On October 25, a decision came into force in the Czech Republic, according to which Russians with a valid Schengen visa issued by any EU member state cannot enter the country.
This is reported by "European Truth".
The Czech government made a decision on October 12 at the suggestion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, up to 200 Russian citizens arrive in the Czech Republic every day through the international airport. Currently, persons arriving on the territory of the Czech Republic through the external borders of the Schengen area, i.e. through the international airport of the Czech Republic, for the purpose of tourism, sports or culture, will be refused entry.
Thus, the Czech Republic joined the Baltic states, Poland and Finland, which in previous weeks closed their borders to Russian tourists in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Czech Republic became the first EU member state to suspend the issuance of visas to Russian citizens the day after the invasion of Ukraine, i.e. February 25.
We will remind you that on September 12, the decision of the Council of the EU to suspend the agreement on the simplification of the visa regime with the Russian Federation entered into force. The process of obtaining visas to EU countries for Russians has become significantly longer and more expensive.
In addition, on September 19, a ban on the entry of Russian citizens with Schengen visas into Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland came into effect. And from September 30, Finland introduced similar restrictions.