Until recently, Russian citizens planning to visit the Polish Republic had to travel to Moscow to apply for a visa. But recently, Polish visa centers have started operating in major cities across the country. A total of 36 such centers are planned to be opened. By mid-July 2012, these organizations have already begun work in Moscow, Kazan, Smolensk, Yekaterinburg, Vologda and Rostov-on-Don.
Now in several cities of Russia there is a Polish visa center, where citizens can draw up applications for a visa to the Republic of Poland, pay visa fees and receive processed passports. Now obtaining a Schengen visa for residents of many regions has become much easier.
Polish visa centers are created with the direct participation and support of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland and consulates general. They make the countries of the Schengen agreement closer, and visa services more accessible.
Of course, such centers allow not only to save time for those who are going to travel to Poland or other European countries, but also to save significantly. Now there is no need to purchase tickets to Moscow or St. Petersburg and pay for your accommodation in these cities until you receive a visa.
In Rostov-on-Don, the Polish Visa Application Center is located at the address: per. Dolmanovsky, 7d. In Vologda, turn to st. Chelyuskintsev, 47, in Yekaterinburg - on the 5th floor of the Vysotsky business center, in Smolensk - on the street. Przhevalsky, 1/5. The Polish Visa Application Center in Kazan is located at st. Kurashova, 56, in Moscow Center - on Marshal Zhukov Avenue. The working hours of all Centers are from 9:00 to 18:00.
The visa fee, which you will have to pay at the center, is 35 euros; for an expedited visa application, you will be charged twice as much. An additional € 18 is charged for the delivery of documents to and from Moscow. Please note that you will also need an additional amount of money to take out compulsory insurance.
Keep in mind that the tasks of the Centers include only accepting documents, checking the correctness of filling out an application for a visa, delivering papers to Moscow and back, issuing completed documents. The final decision on whether to issue you a Schengen visa is made at the Polish Embassy.
