The solemn opening event at the Norwegian visa center in Murmansk.
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Applicants are welcome to give their assessment of the work of the new visa center.
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The Norwegian visa center is located on Zelenaya street and is open from 9 am to 5 pm five days a week.
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There are 13 counters ready to serve customers that want a Schengen visa to Norway.
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Srinarayan Sankaran, head of VFS Global in Russia and CIS and Marit Egholm Jacobsen, head of the visa section at Norway’s Consulate General in Murmansk.
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Head of visa department at Sweden's Consulate General in St. Petersburg Sebastian Szymanski and Deputy General Manager of operations with VFS Global Arvind Yadav.
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Head of the visa section at Norway's Consulate General in Murmansk Marit Egholm Jacobsen.
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Speaker in the Murmansk regional Duma Vasiliy Shambir welcomes the new visa center and believes it will trigger even more contacts between the people of Russian and Norway in the north.