation withdrawal of biometrics. For example, there are variants of delivery of data directly at the border when entering the country on existing visa. In some States, for example in the UAE, South Korea, Kenya and others, the process just so organized," said the Russian Union of travel industry. The Association stressed that the withdrawal of biometrics indicated in the Visa code of the European Union. It was initially planned that the system will be introduced in North Africa, the middle East and the Persian Gulf. Be biometrics in the representation of that realm that the traveller expects to attend is necessary only when 1 applying for the Schengen area. Biometric data will be saved about 5 years and copied when submitting the following, but even that can affect the demand: the suddenness innovations could upset the tourist market of many famous European States.