The residents of Sochi are be able to submit documents to the Finland visa and receive permission to enter some countries of the Schengen agreement without leaving their native city since October 18 - Finland visa centre is open in the spa capital of Russia. Now it has become possible to pay the application fee and take photos for the relevant application right here. However, all applications will still be processed in Moscow, which means that the consideration of the application will take more time, but the turnaround time 10 days must be adhered to. In addition, the centre in Sochi will not be able to issue emergency visas because of the large distance from the capital head office. Finland visa centres have already opened in Perm, Omsk and Krasnoyarsk, and such centres will open in Krasnodar and Samara on October 21 and 23 respectively. 

      The visa applications can be submitted at the visa centres in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Perm, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Sochi and Vladivostok. The Visa applications are handled and the decisions are made at the Embassy of Finland in Moscow. Visa centre in Moscow: Working hours: 09.00-17.00 Monday-Friday, except holidays. Travel agents can submit documents 9.00 –15.00. Address: Kalanchevskaya Ulitsa 13, Moscow, Russian Federation, 107078. For more information, contact us by phone: +7 495 662 87 39, 08.00-19.00 Monday-Friday, except holidays.