Russia to tighten controls on the granting of visas for Iraq

11/11/2016
[Oan- follow-up]
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that it has tightened control over the granting of visas [Visa] to the citizens of a number of countries, including Syria, Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan.
The Consular Section of the Director of the Russian foreign minister Yevgeny Ivanov at a meeting of the Russian State Duma International Affairs Thursday, "We look with great attention to requests for visas for the citizens of a number of countries," explaining that should the citizens of these countries who want to enter Russia, waiting for a response from the Russian side for about 20 days. "
Ivanov pointed out that the Russian Foreign Ministry to receive the documents relating to each citizen alone, the ministry is considering these documents in cooperation with the relevant authorities before making a decision to issue the visa.

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