During the upcoming May holidays, the number of people wishing to apply for a Schengen visa has increased significantly. Accordingly, there are disruptions in the work of visa centers, employees cannot cope with the large volume of applications, and the processing of documents may take It may take longer than usual. In this regard, Prabuddha Sen, head of the representative office of the company operating visa centers for many countries, VFS Global, in Russia, the Baltic States and Eastern Europe, recommended that Russian tourists submit documents in advance.
"During the 'high' season, depending on the volume of applications, the processing time for documents may be longer and varies depending on the country. Therefore, a traveler should try to submit an application as early as possible, taking into account the average processing time and the expected date of travel," he said, Interfax reports.
In addition, the head of the company reminded that those tourists who were unable to get to the visa center during working hours can submit documents in the evening using the Prime Time service. In addition, documents for obtaining a visa can be submitted through the premium lounge, which will significantly reduce the waiting time for tourists.
Let us recall that earlier it also became known that in Moscow, the Spanish BLS visa center stopped booking applications for submitting documents and tourists were advised to purchase travel cancellation insurance to avoid trip disruption. In addition, a similar situation is observed in the visa centers of France and the Czech Republic, but bookings were not stopped.
Source: trn-news.ru