Thirty-two per cent increase in visas issued to Russian citizens in 2011
04 January 2012 News
In 2011, Bulgarian consulates in the Russian Federation issued 390 882 visas to Russian citizens, 32 per cent more than in 2010.
The Consular Office in Moscow reported an increase of 36 per cent in the number of visas issued, while in St. Petersburg the increase was 13 per cent.
There was a significant increase in the number of visas issued to individual applicants: 64 per cent, to Russian citizens who have purchased vacation and residential properties in Bulgaria, members of their families and to people visiting at their invitation and staying in these properties.