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Sweden, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg to Stop Recognizing Russian Non-Biometric Passports

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Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Sweden will stop recognizing Russian non-biometric passports starting October 1, 2026, the European Commission announced.

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From 1 October, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden will not allow Russians with non-biometric foreign passports.

·Kyiv, Ukraine
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As part of the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism, close to 150 Luxembourg entities were targeted by surprise checks.

This is from the updated list of the European Commission: in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, restrictions will be placed on ordinary and official non-biometric (five-year-old) passports of the old model.

·Russian Federation (the)
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The four EU countries will cease to recognize non-biometric abroad Russians as of 1 October, reporting to the European Commission.

·Moscow, Russian Federation (the)
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RTVI broke the news in Moscow, Russian Federation (the) on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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