BUREAUCRACY IN SPANISH: THE EXIT CONSULATE FOR UKRAINIANS WILL FINALLY EARN ON TENERIFE

Soon, Ukrainians living in the Canary Islands will not have to pay 800 euros for the flight and spend a lot of time to submit documents to the Consulate of Ukraine, and then pick them up. On the largest island in the archipelago will work exit consulate.

The long-awaited issue of the need for outbound consular services for Ukrainian citizens living in the Canary Islands has finally been resolved. Representatives of the Embassy of Ukraine in Spain plan to arrive in Tenerife by the new year. This was the result of the meeting of the Head of the Ukrainian Diaspora in the Canary Islands, Head of the International Diplomatic Mission to the Canary Islands Andriy Blind with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Spain Serhiy Pohoreltsev, which took place on October 27.

Andrey Blinda and Sergey Pogoreltsev

“The parties have agreed that there will be an exit consulate. Representatives of the Embassy have promised to come to Tenerife by the new year, ”Andriy Blinda, Head of the International Diplomatic Mission to the Canary Islands, confirmed the information in a comment to FaceNews.ua.

The question of the need to organize outbound consular services has been in the air for many years. However, after the onset of the coronavirus and lockdown pandemic, which totally restricted human movement, it became extremely acute.
The head of the Ukrainian Association in the Canary Islands says that the new Ambassador of Ukraine to Spain Serhiy Pogoreltsev, who was appointed to the post in July 2020, responded quite quickly to the request of the diaspora. In the period 2012-2015, he already held the position of Ambassador of Ukraine to Spain, which means he knows about the problems of the Ukrainian diaspora not by hearsay.

“I have been trying for five years, and finally the new Ambassador from Ukraine Serhiy Pogoreltsev met with me. Because the previous one – Anatoliy Shcherba (held the position of Ambassador of Ukraine to Spain from March 11, 2016 to July 2, 2020 – Ed.) – ignored the issue of the Ukrainian diaspora. It seems to me that it was easier to call Trump than to call Scherba, ”Blind says ironically and continues. – I am glad that we managed to agree. Because when I headed the Ukrainian Association in the Canary Islands, I told Ukrainian citizens: I will try to have a visiting consulate come to us to resolve various documentary issues. ”

Difficulties with documents

To make any document, including notarial acts, Ukrainians living in the Canary Islands must fly to the Consulate of Ukraine in Malaga. It costs about 500-600 euros per person.

“Not every Ukrainian can afford to fly too Malaga to resolve their documentary issues. First, it is very expensive. In a pandemic, this is almost impossible. Secondly, if people are still working, it is necessary to say goodbye. In fact, you need to fly twice: first submit the documents, and then go pick them up, “- says the legal nuances of Blind.

Distance Tenerife – Malaga

The president of the Association of Ukrainians in the Canary Islands plans to be directly involved in organizing consular services for Ukrainians, which should also simplify the bureaucratic process.

“I discussed with the Ambassador the issue of opening a consulate in the form of me. Serhiy Oleksiyovych noted that it would take some time, but he supported me, ”Blinda said.

In addition to consular issues, the representative of the Ukrainian diaspora and the Ambassador discussed economic issues, future cultural and sports events, the process of establishing relations between Ukraine and Spain.

“We continue to work in this direction. I hope that we will work closely for Ukrainian citizens and our states. We will raise the image of our country Ukraine – we do not have enough of it here. It seems to me that in general in the whole of Spain, and not only in the Canary Islands “, – summed up Andriy Blind and stressed that he remains in touch with the representatives of the Embassy of Ukraine in

Of Spain and personally by Ambassador Sergei Pogoreltsev.

Джерело: https://www.facenews.ua/articles/2020/334822/