OREANDA-NEWS Since September 1, Finland will tighten the requirements for documents when applying for a Schengen visa for Russians, RIA Novosti reports.

Now Finland will ask the Russians for all the supporting travel documents, as required by EU directives.

Thus, documents confirming residence during the trip and travel tickets will need to be attached to the application; written description of the route by the applicant, as well as confirmation of the availability of financial resources.

Until now, all these documents in the visa centers of Finland in Russia were not required and were requested in exceptional cases.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland does not specify, in connection with which there is a tightening of requirements for applying for a Finnish visa.