Russian Federation Vfs Tender

VFS Global re-opens Visa Application Centres in Saint Petersburg effective 3 August 2020 while adhering to health and safety guidelines. Applications started for only select types of visas and pass back for Denmark Estonia France Greece Ireland Malta Norway Poland Lithuania and The Netherlands. Passback services only for Finland and Sweden.The Visa Application Centres located at Bolshaya Raznochinnaya 16 and Stremyannaya Street 215 at Marata Street 5 corner will operate three days a week from Monday to Wednesday from 1000 AM to 200 PM accepting visa applications and passports collection. For France the timing will be from 900 AM to 200 PM.Prior appointment is mandatory for both the visa application centres and can be booked on the VFS Global website vfsglobal.com.In order to ensure a safe environment for clients VFS Global is practising safety and hygiene measures across the centres including physical distancing and sanitation mandates.All customers are subjected to body temperature checks at the entrance of the centre to assess their health conditions. Additionally all employees of the centre are also practising preventive measures such as disinfecting high-contact surfaces body temperature screenings use of hand sanitizers regular handwashing social distancing practices and may request customers to avoid overcrowding at the centres.Customers who wish to avoid visiting public places can also use optional services such as courier service for passport pass-back so they do not have to visit the Visa Application Centre twice.