German citizens who have business, political or family ties with organizations subject to EU sanctions will not be issued visas, including national visas for work and temporary residence in Germany. This was announced on December 19 by an official representative of the German Foreign Ministry in a comment to DW on condition of anonymity..
However, exceptions may be made to this rule..
As indicated by the German diplomatic service, when filling out a visa application form, it is not required to indicate the previous place of work.
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The representative of the German Foreign Ministry explained that visas are not issued to former employees of Russian organizations under EU sanctions if they held positions at their previous place of work, suggesting that these employees “still support the goals and actions of this organization”.
A day earlier, it became known that the Russians stopped issuing visas to Norway.