- Who can apply for a free e-visa?
- Can I come without a visa?
- Permitted territory of stay
- Allowed border crossing points
- When should I apply
- Permitted duration of stay
- Papers Requirements
- How to fill out the application
- Receive confirmation. How long?
- Refusal. What to do?
- I received a visa! What's next?
- Border crossing rules
- Rules of stay
- Full rules for applying
applying e-visa without errors
E-visa photo requirements
If the conditions below are not entirely clear, just pick up your travel passport and take a look at your photo. The 'technical specifications' of the picture attached to the visa application must be the same. However, in no case do not copy the photo from the passport - the visa must have a different photo! So...
✔ Your digital photo must be color in JPEG format.
✔ The photo must be no more than 6 months old as of the date of the application and reflect your current appearance. The photo must show you alone. No foreign objects (chair back, pictures on the walls, etc.) or other people must be visible in the photo.
✔ The photo must be taken in full-face view. The head must not be tilted or turned. You must look directly at the camera with a neutral expression, your mouth closed, eyes open and clearly visible. No hair across your eyes.
✔ The photo must be taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows, flash reflections on your face and no red eyes.
✔The photo must be taken against a light, white or blue, uniform background with no shadows.
✔ Applicants whose religious beliefs prohibit them to be seen with their heads uncovered are allowed to wear a head covering that does not conceal facial features in the photo. In this case, please make sure that your face is clearly visible from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead.
✔ If you wear glasses, your eyes must be clearly visible in the photo. Flash reflection off the lenses, as well as tinted lenses are not allowed (if possible, avoid heavy frames – wear lighter framed glasses, if you have them). Make sure that the frames do not cover your eyes (even partly).
✔ The photo must show the top of your head and the top of your shoulders. Your head must be in the center of the photo and be fully shown from the top of the hairline or the crown of the head to the tip of the chin. The nose must be on the symmetry line. The face must take up 70-80 percent of the photo.
✔ The photo must have no frames.
✔ The photo must be rectangular with the 35 (width) x45 (height) aspect ratio.
✔ The color scheme must be neutral. The colors must show the natural skin tone. The image must be clear, well defined and in focus.
✔ Your digital photo must be color in JPEG format.
✔ The photo must be no more than 6 months old as of the date of the application and reflect your current appearance. The photo must show you alone. No foreign objects (chair back, pictures on the walls, etc.) or other people must be visible in the photo.
✔ The photo must be taken in full-face view. The head must not be tilted or turned. You must look directly at the camera with a neutral expression, your mouth closed, eyes open and clearly visible. No hair across your eyes.
✔ The photo must be taken with uniform lighting and not show shadows, flash reflections on your face and no red eyes.
✔The photo must be taken against a light, white or blue, uniform background with no shadows.
✔ Applicants whose religious beliefs prohibit them to be seen with their heads uncovered are allowed to wear a head covering that does not conceal facial features in the photo. In this case, please make sure that your face is clearly visible from the bottom of the chin to the top of the forehead.
✔ If you wear glasses, your eyes must be clearly visible in the photo. Flash reflection off the lenses, as well as tinted lenses are not allowed (if possible, avoid heavy frames – wear lighter framed glasses, if you have them). Make sure that the frames do not cover your eyes (even partly).
✔ The photo must show the top of your head and the top of your shoulders. Your head must be in the center of the photo and be fully shown from the top of the hairline or the crown of the head to the tip of the chin. The nose must be on the symmetry line. The face must take up 70-80 percent of the photo.
✔ The photo must have no frames.
✔ The photo must be rectangular with the 35 (width) x45 (height) aspect ratio.
✔ The color scheme must be neutral. The colors must show the natural skin tone. The image must be clear, well defined and in focus.
Border crossing between Russia and Belarus
1. Crossing the LAND BORDER of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation is PROHIBITED for everyone, except citizens of Russia and Belarus, even if you have Russian/Belarussian visas or residence permits in the passport of any another country. The ban applies to any type of ground transport and pedestrian crossing of the border!!!
Do not buy any train or bus tickets from Belarus to Russia or back. Your route by car/motorcycle should also not pass through the border of Russia and Belarus.
2. Entry to the Russian Federation from the territory of the Republic of Belarus or back BY AIRCRAFT for foreigners is possible ONLY WITH a valid regular or transit VISA of the Republic of Belarus (in addition to a visa to entry Russia)
DETAILED INSTRUCTION
Let's carefully consider two options for entry and exit to/from Belarus for next travel to Russia or back.
Option one. You need a visa to visit the Republic of Belarus, but you have used a special visa-free regime for travelers arriving through airports or by car/bus/train. In this case, YOU CANNOT under any conditions leave Belarus for Russia and vice versa, even by airplane.
Option Two. Do you already have a Belarusian visa or do not need a Belarusian visa for your passport in any case. Then, YOU CAN go to Russia by direct flight! Of course, arrival and stay in Russia should also be legal. The restrictions for the return flights are similar.
The fact is that for the Belarusian authorities these flights are domestic, but for the Russian - international. There is much debate on many travel communities about - what is legal and what is not. Our advice is not to trust 'online experts', but to use only first-hand information.
Here's what you need to do to legally enter Russia from Belarus and vice versa
You must clearly inform the Belarusian border guard (when entering Belarus) that you do not want to use the special visa-free regime, but are entering Belarus according to regular rules (with a visa of Belarus, if required for this passport)!
We sent a request to the border authorities of Belarus. And we got an response. It`s the official document:
Official response of the Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus
Document is in Russian (show it to somebody who knows Russian), but this is exactly what we was talking above. Special visa-free regime cannot be used. But, if you have a visa of Belarus or your passport does not need a visa of Belarus, then YOU CAN:
first, buy tickets to/from Minsk
(buses and trains are here)
and only next look for cheap flights..
Do not forget - you will not be able to use the transit zone of Minsk airport when transferring!
But the biggest problem is that many officials themselves do not know the rules. Especially airlines employees. So, we advice to print this document, and arrive at the airport early. Just in case.
Pay Attention! Belarusian border guards will not put a exit or entry stamp, if you travel from Russia to Belarus or back by plane. The fact of crossing the border will be determined by travel documents. Save all tickets and boarding passes!!!
Good luck!
Do not buy any train or bus tickets from Belarus to Russia or back. Your route by car/motorcycle should also not pass through the border of Russia and Belarus.
2. Entry to the Russian Federation from the territory of the Republic of Belarus or back BY AIRCRAFT for foreigners is possible ONLY WITH a valid regular or transit VISA of the Republic of Belarus (in addition to a visa to entry Russia)
DETAILED INSTRUCTION
Let's carefully consider two options for entry and exit to/from Belarus for next travel to Russia or back.
Option one. You need a visa to visit the Republic of Belarus, but you have used a special visa-free regime for travelers arriving through airports or by car/bus/train. In this case, YOU CANNOT under any conditions leave Belarus for Russia and vice versa, even by airplane.
Option Two. Do you already have a Belarusian visa or do not need a Belarusian visa for your passport in any case. Then, YOU CAN go to Russia by direct flight! Of course, arrival and stay in Russia should also be legal. The restrictions for the return flights are similar.
The fact is that for the Belarusian authorities these flights are domestic, but for the Russian - international. There is much debate on many travel communities about - what is legal and what is not. Our advice is not to trust 'online experts', but to use only first-hand information.
Here's what you need to do to legally enter Russia from Belarus and vice versa
You must clearly inform the Belarusian border guard (when entering Belarus) that you do not want to use the special visa-free regime, but are entering Belarus according to regular rules (with a visa of Belarus, if required for this passport)!
We sent a request to the border authorities of Belarus. And we got an response. It`s the official document:
Official response of the Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus
Document is in Russian (show it to somebody who knows Russian), but this is exactly what we was talking above. Special visa-free regime cannot be used. But, if you have a visa of Belarus or your passport does not need a visa of Belarus, then YOU CAN:
first, buy tickets to/from Minsk
(buses and trains are here)
and only next look for cheap flights..
Do not forget - you will not be able to use the transit zone of Minsk airport when transferring!
But the biggest problem is that many officials themselves do not know the rules. Especially airlines employees. So, we advice to print this document, and arrive at the airport early. Just in case.
Pay Attention! Belarusian border guards will not put a exit or entry stamp, if you travel from Russia to Belarus or back by plane. The fact of crossing the border will be determined by travel documents. Save all tickets and boarding passes!!!
Good luck!
Application for a e-visa to entry Russia
Attention! Beware of scams!
Do not use the services of any intermediaries! So you risk losing money and personal data. Besides, incorrect data may result in a ban on entry into Russia. Fill out the form yourself!
