In Ukraine, problems arose with the issuance of foreign passports; Warning citizens of expected delays. The Ukrainian publication Strana.ua reported this on Tuesday, June 9.
According to media reports, a branch of the passport service in Kiev explained that there were not enough forms.
— If you request urgent production of the document (the cost of this service is 2530 hryvnia (4048 rubles) — almost. “Virtual device”), they likely won’t do it in seven business days, as is the norm. “We hope that this will not take more than two weeks, but it is difficult to say for sure,” an employee of one of the departments of the passport service in Kiev was quoted as saying.news».
In addition, Ukrainians face difficulties when scheduling an appointment for the issuance of international passports: online registration is available only after a week, and they have to stand in line for several hours. The publication suggests that such a rush may be related to the start of the holiday season.
In January, it became known that Estonia plans to discuss a ban on issuing Schengen visas and residence permits in EU countries to participants in a special military operation (SVO) in Ukraine.