00:00The European Commission has adopted stricter visa rules for Russians wishing to enter the Schengen area.
00:07Russian applicants can no longer apply for multiple entry, but can still be issued with single entry visas.
00:15The new rules severely restrict the issuance of multiple entry visas to Russian applicants.
00:20That being said, certain limited exceptions remain.
00:24These include, for example, close family members of Russian citizens residing in the EU
00:28and family members of EU citizens, they can have multiple entry visas valid for up to one year.
00:35Transport workers can still be issued such visas for up to nine months.
00:41There are exceptions.
00:42For example, a country can issue multiple entry visas to dissidents, independent journalists and human rights defenders.
00:49The EU fully suspended the EU's visa facilitation agreement with Russia in 2022,
00:55which made short-stay visa applications more expensive and more difficult for Russians.
01:00Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia went a step further, restricting entry to their countries for Russian citizens.
01:07In 2024, more than 600,000 applications for short-stay visas were issued to Russians
01:13for the EU and Schengen-associated countries, with a refusal rate of 7.5%.
01:19Please stand for the EU and Schengen-san, Cambridge Puerto Rico.
01:42Goodrah.
01:43When the EU is smashed to a EU, the EU came committee promise to the EU,
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