Remember! You must submit an online application for an e-visa only on a special webpage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Check the domain name in the address bar of the browser when applying - https://evisa.kdmid.ru
Scammers can use a resembling address or subdomain, for example: website,com/evisa.kdmid.ru or evisa-kdmid-ru.website,com
Be careful! Make no mistake!
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VISIT RUSSIA VITH E-VISA
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Dear Friends! We are happy to welcome you in our hospitably country!
From August 2023, many travelers can visit Moscow and St. Petersburg, Sochi and Kaliningrad, Lake Baikal and Siberia, as well as any other city and region of Russia, just by obtaining unified electronic visa only in 4 days!
We strongly recommend that you fill out the application form on your own only! Don`t use the services of any intermediaries! So you risk losing money and personal data. Besides, incorrect data may result in a ban on entry into Russia.
Here, on this webpage, we tried to answer all your possible questions about: how to correctly apply for an e-visa without mistakes, what documents you need to attach to the application, how many days you can stay in Russia with an e-visa, available ways and border crossing points, customs rules, etc. Therefore, once again we remind!
Important! You must submit an online application for an e-visa only on a special webpage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Check the domain name in the address bar of the browser when applying - https://evisa.kdmid.ru
Scammers can use a resembling address or subdomain, for example: website,com/evisa-kdmid or evisa-kdmid-ru.website,com
Please, be careful! Make no mistake!
Come to Russia with E-Visa ! See soon!
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Dear Friends! We are happy to welcome you in our hospitably country!
From August 2023, many travelers can visit Moscow and St. Petersburg, Sochi and Kaliningrad, Lake Baikal and Siberia, as well as any other city and region of Russia, just by obtaining unified electronic visa only in 4 days!
We strongly recommend that you fill out the application form on your own only! Don`t use the services of any intermediaries! So you risk losing money and personal data. Besides, incorrect data may result in a ban on entry into Russia.
Here, on this webpage, we tried to answer all your possible questions about: how to correctly apply for an e-visa without mistakes, what documents you need to attach to the application, how many days you can stay in Russia with an e-visa, available ways and border crossing points, customs rules, etc. Therefore, once again we remind!
Important! You must submit an online application for an e-visa only on a special webpage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Check the domain name in the address bar of the browser when applying - https://evisa.kdmid.ru
Scammers can use a resembling address or subdomain, for example: website,com/evisa-kdmid or evisa-kdmid-ru.website,com
Please, be careful! Make no mistake!
Come to Russia with E-Visa ! See soon!
READ CONTENT » GET eVISA
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ABOUT E-VISA AND MORE
ABOUT E-VISA AND MORE
✦ Who can apply for an e-visa?
Just in case, check the need for a visa for your citizenship. Maybe, you do not need any visa at all.
CHECK CONDITIONS OF ENTRANCE OF CITIZENS OF FOREIGN STATES INTO RUSSIAN FEDERATION VIA WEBSITE OF CONSULATE DEPARTMENT OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY (TRANSLATED PAGE)
ORIGINAL LINK IN RUSSIAN
An unified e-visa to enter any region of Russia can only be obtained by citizens of the countries listed below. The presence of a second citizenship (for example, you have an French passport as well as a US passport) does not cancel the right to obtain a e-visa. Just indicate in the application form citizenship giving the right to obtain a e-visa and present this passport on border control.
Citizens of other countries (with the exception of citizens of those countries for which visa-free entry to Russia is allowed) must obtain an ordinary (regular) visa at the consulates of the Russian Federation.
List of countries whose citizens can apply for a e-visa
actual for February 2024 - check more now
CHECK CONDITIONS OF ENTRANCE OF CITIZENS OF FOREIGN STATES INTO RUSSIAN FEDERATION VIA WEBSITE OF CONSULATE DEPARTMENT OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY (TRANSLATED PAGE)
ORIGINAL LINK IN RUSSIAN
An unified e-visa to enter any region of Russia can only be obtained by citizens of the countries listed below. The presence of a second citizenship (for example, you have an French passport as well as a US passport) does not cancel the right to obtain a e-visa. Just indicate in the application form citizenship giving the right to obtain a e-visa and present this passport on border control.
Citizens of other countries (with the exception of citizens of those countries for which visa-free entry to Russia is allowed) must obtain an ordinary (regular) visa at the consulates of the Russian Federation.
List of countries whose citizens can apply for a e-visa
actual for February 2024 - check more now
- Andorra
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- China (incl. Taiwan)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Myanmar
- Netherlands
- North Korea (DPRK)
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Vatican
- Vietnam
✦ My country is not on the list
Passengers of cruise and ferry lines can visit Russia without a visa for up to 72 hours, subject to the purchase of a special shore tour in an organized group. Cruises with a stop at St. Petersburg were especially popular. The border rules were so loyal that some travelers even managed to visit Moscow and get back on board.
But, although this rule is formally in force at the moment, unfortunately, due to the military conflict in Ukraine, almost all cruise and ferry operators have canceled flights to Russia. Now, in fact, the only visa-free tour with a one-day stop in Sochi (a town on the Black Sea coast - known as the most popular southern resort in Russia and 2014's Winter Olympics host city) can be purchased from the company 'Miray Cruises' with departures from Turkey.
Therefore, if have not found your country on the list for obtaining a simplified e-visa, you should obtain an regular (ordinary) visa at the diplomatic missions of the Russian Federation.
But, although this rule is formally in force at the moment, unfortunately, due to the military conflict in Ukraine, almost all cruise and ferry operators have canceled flights to Russia. Now, in fact, the only visa-free tour with a one-day stop in Sochi (a town on the Black Sea coast - known as the most popular southern resort in Russia and 2014's Winter Olympics host city) can be purchased from the company 'Miray Cruises' with departures from Turkey.
Therefore, if have not found your country on the list for obtaining a simplified e-visa, you should obtain an regular (ordinary) visa at the diplomatic missions of the Russian Federation.
✦ Do children need a visa?
Absolutely every person, of any age, including infants, crossing the border of the Russian Federation must have a travel passport. The exception is minor children of citizens of some states, which are allowed to be indicated in the passports of their parents. However,
every person, including children of any age, must have a visa/e-visa (unless visa-free entry is permitted)
According to Russian laws, only a person who has reached the age of 18 is recognized as a fully adult, having absolutely all the rights.
Therefore, entry and exit from the country to any citizens under the age of 18 is allowed only in these cases:
a) When accompanied by at least one of the parents.
b) Crossing the border without parents and any accompanying adults is allowed for persons over 14 years of age, subject to the mandatory presence of a document confirming the consent of at least one parent for such a trip.
c) Persons under 14 years of age are allowed to cross the border only accompanied by adults, and if these are not parents, then there must be documented consent of at least one parent to accompany the specified child when traveling to Russia.
So, taking into account the above information, only persons over the age of 18 can apply for a visa on their own. For persons under 18 years of age, visa applications can only be apply by their parents or legal representatives (trustee).
There is no consular fee for issuing a e-visa for children under 6 years of age.
every person, including children of any age, must have a visa/e-visa (unless visa-free entry is permitted)
According to Russian laws, only a person who has reached the age of 18 is recognized as a fully adult, having absolutely all the rights.
Therefore, entry and exit from the country to any citizens under the age of 18 is allowed only in these cases:
a) When accompanied by at least one of the parents.
b) Crossing the border without parents and any accompanying adults is allowed for persons over 14 years of age, subject to the mandatory presence of a document confirming the consent of at least one parent for such a trip.
c) Persons under 14 years of age are allowed to cross the border only accompanied by adults, and if these are not parents, then there must be documented consent of at least one parent to accompany the specified child when traveling to Russia.
So, taking into account the above information, only persons over the age of 18 can apply for a visa on their own. For persons under 18 years of age, visa applications can only be apply by their parents or legal representatives (trustee).
There is no consular fee for issuing a e-visa for children under 6 years of age.
✦ When to apply for an e-Visa?
NOT EARLIER THAN ..
An application must be submitted at least 4 full days before the expected entry into the Russian Federation.
You must understand that this minimum period is relevant only if you filled out the form correctly and paid the consular fee (the status of the application has changed to 'Accepted for processing').
Sometimes the processing period can be extended by at least another 2 days. The status 'Returned for editing' means that incorrect information was found during the processing of the application. You need to make corrections and then resubmit the application for processing.
NOT LATER THAN ..
An application can be submitted no more than 40 days before the intended entry into the Russian Federation.
The validity of the e-visa is 60 days (not to be confused with the permitted duration of stay - 16 days), so there is no point in applying more than 2 months before the trip. Your visa will "burn out" before the start of the trip.
Important! Plan your trip so that you leave Russia (cross the border - get a stamp in your passport) no later than the last day indicated as the visa validity period (see picture).
