The Consulate of Latvia in Vitebsk will only accept electronic visa applications

May 14, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. The Consulate of the Republic of Latvia in Vitebsk will accept applications for Schengen visas only with electronic forms, the head of the consulate Dagnija Lace-Ate told a BELTA correspondent. Starting from May 21 of this year, the Consulate of the Republic of Latvia in Vitebsk will accept exclusively electronic visa application forms. This decision was made after the successful introduction of acceptance of such forms from groups of more than five people and the rapidly growing number of applications with electronic forms from individuals. Similar practices of consular services in Minsk and other CIS countries have also proven positive. According to Dagnija Lace-Ate, the introduction of electronic forms for submitting documents for a Schengen visa will allow the consulate to speed up the processing of applications and customer service, which is very important on the eve of the tourist season. The use of electronic visa forms will simplify the further completion of forms by citizens, as the entered data can be reused. As the head of the consulate emphasized, the method of filling out the form is the only change in the procedure for submitting documents for a Schengen visa. The completed, printed, and signed form, along with the received barcode, as well as the passport and other documents, must be submitted in person at the Consulate of the Republic of Latvia in Vitebsk. Electronic forms for submitting documents for a Schengen visa are available on the website of the Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs of the Republic of Latvia. -0-