Due to the collapse arising from the issuance of permits department will operate 29 and 30 April “until the last customer»
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The Greek consulate in Moscow before the May holidays, precipitated thousands of Russians who have previously applied for the issue of visas to Greece. There were a few days (someone even hours before departure), and many of the guests is not yet in the hands of foreign passports. According to the stories of tourists comes to the fact that the visa is obtained departing on holiday children and their parents have not yet received a decision
involving all hands Reason -. The all-time (due to the closed Egypt and Turkey), the demand for tours . Greece this year
to learn how to resolve the situation, we talked with the Vice – President of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia Dmitry Gorin
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– If you start the paperwork now, there is a chance to get to Greece only at the beginning of June, – told us in one of the travel agencies, which specializes in tours to Greece. – Make a visa at the moment is problematic. Dates are tightened. The consular department has accumulated a sufficiently large number of passports. The visa is issued, in principle, within 10 days, but in fact still need to undergo the procedure of fingerprinting. And it is necessary to pre-register. There is also a queue. Further information from the visa centers comes to the embassy, where he is treated
-. The Greeks clearly can not cope with the influx of tourists, – stated the manager of another travel agency. – Egypt and Turkey are closed, so Russian tourists and shifted to Greece to get on the Mediterranean Sea. The most popular among Russians destinations: Crete, Rhodes, Chalkidiki. We have great difficulty is to reassure our customers. People get passports with visas in just a day – two sitting on their suitcases. And all because the tourists were increased security requirements for visas. But while cases of canceled trips – the lack of the necessary documents have not been
In the consular department, in turn, refer to the new code of the Schengen area, which includes a new visa with biometric fingerprinting.. All collected on-site data is required to send to a special base in Strasbourg, where they are checked, and then the results returned.
The innovation required specialized equipment and trained personnel.
According to the staff said, the large queues were due to the fact that one of the visa centers did not have an appointment and have accumulated a large number of people. Now everywhere adhere to standards. Serve try in the first place tourists who stays a week or a few days before departure.
According to the new Code, if there are no problems with safety, a visa must be issued within 15 days. The consular department was assured that try to meet in a week’s time. Outside peak periods, you can get a visa for 48 hours. Who exactly is the “busy season”. We were assured that, despite the huge flow of tourists, every effort is made to Russians just went to rest
«MK” managed to contact with Vice -. President of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia Dmitry Gorin .
– the sad forecast, given that a number of experts that the Russians vacation in Greece for holidays in may can be thwarted – not justified, – said Mr. Orlov. – I can tell of the positive that the consulate is not closed. Easter – one of the most important holidays in Greece and the Greek consulate employees must be the weekend as planned from 29 April. But, understanding the situation, the consulate decided to work 29 and 30 April, and “until the last customer.” They went to meet travelers, because the volume of passports is very high. There are isolated cases where a visa is not published. Now we are investigated, it happened for any reason, it is possible that the documents have been filed too late. Today we had a meeting with the consul. Greece – all this – yet another state, but they went forward and help this story is somehow resolved. Consulate staff will be increased to 50 people. They are now working even at night. Greece Visa Center, which is a separate structure, will also work on the issue. Take all measures to people whose flights are scheduled in the near future, received the documents in the first place
-. You are talking about an unprecedented demand for tours to Greece this year. Is the consulate did not have to provide for this situation
-? This situation is a sharp rise in sales. Greece exerted maximum efforts in order to attract more tourists to the country of Russians. But the hype has exceeded all expectations. At the May holidays there was a sharp increase in demand. Another problem is that many Russians have decided on the trip in April. In fact, the embassy was to refuse to accept unnecessary documents. But they are going to meet us and take them. Any consulate has its own rules. The same regulation is at the Russian Consulate abroad.
So I would recommend this summer, across the board, pre-apply for a visa.
Last year, Greece was visited by over half a million tourists, this year the greek businessmen are waiting for more than 800 thousand guests.
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