Norway suspended the agreement on a simplified visa regime with Russia

Norway has officially suspended the agreement on a simplified visa regime with Russia. This decision duplicates the decision of the European Union Council from September 9.

This is reported by the Directorate of Immigration of Norway.

The agreement is suspended from today, September 22. Norway is not a member of the EU, but it is part of the Schengen zone and has a common land border with Russia with a length of 198 kilometers. Now for Russians, the visa fee will increase from €35 to €80, the processing time for visa applications will increase, in some cases up to 45 days, and much more documents will need to be submitted.

• On September 12, the EU Councilʼs decision to suspend the simplified visa regime with Russia, which had been in effect since 2007, entered into force. The process of obtaining visas to EU countries for Russians has become much longer and more expensive.
• Switzerland did the same on September 16.