Russian citizens will be fingerprinted for Schengen visas beginning from January 2015
KALININGRAD. April 25 (Interfax) - All citizens of Russia receiving Schengen visas will be fingerprinted beginning on January 1, 2015, Janus Jablonski, the head of the passport and visa section of the Polish General Consulate in Kaliningrad, told reporters on Friday.
"Fingerprinting will be compulsory for all Russian citizens older than six. Special equipment, which will prevent people's fingers from being stained with paint, will be used," Jablonski said.
Compulsory fingerprinting will be introduced somewhat earlier for residents of the Kaliningrad region who seek visa-free transporter travel cards, he said. The general Consulate will introduce this requirement on May 1, 2014.
According to earlier reports, a new law on foreign citizens will take effect in Poland on May 1, 2014. This law requires persons involved in small transport travel to be fingerprinted.