Cyprus visa application centers open in Russia

The Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus and its consulates in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Krasnodar have announced the establishment of visa application centers in Russia, according to a statement published on the Embassy's website in Moscow.

Visas will be issued in partnership with BLS International.

The new centers will operate in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Krasnodar, Rostov-on-Don, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Kazan, and Novosibirsk.

This development follows a policy change implemented this autumn requiring Russian citizens to provide biometric data for visa applications, in line with Cyprus's ongoing integration into the Schengen Area.