Note! Although the period for consideration of the application is 4 days, however, very often, the day the visa begins to be valid is the date the application was submitted. So, in this case, the validity of the visa is - the day of application + 60 days. Check it! Keep this in mind, especially when buying return tickets.
WHEN TO BUY TICKETS?
What to do early birdies to save money?
You can reserve tickets and book hotels at any time, even before you receive your visa confirmation. If you are not an employee of the FBI, MI-6, Mossad, etc, your chances of getting a visa are 99.99%.
To find the best deals, select your type of transport under tab 'Allowed border crossing points. What tickets to buy'. Traveling by car? See answers to all questions there too.
Applying for the next (new) e-visa
is possible only after leaving the territory of Russia and the expiration of the old visa (see picture)
An application must be submitted at least 4 full days before the expected entry into the Russian Federation.
You must understand that this minimum period is relevant only if you filled out the form correctly and paid the consular fee (the status of the application has changed to 'Accepted for processing').
Sometimes the processing period can be extended by at least another 2 days. The status 'Returned for editing' means that incorrect information was found during the processing of the application. You need to make corrections and then resubmit the application for processing.
NOT LATER THAN ..
An application can be submitted no more than 40 days before the intended entry into the Russian Federation.
The validity of the e-visa is 60 days (not to be confused with the permitted duration of stay - 16 days), so there is no point in applying more than 2 months before the trip. Your visa will "burn out" before the start of the trip.
Important! Plan your trip so that you leave Russia (cross the border - get a stamp in your passport) no later than the last day indicated as the visa validity period (see picture).
Note! Although the period for consideration of the application is 4 days, however, very often, the day the visa begins to be valid is the date the application was submitted. So, in this case, the validity of the visa is - the day of application + 60 days. Check it! Keep this in mind, especially when buying return tickets.
WHEN TO BUY TICKETS?
What to do early birdies to save money?
You can reserve tickets and book hotels at any time, even before you receive your visa confirmation. If you are not an employee of the FBI, MI-6, Mossad, etc, your chances of getting a visa are 99.99%.
To find the best deals, select your type of transport under tab 'Allowed border crossing points. What tickets to buy'. Traveling by car? See answers to all questions there too.
Applying for the next (new) e-visa
is possible only after leaving the territory of Russia and the expiration of the old visa (see picture)
✦ What cities can I visit?
You can absolutely freely visit any regions of the Russian Federation by any means of transport, with rare exceptions. For example, you can not be near military facilities, secret factories, etc.
Under Russian law, some former Ukrainian territories are now regions of Russia. Therefore, there are no any formal bans on visiting these regions.
Of course, one should not approach areas where combats are taking place. However, for example, visiting Crimea is quite safe. Many Russians spend their holidays there. We also recommend this destination. Wonderful climate and nature, as well as many attractions are waiting for you!
Yes, many countries do not yet recognize these territories as Russian and either do not recommend or prohibit their citizens from entering these regions. However, no one will make any marks in your travel passport when entering these areas. Therefore, only you yourself will know about visiting these regions.
There is a saying in Russia (meme) -
'If something is forbidden, but you really want it, then it is allowed!'
In a word, welcome!
Under Russian law, some former Ukrainian territories are now regions of Russia. Therefore, there are no any formal bans on visiting these regions.
Of course, one should not approach areas where combats are taking place. However, for example, visiting Crimea is quite safe. Many Russians spend their holidays there. We also recommend this destination. Wonderful climate and nature, as well as many attractions are waiting for you!
Yes, many countries do not yet recognize these territories as Russian and either do not recommend or prohibit their citizens from entering these regions. However, no one will make any marks in your travel passport when entering these areas. Therefore, only you yourself will know about visiting these regions.
There is a saying in Russia (meme) -
'If something is forbidden, but you really want it, then it is allowed!'
In a word, welcome!
✦ How much does a e-visa cost?
The consular fee for each e-visa application is approximately 50 USD in the equivalent of Chinese Yuan to your country's currency.
There is no consular fee for visa applications for children under 6 years of age.
Note! In case of refusal to issue a visa, the consular fee is not refundable.
Never do not trust filling out the application and paying the consular fee to any intermediaries!
Important! Payment is made in the course of filling out a visa application only on a special website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation:
https://evisa.kdmid.ru/
Only non-cash payment by bank cards is accepted. You don't have to worry about going through payments. The money is credited to the foreign accounts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (currently through Chinese cross-border payment platform LianLian), so the sanctions do not apply here.
We recommend using Visa and MasterCard debit and credit cards in cases where cards of other payment systems were not accepted for payment.
There is no consular fee for visa applications for children under 6 years of age.
Note! In case of refusal to issue a visa, the consular fee is not refundable.
Never do not trust filling out the application and paying the consular fee to any intermediaries!
Important! Payment is made in the course of filling out a visa application only on a special website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation:
https://evisa.kdmid.ru/
Only non-cash payment by bank cards is accepted. You don't have to worry about going through payments. The money is credited to the foreign accounts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia (currently through Chinese cross-border payment platform LianLian), so the sanctions do not apply here.
We recommend using Visa and MasterCard debit and credit cards in cases where cards of other payment systems were not accepted for payment.
✦ Permitted duration of stay
NUMBER OF ENTRIES
Number of entries under e-visa is 01 only (single entry).
VALIDITY PERIOD
Validity period of (not to be confused with the permitted duration of stay) is 60 days from the date of e-visa issuance.
Note! Very often, the day the visa begins to be valid is the date the application was submitted. So, in this case, the validity of the visa is - the day of application + 60 days. Check it (see image)! Keep this in mind, especially when buying return tickets.
DURATION OF STAY
The permitted stay in the Russian Federation with an e-visa is up to 16 DAYS starting from the date of entry, within its validity period.
Very Important! Duration of stay is calculated by entry and exit stamps - i.e. it is not real 384 hours (16 days х 24 hours)! What does it mean?
FOR EXAMPLE - If you actually passed the entry border control at 23:59 on January 01, 2024 (date of entry stamp is 01/01/24 - dd/mm/yy), the beginning of your stay in Russia will be calculated anyway from 00:01 on January 01, 2024. Thus, you must leave the territory of Russia (pass border control) no later than 23:59 on January 16th (date of exit stamp is 16/01/24).
Failure to comply with the permitted period of stay will result in a fine and a ban on entry into Russia for 5 years.
Validity and stay periods cannot be extended
with exceptions only in cases where it is impossible to leave the territory of the Russian Federation due to the need of emergency treatment or unsurmountable circumstances (force majeure) or natural disasters. Emergency e-visa extension is carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs by issuing a regular (non-electronic) visa.
Applying for the next e-visa
is possible only after leaving the territory of Russia and the expiration of the old visa (see picture)
Number of entries under e-visa is 01 only (single entry).
VALIDITY PERIOD
Validity period of (not to be confused with the permitted duration of stay) is 60 days from the date of e-visa issuance.
Note! Very often, the day the visa begins to be valid is the date the application was submitted. So, in this case, the validity of the visa is - the day of application + 60 days. Check it (see image)! Keep this in mind, especially when buying return tickets.
DURATION OF STAY
The permitted stay in the Russian Federation with an e-visa is up to 16 DAYS starting from the date of entry, within its validity period.
Very Important! Duration of stay is calculated by entry and exit stamps - i.e. it is not real 384 hours (16 days х 24 hours)! What does it mean?
FOR EXAMPLE - If you actually passed the entry border control at 23:59 on January 01, 2024 (date of entry stamp is 01/01/24 - dd/mm/yy), the beginning of your stay in Russia will be calculated anyway from 00:01 on January 01, 2024. Thus, you must leave the territory of Russia (pass border control) no later than 23:59 on January 16th (date of exit stamp is 16/01/24).
Failure to comply with the permitted period of stay will result in a fine and a ban on entry into Russia for 5 years.
Validity and stay periods cannot be extended
with exceptions only in cases where it is impossible to leave the territory of the Russian Federation due to the need of emergency treatment or unsurmountable circumstances (force majeure) or natural disasters. Emergency e-visa extension is carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs by issuing a regular (non-electronic) visa.
Applying for the next e-visa
is possible only after leaving the territory of Russia and the expiration of the old visa (see picture)
✦ What tickets to buy?
If you are the holder of an e-visa to enter Russian Federation, you can entry and leave Russia by one of the methods presented below, but only through specified checkpoints!
View all permitted border crossing points on the map:
Central and European regions of Russia
Regions of SIBERIA
FAR EAST Regions of Russia
How to use our maps - detailed manual
You are not required to enter and exit through the same checkpoint or use the same mode of transport (except when you arrive in Russia as a driver of your own car - learn more).
For example, you can come to St. Petersburg by bus and leave by aircraft. Or arrive to Saint Petersburg and next depart from Moscow.
