Port in Tallinn. File photoHELSINKI, Jun 2 The Estonian government will allow the issuance of visas for work and business activities, as well as temporary residence permits to citizens of Russia and Belarus who came to the country on humanitarian grounds, the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers said on Thursday .For humanitarian reasons, visas are issued to citizens of Russia and Belarus if, upon returning to their homeland, their life and health may be in real danger, the government notes. «The Estonian government will allow the issuance of visas for work and business, as well as urgent residence permits citizens of Russia and Belarus who came to the country for humanitarian reasons. Amendments to the decree on sanctions allow, as an exception, also Russian and Belarusian journalists accredited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for example, from the Associated Press, to work in Estonia, «the report says. It is also noted that the decision applies to those Belarusian citizens who The Department of Police and Border Guard issued a long-term visa for work in the field of information and communication technologies. In early April, in connection with the events in Ukraine, the Estonian government adopted a decree that suspends the issuance of visas and residence permits to citizens of Russia and Belarus to work in the country.
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