The Ministry of Economic Development of the Republic of Karelia announced that the VFS Global visa center in Petrozavodsk, the official partner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland in the Russian Federation, will continue to operate until July 1, 2023, following the suspension of visa procedures. the work of the representative office of the Consulate General of Finland in the capital of the republic. It has been reported TASS.
“According to the available information, the visa center in Petrozavodsk will continue to work until July 1, 2023. At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the St. He said that he would be sent to the Finnish Consulate General in St. Petersburg.
They also added that the Karelian authorities are not yet aware of the visa center’s work after July 1, 2023.
April 4 recognizedIt has been reported that the Finnish Foreign Ministry has closed the branch of the Russian Consulate General in Petrozavodsk. The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that there is currently no need for a branch office in Petrozavodsk due to a significant reduction in the tasks performed.
in early January 2023 it is closed Murmansk Consulate General