{"id":199131,"date":"2007-12-15T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-15T08:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.moldova.org\/2007\/12\/15\/moldovans-to-apply-for-schengen-visas-at-single-eu-visa-issuing-centre-in-chisinau-from-21-december-81036-eng\/"},"modified":"2007-12-15T08:54:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-15T08:54:00","slug":"moldovans-to-apply-for-schengen-visas-at-single-eu-visa-issuing-centre-in-chisinau-from-21-december-81036-eng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/moldovans-to-apply-for-schengen-visas-at-single-eu-visa-issuing-centre-in-chisinau-from-21-december-81036-eng\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldovans to apply for Schengen visas at Single EU Visa Issuing Centre in Chisinau from 21 December"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Moldovan citizens will be able to apply for Schengen visas at the Single EU Visa Issuing Centre opened at the Chisinau-based Hungarian embassy starting from 21 December 2007, Hungarian Ambassador to Moldova Mihaly Bayer said today. <\/p>\n

Bayer specified that this became possible as Hungary and another few states are to join the Schengen zone on 21 December. <\/p>\n

"Starting from 21 December 2007, the Single EU Visa Issuing Centre will work as representation of the Schengen area. Thus, the Hungarian consulate will be empowered to issue visas for Austria, Denmark, Iceland, Latvia, Slovenia and Estonia which are to soon join the centre. Starting from this day, it will no longer be necessary to send documents to these states or that their consuls come to Chisinau, as it has happened by now," Bayer specified. <\/p>\n

The diplomat said that currently the embassy is preparing its consular service so that it runs in line with the Schengen requirements. At the same time, in order to ensure a high level of services provided to the Centre, the diplomatic mission will increase the number of employees and in March 2008, it will kick off the construction of two new desks in the consular section. <\/p>\n

Bayer also said that the centre is getting ready to cope with a bigger number of visa applications once the Moldova-EU agreement on the issuance of visas enters into force on 1 January 2008. <\/p>\n

The Hungarian diplomat recalled that under the document, 16 categories of citizens will submit less visa documents and will be exempted from the visa fee. At the same time, certain categories of people will benefit from long-term multi-entrance visas. <\/p>\n

The Single EU Visa Issuing Centre was opened in Chisinau on 25 April 2007 and was the first of the kind in Europe. <\/p>\n

The Schengen agreement providing for passport-free travels was signed on 14 June 1985 by the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and France. Currently, the Schengen zone comprises 15 countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. \/\/ Moldpres<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>Moldovan citizens will be able to apply for Schengen visas at the Single EU Visa Issuing Centre opened at the Chisinau-based Hungarian embassy starting from 21 December 2007, Hungarian Ambassador to M<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-society"],"content_social_share":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Moldovan citizens will be able to apply for Schengen visas at the Single EU Visa Issuing Centre opened at the Chisinau-based Hungarian embassy starting from 21 December 2007, Hungarian Ambassador to Moldova Mihaly Bayer said today. <\/p>\n

Bayer specified that this became possible as Hungary and another few states are to join the Schengen zone on 21 December. <\/p>\n

"Starting from 21 December 2007, the Single EU Visa Issuing Centre will work as representation of the Schengen area. Thus, the Hungarian consulate will be empowered to issue visas for Austria, Denmark, Iceland, Latvia, Slovenia and Estonia which are to soon join the centre. Starting from this day, it will no longer be necessary to send documents to these states or that their consuls come to Chisinau, as it has happened by now," Bayer specified. <\/p>\n

The diplomat said that currently the embassy is preparing its consular service so that it runs in line with the Schengen requirements. At the same time, in order to ensure a high level of services provided to the Centre, the diplomatic mission will increase the number of employees and in March 2008, it will kick off the construction of two new desks in the consular section. <\/p>\n

Bayer also said that the centre is getting ready to cope with a bigger number of visa applications once the Moldova-EU agreement on the issuance of visas enters into force on 1 January 2008. <\/p>\n

The Hungarian diplomat recalled that under the document, 16 categories of citizens will submit less visa documents and will be exempted from the visa fee. At the same time, certain categories of people will benefit from long-term multi-entrance visas. <\/p>\n

The Single EU Visa Issuing Centre was opened in Chisinau on 25 April 2007 and was the first of the kind in Europe. <\/p>\n

The Schengen agreement providing for passport-free travels was signed on 14 June 1985 by the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and France. Currently, the Schengen zone comprises 15 countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. \/\/ Moldpres<\/p>\n

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