The Swiss Federal Ministry of Justice and Police announces that Schengen visas for new passports obtained in the occupied territories of Ukraine and Georgia will not be issued.
The statement explains that Switzerland was bound by this European Union decision of 8 December 2022. in connection with its participation in the Schengen area.
We are talking about passports that will be issued in the territories of Ukraine and Georgia occupied by Russia..
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The Federal Council adds that this decision entered into force upon its publication. Switzerland previously suspended the simplified issuance of visas to Russians.
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Recall, earlier, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles stated at the congress of Spanish ambassadors in Madrid that her country could not send certain types of weapons to Ukraine due to a veto imposed by Switzerland..