Care for the Visa: Maximising Mobility from Northwest Russia to the Schengen Area
This article analyses how and why the residents of Northwest Russia—holders and users of the unified Schengen multiple-entry ‘C’ visas issued by the state of Finland—care for their visas by balancing trips to Finland against trips to the wider Schengen Area, according to the rules that require such...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:acc13831135c45c09068baf895a46fcc 2023-05-15T17:46:02+02:00 Care for the Visa: Maximising Mobility from Northwest Russia to the Schengen Area Olga Tkach 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.33134/njmr.408 https://doaj.org/article/acc13831135c45c09068baf895a46fcc EN eng Helsinki University Press https://journal-njmr.org/articles/408 https://doaj.org/toc/1799-649X 1799-649X doi:10.33134/njmr.408 https://doaj.org/article/acc13831135c45c09068baf895a46fcc Nordic Journal of Migration Research, Vol 11, Iss 2 (2021) the schengen visa short-term mobility reproductive labour finland northwest russia Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration JV1-9480 Communities. Classes. Races HT51-1595 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.33134/njmr.408 2022-12-31T05:29:11Z This article analyses how and why the residents of Northwest Russia—holders and users of the unified Schengen multiple-entry ‘C’ visas issued by the state of Finland—care for their visas by balancing trips to Finland against trips to the wider Schengen Area, according to the rules that require such balancing. Applying the concept of productive work and reproductive labour, and drawing on in-depth interviews with the Schengen visa-dependants in Russia, I show how Schengen visa policies operate on the local level of the EU’s external border. The article explores how such visas facilitate short-term mobility, yet require from their holders constant efforts to maintain this resource, and therefore operate as a nexus of freedom of movement and commitment. I argue that the role of the short-term Schengen visa issued to non-EU visitors goes far beyond simple permission for crossing the border and materialises as a facilitator of Europe-wide mobility and, therefore, an object of constant care. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Russia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Nordic Journal of Migration Research 11 2 108 123 |
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This article analyses how and why the residents of Northwest Russia—holders and users of the unified Schengen multiple-entry ‘C’ visas issued by the state of Finland—care for their visas by balancing trips to Finland against trips to the wider Schengen Area, according to the rules that require such balancing. Applying the concept of productive work and reproductive labour, and drawing on in-depth interviews with the Schengen visa-dependants in Russia, I show how Schengen visa policies operate on the local level of the EU’s external border. The article explores how such visas facilitate short-term mobility, yet require from their holders constant efforts to maintain this resource, and therefore operate as a nexus of freedom of movement and commitment. I argue that the role of the short-term Schengen visa issued to non-EU visitors goes far beyond simple permission for crossing the border and materialises as a facilitator of Europe-wide mobility and, therefore, an object of constant care. |
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