But always remember! The rules for allowed border crossing point and duration of stay should be strictly observed. This is the most common traveler`s mistake for which you will be punished by a ban on entry into the country.
At the moment, the biggest problem is the limited number of ways to arrive in Russia due to sanctions. Namely, there are almost no direct flights from Europe, and you can't come from Europe by train at all.
Therefore, it often happens that the checkpoint is allowed to enter Russia with e-visa, but in fact there are no any routes passing through it. But it is not all that bad.
There are a lot of options to get to Russia relatively quickly and inexpensively. We present actual and very detailed information below in the relevant chapters.
Note again! We show only verified and up-to-date information! Sometimes this does not coincide with the official website of the Russian Foreign Ministry. For example, you can cross the border on foot (with an electronic visa) not at one, but at several points! In addition, we do not just show a list, but provide detailed information about each checkpoint.
View all permitted border crossing points on the map:
Central and European regions of Russia
Regions of SIBERIA
FAR EAST Regions of Russia
How to use our maps - detailed manual
You are not required to enter and exit through the same checkpoint or use the same mode of transport (except when you arrive in Russia as a driver of your own car - learn more).
For example, you can come to St. Petersburg by bus and leave by aircraft. Or arrive to Saint Petersburg and next depart from Moscow.
But always remember! The rules for allowed border crossing point and duration of stay should be strictly observed. This is the most common traveler`s mistake for which you will be punished by a ban on entry into the country.
At the moment, the biggest problem is the limited number of ways to arrive in Russia due to sanctions. Namely, there are almost no direct flights from Europe, and you can't come from Europe by train at all.
Therefore, it often happens that the checkpoint is allowed to enter Russia with e-visa, but in fact there are no any routes passing through it. But it is not all that bad.
There are a lot of options to get to Russia relatively quickly and inexpensively. We present actual and very detailed information below in the relevant chapters.
Note again! We show only verified and up-to-date information! Sometimes this does not coincide with the official website of the Russian Foreign Ministry. For example, you can cross the border on foot (with an electronic visa) not at one, but at several points! In addition, we do not just show a list, but provide detailed information about each checkpoint.
You must enter or leave Russia by plane with an e-visa only through the specified below airports!
However, it is not necessary to use this type of transport exclusively. For example, you can leave Russia by bus. Or vice versa. In any case, choose only permitted checkpoints for e-visa holders!
HOW TO SEARCH, HOW TO PAY
Two problems - one solution! Problem no1. The fact is that due to sanctions, many flight search engines (Skyscanner and others) do not show flights to Russia, from Russia and within Russia. Finding available flights on airline websites is too time consuming. But even if you find it, you awaits..
Problem no2. It is very likely that you will not be able to pay for the ticket with a credit card issued not in Russia. In any case, for Russian airlines and most definitely - on domestic flights. Sanctions again.
The solution is very simple and elegant. As the Russians say: we shit on your sanctions (sorry)! So, look for tickets on AVIASALES.COM
This is the most famous and popular search engine for air tickets in Russia. Firstly, you will be shown current offers and special promotions from absolutely all airlines, including Russian ones!
Secondly. When you decide to buy a ticket (you must select before in the settings your currency/country), with each new search you will be redirected to the website of an agent who will sell this particular ticket using your credit card, even if it is a Russian airline. Therefore, with each new search, use AVIASALES.COM
Well, how can you even make purchases while in Russia, if bank cards from other countries are not accepted? Everything is also very simple - take some/many cash (USD/EUR/CNY) and also get yourself a debit card from a Russian bank. It's fast and completely free. More details here
FLIGHTS TO RUSSIA. FROM WHICH COUNTRIES?
Due to sanctions, there are practically no direct flights to Russia from Europe - only from Serbia. Therefore, most likely you will have to fly with a connection (layover).
There are many direct flights from countries of the Middle East, Asia and Africa. For example, from:
Qatar, Israel, Egypt, Ethiopia, China, India/Bharat
The most numerous, convenient and inexpensive flight connections at airports in Turkey and the UAE -
Istanbul, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah
Of course, the largest number of cheap flights to Russian cities is carried out from the countries of the former Soviet Union - from:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and others.
Flights from/to Republic of BELARUS
At the moment, entry into the Russian Federation from territory of the Republic of Belarus or back by plane (flights Minsk - Moscow, Minsk - St. Petersburg and others) for foreigners is possible only with a valid regular or transit visa of Belarus (with the exception of passports, which in no case require a Belarussian visa).
The special visa-free regime for entry into the Republic of Belarus through airports or by land transport does not allow entry from Belarus into the Russian Federation in any case, even if you have a Russian visa/e-visa or are allowed visa free entry! What to do
WHAT OTHER OPTIONS?
A very good and inexpensive way to get to Russia is to buy a ticket to a city located near to Russia, and then cross the border by land transport, for example by bus. This method is best suited for traveling to St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad. In this case, you need to look for flights to Helsinki/Finland, Tallinn/Estonia (for St. Petersburg), Vilnius/Lithuania, Kaunas/Lithuania and Gdansk/Poland (for Kaliningrad). It is also possible to transfer to a bus in Riga (Latvia)
More detailed information in this chapter
IF YOUR FLIGHT HAS BEEN DELAYED OR CANCELED
We hope that this information is not useful to you. But if this happened, you missed connection or denied boarding, you should remember that you are entitled to compensation from the airline. Very often no one does this - time spent, nerves, money... Who needs this?
We recommend a simple solution. Click these two links below, read the offers and choose what suits you best. Of course, these people do not work for free, but you certainly won't spend a cent - all you need to do is click a few times the mouse!
CompensAir and AirHelp
However, it is not necessary to use this type of transport exclusively. For example, you can leave Russia by bus. Or vice versa. In any case, choose only permitted checkpoints for e-visa holders!
HOW TO SEARCH, HOW TO PAY
Two problems - one solution! Problem no1. The fact is that due to sanctions, many flight search engines (Skyscanner and others) do not show flights to Russia, from Russia and within Russia. Finding available flights on airline websites is too time consuming. But even if you find it, you awaits..
Problem no2. It is very likely that you will not be able to pay for the ticket with a credit card issued not in Russia. In any case, for Russian airlines and most definitely - on domestic flights. Sanctions again.
The solution is very simple and elegant. As the Russians say: we shit on your sanctions (sorry)! So, look for tickets on AVIASALES.COM
This is the most famous and popular search engine for air tickets in Russia. Firstly, you will be shown current offers and special promotions from absolutely all airlines, including Russian ones!
Secondly. When you decide to buy a ticket (you must select before in the settings your currency/country), with each new search you will be redirected to the website of an agent who will sell this particular ticket using your credit card, even if it is a Russian airline. Therefore, with each new search, use AVIASALES.COM
Well, how can you even make purchases while in Russia, if bank cards from other countries are not accepted? Everything is also very simple - take some/many cash (USD/EUR/CNY) and also get yourself a debit card from a Russian bank. It's fast and completely free. More details here
FLIGHTS TO RUSSIA. FROM WHICH COUNTRIES?
Due to sanctions, there are practically no direct flights to Russia from Europe - only from Serbia. Therefore, most likely you will have to fly with a connection (layover).
There are many direct flights from countries of the Middle East, Asia and Africa. For example, from:
Qatar, Israel, Egypt, Ethiopia, China, India/Bharat
The most numerous, convenient and inexpensive flight connections at airports in Turkey and the UAE -
Istanbul, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah
Of course, the largest number of cheap flights to Russian cities is carried out from the countries of the former Soviet Union - from:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and others.
Flights from/to Republic of BELARUS
At the moment, entry into the Russian Federation from territory of the Republic of Belarus or back by plane (flights Minsk - Moscow, Minsk - St. Petersburg and others) for foreigners is possible only with a valid regular or transit visa of Belarus (with the exception of passports, which in no case require a Belarussian visa).
The special visa-free regime for entry into the Republic of Belarus through airports or by land transport does not allow entry from Belarus into the Russian Federation in any case, even if you have a Russian visa/e-visa or are allowed visa free entry! What to do
WHAT OTHER OPTIONS?
A very good and inexpensive way to get to Russia is to buy a ticket to a city located near to Russia, and then cross the border by land transport, for example by bus. This method is best suited for traveling to St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad. In this case, you need to look for flights to Helsinki/Finland, Tallinn/Estonia (for St. Petersburg), Vilnius/Lithuania, Kaunas/Lithuania and Gdansk/Poland (for Kaliningrad). It is also possible to transfer to a bus in Riga (Latvia)
More detailed information in this chapter
IF YOUR FLIGHT HAS BEEN DELAYED OR CANCELED
We hope that this information is not useful to you. But if this happened, you missed connection or denied boarding, you should remember that you are entitled to compensation from the airline. Very often no one does this - time spent, nerves, money... Who needs this?
