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Schengen visa fee to be hiked

New Schengen visa fees will be 90 euros for adults and 45 euros for children aged 6 to below 12 years of age, the ministry said in a statement. The hike will be applicable to all visa applicants across the globe.

Travel travails

Visa backlogs for non-immigrants have yet to be absorbed, and they continue to impede travel. According to a researcher associated with the Brookings Institute, the number of visas issued by American embassies across Europe has dropped dramatically compared to pre-Covid times

With embassies closed, black market for visas thriving in Afghanistan

"The real price for a Tajikistan visa is $60, but in the black market it is around $350 to $400. The real price for Turkey's visa is $120, but in the black market it is selling for up to $5,000. There are secrets that we do not know, and only the firsthand dealers know how to obtain them,"