Mexico simplifies visa issuance to Russians to boost tourism | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “Mexican President Felipe Calderon announced on Friday new measures to simplify visa issuance to Russian nationals in an urge to give a boost to the country’s tourism industry.
‘We have decided to simplify visa issuance procedures for Russians. They will no longer have to come to the Mexican embassy in Moscow from distant cities to obtain a visa,’ Calderon said at a meeting with Mexican travel industry representatives.
‘It will now be possible to do through authorized travel companies or the Internet,’ he said, adding that the visa applicants will have to visit the embassy’s website, fill in the required documents, send them and wait for a reply via email.”