We recommend a simple solution. Click these two links below, read the offers and choose what suits you best. Of course, these people do not work for free, but you certainly won't spend a cent - all you need to do is click a few times the mouse!
CompensAir and AirHelp
You are obliged to enter or leave Russia by plane with an e-visa only through the specified below airports!
However, it is not necessary to use this type of transport exclusively. For example, you can leave Russia by bus. Or vice versa. In any case, choose only permitted checkpoints for e-visa holders!
When click on the name of the city (airport), you will be redirected to the ticket search website AVIASALES.COM, indicating your destination.
We recommend looking for cheap tickets on this website. Other search engines, due to sanctions, may not show Russian flights, including domestic ones, and there is also a possibility that you will not be able to pay for the ticket with your bank card. AVIASALES.COM does not have all these problems.
The location of airports can also be viewed on the map
Dark blue icons on the map indicate the presence of regular flights to various countries
Light blue icons - regular flights only to the countries of the former USSR or temporarily no international flights.
(how to use and get the best from our maps)
MAIN RUSSIAN AIRPORTS (HUBS)
✈ Moscow (All airports - MOW)
map
✈ Moscow (Domodedovo - DME)
map
✈ Moscow (Sheremetyevo - SVO)
map
✈ Moscow (Vnukovo - VKO)
map
✈ Moscow (Zhukovsky - ZIA)
map
✈ St Petersburg (Pulkovo - LED)
map
✈ Kazan (KZN)
map
✈ Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo - OVB)
map
✈ Sochi (Adler - AER)
map
✈ Arkhangelsk (Talagi - ARH)
map
✈ Astrakhan (Narimanovo - ASF)
map
✈ Belgorod (EGO)
map
✈ Bryansk (BZK)
map
✈ Cheboksary (CSY)
map
✈ Chelyabinsk (Balandino - CEK)
map
✈ Ekaterinburg (Koltsovo - SVX)
map
✈ Groznyy (Severnyi/North - GRV)
map
✈ Kaliningrad (Khrabrovo - KGD)
map
✈ Kaluga (Grabtsevo - KLF)
map
✈ Krasnodar (Pashkovsky - KRR)
map
✈ Makhachkala (Uitash - MCX)
map
✈ Mineralnye Vody (MRV)
map
✈ Murmansk (Murmashi - MMK)
map
✈ Nalchik (NAL)
map
✈ Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino - GOJ)
map
✈ Orenburg (Gagarin/Central - REN)
map
✈ Perm (Bolshoe Savino - PEE)
map
✈ Rostov-on-Don (Platov - ROV)
map
✈ Samara (Kurumoch - KUF)
map
✈ Saratov (Gagarin - GSV)
map
✈ Syktyvkar (SCW)
map
✈ Ufa (UFA)
map
✈ Vladikavkaz (Beslan - OGZ)
map
✈ Volgograd (Gumrak - VOG)
map
✈ Yaroslavl (Tunoshna - IAR)
map
AIRPORTS IN REGIONS OF SIBERIA
✈ Abakan (ABA)
map
✈ Barnaul (Mikhaylovka - BAX)
map
✈ Chita (Kadala - HTA)
map
✈ Irkutsk (IKT)
map
✈ Kemerovo (KEJ)
map
✈ Krasnoyarsk (Emelyanovo - KJA)
map
✈ Omsk (Karbyshev/Central - OMS)
map
✈ Tomsk (Bogashevo - TOF)
map
✈ Tyumen (Roshchino - TJM)
map
✈ Ulan-Ude (Baikal/Mukhino - UUD)
map
AIRPORTS IN FAR EAST REGIONS OF RUSSIA
✈ Anadyr (Ugolnyy - DYR)
map
✈ Khabarovsk (Novyi/New - KHV)
map
✈ Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Elizovo - PKC)
map
✈ Vladivostok (Knevichi - VVO)
map
✈ Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Khomutovo - UUS)
map
However, it is not necessary to use this type of transport exclusively. For example, you can leave Russia by bus. Or vice versa. In any case, choose only permitted checkpoints for e-visa holders!
When click on the name of the city (airport), you will be redirected to the ticket search website AVIASALES.COM, indicating your destination.
We recommend looking for cheap tickets on this website. Other search engines, due to sanctions, may not show Russian flights, including domestic ones, and there is also a possibility that you will not be able to pay for the ticket with your bank card. AVIASALES.COM does not have all these problems.
The location of airports can also be viewed on the map
Dark blue icons on the map indicate the presence of regular flights to various countries
Light blue icons - regular flights only to the countries of the former USSR or temporarily no international flights.
(how to use and get the best from our maps)
MAIN RUSSIAN AIRPORTS (HUBS)
✈ Moscow (All airports - MOW)
map
✈ Moscow (Domodedovo - DME)
map
✈ Moscow (Sheremetyevo - SVO)
map
✈ Moscow (Vnukovo - VKO)
map
✈ Moscow (Zhukovsky - ZIA)
map
✈ St Petersburg (Pulkovo - LED)
map
✈ Kazan (KZN)
map
✈ Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo - OVB)
map
✈ Sochi (Adler - AER)
map
✈ Arkhangelsk (Talagi - ARH)
map
✈ Astrakhan (Narimanovo - ASF)
map
✈ Belgorod (EGO)
map
✈ Bryansk (BZK)
map
✈ Cheboksary (CSY)
map
✈ Chelyabinsk (Balandino - CEK)
map
✈ Ekaterinburg (Koltsovo - SVX)
map
✈ Groznyy (Severnyi/North - GRV)
map
✈ Kaliningrad (Khrabrovo - KGD)
map
✈ Kaluga (Grabtsevo - KLF)
map
✈ Krasnodar (Pashkovsky - KRR)
map
✈ Makhachkala (Uitash - MCX)
map
✈ Mineralnye Vody (MRV)
map
✈ Murmansk (Murmashi - MMK)
map
✈ Nalchik (NAL)
map
✈ Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino - GOJ)
map
✈ Orenburg (Gagarin/Central - REN)
map
✈ Perm (Bolshoe Savino - PEE)
map
✈ Rostov-on-Don (Platov - ROV)
map
✈ Samara (Kurumoch - KUF)
map
✈ Saratov (Gagarin - GSV)
map
✈ Syktyvkar (SCW)
map
✈ Ufa (UFA)
map
✈ Vladikavkaz (Beslan - OGZ)
map
✈ Volgograd (Gumrak - VOG)
map
✈ Yaroslavl (Tunoshna - IAR)
map
AIRPORTS IN REGIONS OF SIBERIA
✈ Abakan (ABA)
map
✈ Barnaul (Mikhaylovka - BAX)
map
✈ Chita (Kadala - HTA)
map
✈ Irkutsk (IKT)
map
✈ Kemerovo (KEJ)
map
✈ Krasnoyarsk (Emelyanovo - KJA)
map
✈ Omsk (Karbyshev/Central - OMS)
map
✈ Tomsk (Bogashevo - TOF)
map
✈ Tyumen (Roshchino - TJM)
map
✈ Ulan-Ude (Baikal/Mukhino - UUD)
map
AIRPORTS IN FAR EAST REGIONS OF RUSSIA
✈ Anadyr (Ugolnyy - DYR)
map
✈ Khabarovsk (Novyi/New - KHV)
map
✈ Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Elizovo - PKC)
map
✈ Vladivostok (Knevichi - VVO)
map
✈ Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Khomutovo - UUS)
map
Unfortunately, due to sanctions against Russia, there are currently no international trains to European countries.
Trains to China and North Korea are temporarily canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Therefore, although the e-Visa Rules indicate many railway border crossing points, there is actually no traffic through them.
Please note that on the map such points are indicated with light icons and small font. We hope with you for better times, when everything will be as before and, maybe, even better than earlier ☺
(how to use and get the best from our maps)
Of course, there are many trains to the countries of the former USSR, however they are not suitable for crossing the border with an e-visa.
✱ If you have a regular (ordinary) visa or do not need a visa to enter Russia, then there is no problem for you.
TRAINS TO/FROM BELARUS
At the moment, passport control has been resumed on the border of the Republic of Belarus and Russia! You cannot cross the LAND border by any types of transport, including on foot, even if you have visas or the right to visa-free entry. Permitted only for CITIZENS of these countries!
Do not buy any tickets for routes that start, end or pass through Belarus, for example to Minsk and Kaliningrad.
Foreigners can travel between Belarus and Russia only by airplane, however, there are also limitations!
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So, at this time, the only direction where it is possible to cross the border with E-Visa is Mongolia.
Currently, you can buy a ticket for direct trains:
Ulan Bator - Irkutsk
and Irkutsk - Ulan Bator
as well as with transfers to Moscow, Vladivostok
and other Russian cities
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HOW TO BUY A TRAIN TICKET
Unfortunately, this is not so easy to do:
✖ At this moment, due to sanctions, it is not possible to pay a ticket with a card from a non-Russian bank.
