UMnyango Wezangaphandle waseFinland ukhiphe isitatimende, umemezela ukuthi izwe laseNordic lizoqinisa imithetho yokungena kwabavakashi abavela eRussian Federation.
Kusukela ngomhla ka-10 Julayi 2023, ukungena kwabavakashi baseRussia nabahamba ngebhizinisi, abanikazi bezakhiwo baseRussia nabafundi base-Russia baya e-Finland futhi badlule e-Finland baye kwamanye amazwe e-Schengen Zone kuzokhawulelwa.
"Finland izoqhubeka nokubeka imingcele ekuhambeni kwezakhamizi zaseRussian Federation. Uhambo olungabalulekile lwezakhamizi zaseRussia ukuya eFinland futhi ludlule eFinland luye kuyo yonke indawo yeSchengen luzoqhubeka lubekelwe imingcele okwamanje. Ngaso leso sikhathi, kuzobe kuqiniswa imingcele kubahambi bebhizinisi, abanikazi bezindawo kanye nabafundi,” kusho umbiko UMnyango Wezangaphandlesifundwe isitatimende.
Imikhawulo emisha iyasebenza ekungeneni nge-visa e-Finland kanye nokudlulela endaweni ye-Schengen, lapho inhloso yokuhlala kuwuhambo olufushane lwabavakashi.
Isitatimende sicacisa ukuthi "abahambi bebhizinisi bazovunyelwa kuphela ukuya eFinland, okusho ukuthi ukuya kwamanye amazwe ngeke kuvunyelwe."
Izakhamizi zaseRussian Federation, ezingabanikazi banoma iyiphi indawo eFinland “kuzodingeka futhi zinikeze izizathu zokuba khona kwazo mathupha.”
Abafundi baseRussia "bazovunyelwa kuphela ukubamba iqhaza ezinhlelweni eziholela ezifundweni eziphothulwe njengengxenye yeziqu."
“Lokhu kuzokhipha ukuhlanganyela ezifundweni,” kwengeza umnyango.
"Le mikhawulo emisha izoqala ukusebenza ngoJulayi 10, 2023, ngo-00:00 futhi izoqhubeka nokusebenza kuze kube kuphinde kwaziswa," kusho isitatimende.
Uma i-Finnish Border Guard ihlola isinqumo sokwenqaba ukungena futhi i-visa ye-Schengen yakhishwa yiFinland, i-visa ngokuvamile izohoxiswa.
Uma i-visa ikhishwe esinye isimo se-EU noma i-Schengen, i-Finnish Border Guard ixhumana neziphathimandla ezinekhono zeZwe eliyiLungu elikhiphayo lapho licubungula ukuhoxiswa kwe-visa.
Izakhamizi zaseRussia ezinemvume yokuhlala e-Finland, ezweni eliyilungu le-EU, ezweni eliyilungu le-European Economic Area noma e-Switzerland, noma ezine-visa yokuhlala isikhathi eside ezweni lase-Schengen (i-visa yohlobo D), zisengafika e-Finland.
