Demand for foreign visas by Russian companies has doubled by the end of 2023. Most often, business tourists flew to China. Getting a visa to China takes three to four days and the consular fee has also decreased, Kommersant writes.
Analysts attribute the overall growing demand to additional business networking needs. The pronounced positive trend is largely due to traffic growth on Asian routes.
And the ratio of American to Russian tourist visa denials in 2023 increased to 39.49%. A year before they were 26.18%. At the same time, the total number of visas issued increased from 29.9 thousand to 54.4 thousand.
Visakhod CEO Daniil Sergeev links the worsening statistics on refusals to the growing number of applicants waiting to receive visas to emigrate and to circumstances forcing them to apply in third countries.
Author:
Karina Pardaeva
Source: RB
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