Here's what you can do:
✔ To purchase tickets on websites of Russian Railways and accredited travel agencies, you will need a Russian bank card. However, no one said that such a card was impossible to obtain. It`s possible! This payment device will be especially useful to you when you are already in Russia.
Tickets can also be purchased at authorized ticket offices for cash.
Pay attention! If you have legally entered Russia, you can freely buy tickets and travel on any domestic trains
Welcome and see you!
Trains to China and North Korea are temporarily canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Therefore, although the e-Visa Rules indicate many railway border crossing points, there is actually no traffic through them.
Please note that on the map such points are indicated with light icons and small font. We hope with you for better times, when everything will be as before and, maybe, even better than earlier ☺
(how to use and get the best from our maps)
Of course, there are many trains to the countries of the former USSR, however they are not suitable for crossing the border with an e-visa.
✱ If you have a regular (ordinary) visa or do not need a visa to enter Russia, then there is no problem for you.
TRAINS TO/FROM BELARUS
At the moment, passport control has been resumed on the border of the Republic of Belarus and Russia! You cannot cross the LAND border by any types of transport, including on foot, even if you have visas or the right to visa-free entry. Permitted only for CITIZENS of these countries!
Do not buy any tickets for routes that start, end or pass through Belarus, for example to Minsk and Kaliningrad.
Foreigners can travel between Belarus and Russia only by airplane, however, there are also limitations!
..................................................
So, at this time, the only direction where it is possible to cross the border with E-Visa is Mongolia.
Currently, you can buy a ticket for direct trains:
Ulan Bator - Irkutsk
and Irkutsk - Ulan Bator
as well as with transfers to Moscow, Vladivostok
and other Russian cities
..................................................
HOW TO BUY A TRAIN TICKET
Unfortunately, this is not so easy to do:
✖ At this moment, due to sanctions, it is not possible to pay a ticket with a card from a non-Russian bank.
Here's what you can do:
✔ To purchase tickets on websites of Russian Railways and accredited travel agencies, you will need a Russian bank card. However, no one said that such a card was impossible to obtain. It`s possible! This payment device will be especially useful to you when you are already in Russia.
Tickets can also be purchased at authorized ticket offices for cash.
Pay attention! If you have legally entered Russia, you can freely buy tickets and travel on any domestic trains
Welcome and see you!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Dear Friends! Before buying tickets, you must be absolutely sure that the route of a regular or charter bus crosses the Russian border at a check point permitted for e-visa holders!
On the map are marked as 'BUS | CAR | BIKE' checkpoints
How to use our maps - detailed manual
Border crossing points used by buses other than those specified above are not valid for e-visa!
Please note! Although the e-Visa Rules indicate many 'automobile' or 'mixed' border crossing points, there is actually no traffic through them. On the map such points are indicated with lighter icons and small font.
Besides! Unfortunately, due to sanctions against Russia, some checkpoints where there is regular or charter traffic of buses (cars) may be temporarily closed by decision of the governments of neighboring countries. For example, between Russia and Poland, Finland, Baltic countries. Check the actual status of the border checkpoint before your trip.
So called, TWO-WAY CHECKPOINTS
Some checkpoints, although allowed for travelers with an e-visa, but only for citizens of a neighboring countries are permitted. All other foreigners are prohibited from crossing the border at such checkpoints! This mainly applies to points on the border between Russia and China. Please check the actual status of border crossing points along your route on our map!
BUSES TO/FROM BELARUS
At the moment, passport control has been resumed on the border of the Republic of Belarus and Russia! You cannot cross the LAND border by any types of transport, including on foot, even if you have visas or the right to visa-free entry. Permitted only for CITIZENS of these countries!
Do not buy any tickets for routes that start, end or pass through Republic of Belarus, for example 'Moscow - Minsk' or 'St Petersburg - Minsk'.
Foreigners can travel between Belarus and Russia only by airplane, however, there are also limitations!
..................................................
HOW TO BUY A BUS TICKET
Unfortunately, due to sanctions, this is not so easy to do:
✖ Non-Russian search engines most often do not show flights to/from/within Russia
✖ Russian search engines do not have an English version, although they allow you to type in Latin letters in the search form
✖ Even if you understand everything and found the route you need, it is not possible to pay with a card from a non-Russian bank.
As always, for any sanctions there are ways to avoid the sanctions. And here's what you can do:
✔ To search for routes, use Russian search engines together with Google Translator
The most famous and popular of them are TUTU and YANDEX
✔ To purchase tickets on these websites you will need a Russian bank card. However, no one said that such a card was impossible to obtain. It`s possible! This payment device will be especially useful to you when you are already in Russia.
✔ If the method above is not yet suitable for you, try to find out the name of the carrier on the route. To do this, follow the steps in step 1. Then find its official website (usually there are English-language pages there) and buy a ticket directly from it.
✔ Quite often, tickets can be bought on the websites of bus stations. Type into Google something like 'Tallinn bus station official website' and.. almost done!
BUS ROUTES. FROM WHICH COUNTRIES?
FINLAND
bus routes Helsinki - St. Petersburg
and Lappeenranta - St. Petersburg
GET THERE:
There are low cost flights to Helsinki
and to Lappeenranta
and also ferry routes from Sweden, Estonia and Germany.
ESTONIA
bus routes Tallinn - St.Petersburg
and Tallinn - Pskov
GET THERE:
There are low cost flights to Tallinn
and also ferry routes from Sweden and Finland.
LATVIA
bus routes Riga - St.Petersburg
and also Riga - Pskov
even Riga - Moscow
GET THERE:
There are low cost flights to Riga
and also ferry routes to Riga from Sweden.
LITHUANIA
bus routes Vilnius - Kaliningrad
and Kaunas - Kaliningrad
GET THERE:
There are low cost flights to Vilnius
and to Kaunas
POLAND
bus routes Gdansk - Kaliningrad
and Warsaw - Kaliningrad
GET THERE:
There are low cost flights to Gdansk
and also to Warsaw Chopin
& to Warsaw Modlin
+ ferry routes to Gdansk and Gdynia from Sweden and Germany.
GEORGIA
buses Tbilisi - Vladikavkaz
(south region of Russia)
GET THERE:
Low cost flights to Tbilisi
MONGOLIA
Between Ulaanbaatar (Capital of Mongolia) and Ulan-Ude (Russia) there are regular BUS ROUTES. No direct online purchases - only via travel agencies and at bus stations. Google for it!
GET THERE:
Low cost flights to Ulaanbaatar
CHINA
All 'e-visa' automobile checkpoints between China and Russia are located in Siberia and Far East Regions (in fact Charter Buses between small towns).
Permitted for travelers with an e-Visa are for Chinese citizens only!!! All other foreigners are prohibited from crossing the border at these points!
And once again! Please be aware of restrictions when searching for and purchasing tickets. Follow our instructions!
Welcome and see you!
Dear Friends! Before buying tickets, you must be absolutely sure that the route of a regular or charter bus crosses the Russian border at a check point permitted for e-visa holders!
On the map are marked as 'BUS | CAR | BIKE' checkpoints
How to use our maps - detailed manual
Border crossing points used by buses other than those specified above are not valid for e-visa!
Please note! Although the e-Visa Rules indicate many 'automobile' or 'mixed' border crossing points, there is actually no traffic through them. On the map such points are indicated with lighter icons and small font.
Besides! Unfortunately, due to sanctions against Russia, some checkpoints where there is regular or charter traffic of buses (cars) may be temporarily closed by decision of the governments of neighboring countries. For example, between Russia and Poland, Finland, Baltic countries. Check the actual status of the border checkpoint before your trip.
So called, TWO-WAY CHECKPOINTS
Some checkpoints, although allowed for travelers with an e-visa, but only for citizens of a neighboring countries are permitted. All other foreigners are prohibited from crossing the border at such checkpoints! This mainly applies to points on the border between Russia and China. Please check the actual status of border crossing points along your route on our map!
BUSES TO/FROM BELARUS
At the moment, passport control has been resumed on the border of the Republic of Belarus and Russia! You cannot cross the LAND border by any types of transport, including on foot, even if you have visas or the right to visa-free entry. Permitted only for CITIZENS of these countries!
Do not buy any tickets for routes that start, end or pass through Republic of Belarus, for example 'Moscow - Minsk' or 'St Petersburg - Minsk'.
Foreigners can travel between Belarus and Russia only by airplane, however, there are also limitations!
..................................................
HOW TO BUY A BUS TICKET
Unfortunately, due to sanctions, this is not so easy to do:
✖ Non-Russian search engines most often do not show flights to/from/within Russia
✖ Russian search engines do not have an English version, although they allow you to type in Latin letters in the search form
✖ Even if you understand everything and found the route you need, it is not possible to pay with a card from a non-Russian bank.
