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Latvian PM Calls on All EU Countries to Stop Issuing Tourist Visas for Russians - SchengenVisaInfo.com
![Member States are not required, under EU law, to grant a humanitarian visa to persons who wish to enter their territory with a view to applying for asylum, but they remain free Member States are not required, under EU law, to grant a humanitarian visa to persons who wish to enter their territory with a view to applying for asylum, but they remain free](https://reliefweb.int/sites/default/files/styles/small/public/previews/e0/4c/e04cea6c-e5b0-3131-a26c-70c0c177e05f.png?1900326-1-0)
Member States are not required, under EU law, to grant a humanitarian visa to persons who wish to enter their territory with a view to applying for asylum, but they remain free
![NEXTA on Twitter: "#EU countries do not intend to completely stop issuing visas to Russians, they continue to be issued for humanitarian reasons - European Commission. https://t.co/tmDyI8IQCj" / Twitter NEXTA on Twitter: "#EU countries do not intend to completely stop issuing visas to Russians, they continue to be issued for humanitarian reasons - European Commission. https://t.co/tmDyI8IQCj" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FacM1r3XkAIi13u.jpg)
NEXTA on Twitter: "#EU countries do not intend to completely stop issuing visas to Russians, they continue to be issued for humanitarian reasons - European Commission. https://t.co/tmDyI8IQCj" / Twitter
![EU could give Russians 'humanitarian' visas only, Lithuanian FM says | Taiwan News | 2022-08-15 10:12:00 EU could give Russians 'humanitarian' visas only, Lithuanian FM says | Taiwan News | 2022-08-15 10:12:00](https://tnimage.s3.hicloud.net.tw/photos/2022/DW/20220815/62789508_302.jpg)
EU could give Russians 'humanitarian' visas only, Lithuanian FM says | Taiwan News | 2022-08-15 10:12:00
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