The European Commission has published recommendations for Member States to issue visas to Russians

This can lead to a visa and cancellation of valid visas, and Russians traveling for no important reason will encounter a longer and more complex process of applying. The video of the EU will remain open to members of families of EU citizens, "journalists, dissidents and civil society representatives.

" The European Commission has recommended that "especially carefully" to check whether applicants from Russia could threaten security or international relations, and in this case to refuse them on the basis of an individual assessment. EU countries are also advised to refuse to issue a visa in case of doubt that the applicant is going to leave the EU territory after its validity.

EU countries were also recommended to refrain from issuing multiple visas with long validity and more strictly treating real short -term visas. If the visa owner is now considered a threat to safety, it must be canceled. The EU state may also invite consultations before another EU member issues visas to the Russians and object to the Schengen Visa's issuance of Russian citizen individually.

Consulates are advised to pay less attention to people's applications without important reasons for travel, such as tourists. The processing time can be extended up to 45 days in some cases for more thorough check (15 days in normal cases). The Russians will also need more documents when applying. On September 9, the EU Council approved the complete termination of the simplified visa agreement with Russia.

On July 31, the EU foreign ministers have reached a political agreement to completely suspend the simplified procedure for issuing visas to Russian aggressor citizens. Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have stated that they were ready to take "national measures" to reduce the number of Russians entering their countries until the EU has made a collective decision. Some EU countries, including Germany and France, oppose the full visa prohibition.