As always, for any sanctions there are ways to avoid the sanctions. And here's what you can do:
✔ To search for routes, use Russian search engines together with Google Translator
The most famous and popular of them are TUTU and YANDEX
✔ To purchase tickets on these websites you will need a Russian bank card. However, no one said that such a card was impossible to obtain. It`s possible! This payment device will be especially useful to you when you are already in Russia.
✔ If the method above is not yet suitable for you, try to find out the name of the carrier on the route. To do this, follow the steps in step 1. Then find its official website (usually there are English-language pages there) and buy a ticket directly from it.
✔ Quite often, tickets can be bought on the websites of bus stations. Type into Google something like 'Tallinn bus station official website' and.. almost done!
BUS ROUTES. FROM WHICH COUNTRIES?
FINLAND
bus routes Helsinki - St. Petersburg
and Lappeenranta - St. Petersburg
GET THERE:
There are low cost flights to Helsinki
and to Lappeenranta
and also ferry routes from Sweden, Estonia and Germany.
ESTONIA
bus routes Tallinn - St.Petersburg
and Tallinn - Pskov
GET THERE:
There are low cost flights to Tallinn
and also ferry routes from Sweden and Finland.
LATVIA
bus routes Riga - St.Petersburg
and also Riga - Pskov
even Riga - Moscow
GET THERE:
There are low cost flights to Riga
and also ferry routes to Riga from Sweden.
LITHUANIA
bus routes Vilnius - Kaliningrad
and Kaunas - Kaliningrad
GET THERE:
There are low cost flights to Vilnius
and to Kaunas
POLAND
bus routes Gdansk - Kaliningrad
and Warsaw - Kaliningrad
GET THERE:
There are low cost flights to Gdansk
and also to Warsaw Chopin
& to Warsaw Modlin
+ ferry routes to Gdansk and Gdynia from Sweden and Germany.
GEORGIA
buses Tbilisi - Vladikavkaz
(south region of Russia)
GET THERE:
Low cost flights to Tbilisi
MONGOLIA
Between Ulaanbaatar (Capital of Mongolia) and Ulan-Ude (Russia) there are regular BUS ROUTES. No direct online purchases - only via travel agencies and at bus stations. Google for it!
GET THERE:
Low cost flights to Ulaanbaatar
CHINA
All 'e-visa' automobile checkpoints between China and Russia are located in Siberia and Far East Regions (in fact Charter Buses between small towns).
Permitted for travelers with an e-Visa are for Chinese citizens only!!! All other foreigners are prohibited from crossing the border at these points!
And once again! Please be aware of restrictions when searching for and purchasing tickets. Follow our instructions!
Welcome and see you!
As with any other type of transport, you must enter or leave Russia with an e-visa only through authorized checkpoints, including those listed below!
Also, as in other cases, it is not necessary to use exclusively one type of transport or one checkpoint. For example, you can fly into Russia by plane and leave Russia by bus. Or vice versa. In any case, choose only allowed border crossing points for e-visa holders!
To be honest, there are very few such water transport checkpoints at the moment. Or rather, there are almost no operating sea and river lines. Unlike previous years, when a lot of tourists arrived in Russia on cruise ships, ferries, river boats. Sanctions.. However, we will show you all the options currently available.
In addition, even if it is not possible to arrive directly at Russian ports, do not forget that there are many harbors very close to the Russian border. Traveling with a stopover is not always bad. This is a new experience and new adventures! We will also show all such options.
So..
Also, as in other cases, it is not necessary to use exclusively one type of transport or one checkpoint. For example, you can fly into Russia by plane and leave Russia by bus. Or vice versa. In any case, choose only allowed border crossing points for e-visa holders!
To be honest, there are very few such water transport checkpoints at the moment. Or rather, there are almost no operating sea and river lines. Unlike previous years, when a lot of tourists arrived in Russia on cruise ships, ferries, river boats. Sanctions.. However, we will show you all the options currently available.
In addition, even if it is not possible to arrive directly at Russian ports, do not forget that there are many harbors very close to the Russian border. Traveling with a stopover is not always bad. This is a new experience and new adventures! We will also show all such options.
So..
Dear friends! Although in past years, cruise and ferry routes to Russia were very popular, but now, due to sanctions, there is practically no direct passenger sea communication with Russian ports.
Nevertheless, you have many interesting ways for arriving in Russia by sea with E-Visa. We will show you all the available options. And let's start with direct routes to Russia. There are only two of them. You are probably unlikely to use them. But, after all, we promised ☝️
DIRECT ROUTES
⚓ SOCHI (Russia - Turkey, Egypt)
Location
The only cruise line currently operating with a stop at a Russian port. Cruises in the Black Sea region calling at the Turkish ports of Istanbul, Trabzon, Izmir, Marmaris and others, as well as to Egypt (Alexandria) on the ship 'Astoria Grande' (former 'AIDAkara')
In fact, almost all offers are intended for Russians, like the website of the cruise line - https://astoriagrande.com/
However, according to the company's rules, a citizen of any country can buy a cruise/one-way ticket. Boarding and disembarking are possible at any port along the routes.
Since online booking is only possible on the Russian-language website, and also due to difficulties with payment (again sanctions), we recommend that foreign citizens submit a booking request to the main (Turkish) office of the company -
https://miraycruises.com/contact-us
⚓ VLADIVOSTOK (Russia - South Korea)
Location
Ferry lines (carriage of cars, motorcycles and bicycles is possible) between the main city of the Far Eastern region of Russia and...
1) The port of DONGHAE
One departure per week in each direction. Detailed information for passengers and online ticket reservation is possible on the official website of the carrier - Duwon Shipping Co. -
http://dwship.co.kr/en/main/index.asp
2) The port of SOKCHO
Two departures per week in each direction. The official website of the carrier JS Shipping Co. is not very informative -
http://jsferry.co.kr/passenger/fareInfo
Online booking currently is not possible. For detailed information and reservations, please write an email to: booking@jsferry.com
SUMMARY. A little expensive for ordinary travelers for this quality of service. But, since these are the only such options in this region, the demand for tickets is very high - we recommend booking your trip in advance.
WHAT OTHER OPTIONS?
Obviously, you can come to Russia by sea only where there is a sea! Well, or the ocean. There are no regular passenger routes across the Arctic Ocean yet, but along the Baltic Sea, through the countries of northern Europe and Scandinavia - as many as you like.
Here is located one of the largest harbors in Russia and, without a doubt, the most beautiful city - SAINT PETERSBURG.
Unfortunately, all cruise and ferry lines have excluded St. Petersburg from their route network. We are sure that this is temporary. But right now, both you and many tourists who want to visit Russia have several ways to circumvent the sanctions!
SHIP + BUS
The recipe is very simple - you need to arrive in one of the neighboring countries - Finland or Estonia. Namely - to Helsinki or Tallinn. The distance from these two cities to the Russian border is no more than 200 km, and to St. Petersburg – no more than 400 km.
If we are talking about sea travel, you will most likely get there by ferry from the capital of Sweden.
✈️ Cheap flights to Stockholm Arlanda
✈️ Cheap flights to Stockholm Skavsta
🏰 Stockholm - Things to do
🏨 Accommodation in Stockholm
Traveling by ferry around the Baltic Sea region is not just a move from point A to point B, but an unforgettable adventure on a cruise ship with plenty of entertainment and excellent cuisine! And it's not expensive at all! By the way, there is also a ferry service between Helsinki and Tallinn.
✈️ Cheap flights to Helsinki
🏰 Helsinki - Things to do
🏨 Accommodation in Helsinki
✈️ Cheap flights to Tallinn
🏰 Tallinn - Things to do
🏨 Accommodation in Tallinn
There is a small problem with choosing an operator. There are two of them and which one is better has been debated for a very long time with a result of approximately 50/50. Now you can add your voice to this discussion. Especially if you buy round trip tickets from different carriers:
VIKING LINE vs TALLINK SILJA
Already chosen? Great, now almost done! All that remains is to buy a
Bus ticket to St. Petersburg.
from HELSINKI
Open the SCHEDULE OF COACH BUSES
Does anything suits? Click the 'INFO' link opposite, go to the carrier's website and buy a ticket without extra charges.
In addition to large buses, shuttle minibuses operates between Helsinki and St. Petersburg. You can see the schedule and
RESERVE A SEAT ON SHUTTLE here
from TALLINN
Open the TIMETABLE OF COACH BUSES
Does anything suits? Push the button 'TICKETS' opposite and buy a ticket without extra charges. Or go to the carrier's website (specified in timetable - find with Google) - sometimes there are more direct deals than are offered by the bus station.
