Visa centre of Finland in St. Petersburg will open by spring 2011

In late February - early March 2011 in St. Petrburge scheduled to open visa center of Finland. Representing the Finnish diplomatic mission, as well as in the capital, will be the company VFS Global. We recall a similar center in Moscow, located at the address: ul. Kalanchevskaya, d. 13, opened in the summer of 2010. Where to stay in the center of the northern capital, and other details are still unknown. In late September, the consulate plans to hold a special information event for representatives of the tourist town business. The consulate sure that the transfer of the functions of intermediary visa will improve the tourist service. In particular, it should decrease the waiting time of finished documents. In addition, the visa fee will be possible to pay directly in the center of the box office, without separate trips to the bank. In Moscow, the reception of documents in the visa application center is carried out both on the record and in the common queue. Its intermediary services estimated at 21 euro each passport - thus, the cost of Finnish visas in Moscow rose to 56 euros. The ability to apply directly to the diplomatic mission well preserved, but the reception is conducted by appointment only. This embassy urges travelers to contact the visa application center. finland.worlds.ru