Also, the seats of several other carriers not previously represented are offered by the Russian bus ticket seller
Absolutely all of the above buses cross the border at the Torfyanovka - Vaalimaa and Ivangorod - Narva (if from Estonia) checkpoints, where entry into Russia with electronic visas is allowed.
SHIP + CAR
Almost everything is the same as the previous chapter, except for aircraftes and buses. First you need to somehow get to Finland or Estonia. Therefore, we again go to
VIKING LINE or TALLINK SILJA
and book tickets with the 'car package' option.
But if you don't want to travel that far by car, then you can arrive in Helsinki by loading yourself and your car onto a FINNLINES ferry at the port of Travemünde (near Lübeck) in Germany.
What else? Owners of cars and motorcycles are required to purchase a Russian vehicle insurance policy.
Important! When traveling FROM Estonia, it is necessary to reserve a border crossing time
🚢 🚢 🚢
And one more thing. Whatever method of entry into Russia you choose, you must have a medical insurance policy when crossing the border. Don't forget!
Welcome and see you!
Nevertheless, you have many interesting ways for arriving in Russia by sea with E-Visa. We will show you all the available options. And let's start with direct routes to Russia. There are only two of them. You are probably unlikely to use them. But, after all, we promised ☝️
DIRECT ROUTES
⚓ SOCHI (Russia - Turkey, Egypt)
Location
The only cruise line currently operating with a stop at a Russian port. Cruises in the Black Sea region calling at the Turkish ports of Istanbul, Trabzon, Izmir, Marmaris and others, as well as to Egypt (Alexandria) on the ship 'Astoria Grande' (former 'AIDAkara')
In fact, almost all offers are intended for Russians, like the website of the cruise line - https://astoriagrande.com/
However, according to the company's rules, a citizen of any country can buy a cruise/one-way ticket. Boarding and disembarking are possible at any port along the routes.
Since online booking is only possible on the Russian-language website, and also due to difficulties with payment (again sanctions), we recommend that foreign citizens submit a booking request to the main (Turkish) office of the company -
https://miraycruises.com/contact-us
⚓ VLADIVOSTOK (Russia - South Korea)
Location
Ferry lines (carriage of cars, motorcycles and bicycles is possible) between the main city of the Far Eastern region of Russia and...
1) The port of DONGHAE
One departure per week in each direction. Detailed information for passengers and online ticket reservation is possible on the official website of the carrier - Duwon Shipping Co. -
http://dwship.co.kr/en/main/index.asp
2) The port of SOKCHO
Two departures per week in each direction. The official website of the carrier JS Shipping Co. is not very informative -
http://jsferry.co.kr/passenger/fareInfo
Online booking currently is not possible. For detailed information and reservations, please write an email to: booking@jsferry.com
SUMMARY. A little expensive for ordinary travelers for this quality of service. But, since these are the only such options in this region, the demand for tickets is very high - we recommend booking your trip in advance.
WHAT OTHER OPTIONS?
Obviously, you can come to Russia by sea only where there is a sea! Well, or the ocean. There are no regular passenger routes across the Arctic Ocean yet, but along the Baltic Sea, through the countries of northern Europe and Scandinavia - as many as you like.
Here is located one of the largest harbors in Russia and, without a doubt, the most beautiful city - SAINT PETERSBURG.
Unfortunately, all cruise and ferry lines have excluded St. Petersburg from their route network. We are sure that this is temporary. But right now, both you and many tourists who want to visit Russia have several ways to circumvent the sanctions!
SHIP + BUS
The recipe is very simple - you need to arrive in one of the neighboring countries - Finland or Estonia. Namely - to Helsinki or Tallinn. The distance from these two cities to the Russian border is no more than 200 km, and to St. Petersburg – no more than 400 km.
If we are talking about sea travel, you will most likely get there by ferry from the capital of Sweden.
✈️ Cheap flights to Stockholm Arlanda
✈️ Cheap flights to Stockholm Skavsta
🏰 Stockholm - Things to do
🏨 Accommodation in Stockholm
Traveling by ferry around the Baltic Sea region is not just a move from point A to point B, but an unforgettable adventure on a cruise ship with plenty of entertainment and excellent cuisine! And it's not expensive at all! By the way, there is also a ferry service between Helsinki and Tallinn.
✈️ Cheap flights to Helsinki
🏰 Helsinki - Things to do
🏨 Accommodation in Helsinki
✈️ Cheap flights to Tallinn
🏰 Tallinn - Things to do
🏨 Accommodation in Tallinn
There is a small problem with choosing an operator. There are two of them and which one is better has been debated for a very long time with a result of approximately 50/50. Now you can add your voice to this discussion. Especially if you buy round trip tickets from different carriers:
VIKING LINE vs TALLINK SILJA
Already chosen? Great, now almost done! All that remains is to buy a
Bus ticket to St. Petersburg.
from HELSINKI
Open the SCHEDULE OF COACH BUSES
Does anything suits? Click the 'INFO' link opposite, go to the carrier's website and buy a ticket without extra charges.
In addition to large buses, shuttle minibuses operates between Helsinki and St. Petersburg. You can see the schedule and
RESERVE A SEAT ON SHUTTLE here
from TALLINN
Open the TIMETABLE OF COACH BUSES
Does anything suits? Push the button 'TICKETS' opposite and buy a ticket without extra charges. Or go to the carrier's website (specified in timetable - find with Google) - sometimes there are more direct deals than are offered by the bus station.
Also, the seats of several other carriers not previously represented are offered by the Russian bus ticket seller
Absolutely all of the above buses cross the border at the Torfyanovka - Vaalimaa and Ivangorod - Narva (if from Estonia) checkpoints, where entry into Russia with electronic visas is allowed.
SHIP + CAR
Almost everything is the same as the previous chapter, except for aircraftes and buses. First you need to somehow get to Finland or Estonia. Therefore, we again go to
VIKING LINE or TALLINK SILJA
and book tickets with the 'car package' option.
But if you don't want to travel that far by car, then you can arrive in Helsinki by loading yourself and your car onto a FINNLINES ferry at the port of Travemünde (near Lübeck) in Germany.
What else? Owners of cars and motorcycles are required to purchase a Russian vehicle insurance policy.
Important! When traveling FROM Estonia, it is necessary to reserve a border crossing time
🚢 🚢 🚢
And one more thing. Whatever method of entry into Russia you choose, you must have a medical insurance policy when crossing the border. Don't forget!
Welcome and see you!
There are very few river crossings available for foreign citizens with electronic visas to enter Russia - only four (4). All these checkpoints are located in the Far Eastern region, on the border with China (Heilongjiang Province).
At one of them, only citizens of the People's Republic of China are allowed to cross the border:
POKROVKA - RAOHE (China)
Location and detailed info
At the other three, entry and exit is allowed to any foreigners:
⚓ AMURZET - LUOBEI/Mingshan (China)
Location and detailed info
⚓ BLAGOVESHCHENSK - HEIHE (China)
Location and detailed info
⚓ KHABAROVSK - FUYUAN (China)
Location and detailed info
Detailed information about each checkpoint can be obtained by clicking on the icon on the map.
(how to use and get the best from our maps)
In any case, all these border crossing points are not suitable for travelers with a private car - even if car traffic is possible, only buses and trucks are allowed to do so.
And one more thing. Even if you decide to make a trans-Asian trip and choose this particular method of entry into Russia,, you must have a medical insurance policy when crossing the border. Don't forget!
Good luck and welcome!
At one of them, only citizens of the People's Republic of China are allowed to cross the border:
POKROVKA - RAOHE (China)
Location and detailed info
At the other three, entry and exit is allowed to any foreigners:
⚓ AMURZET - LUOBEI/Mingshan (China)
Location and detailed info
⚓ BLAGOVESHCHENSK - HEIHE (China)
Location and detailed info
⚓ KHABAROVSK - FUYUAN (China)
Location and detailed info
Detailed information about each checkpoint can be obtained by clicking on the icon on the map.
(how to use and get the best from our maps)
In any case, all these border crossing points are not suitable for travelers with a private car - even if car traffic is possible, only buses and trucks are allowed to do so.
And one more thing. Even if you decide to make a trans-Asian trip and choose this particular method of entry into Russia,, you must have a medical insurance policy when crossing the border. Don't forget!
Good luck and welcome!
Dear travelers! If you use BlaBlaCar carpooling service, be sure to read the terms of use of the Blablacar service for Russia!
If you want to come to St. Petersburg by car, motorcycle or bicycle, you must cross the Russian border at one of four ground checkpoints or by ferry
Three ground checkpoints are located on the Finnish border and one on the Estonian border. See on the map
How to use our guide maps - detailed manual
Please remember that if you are traveling by your car or motorcycle, then in addition to the policy of medical insurance, you must have a vehicle insurance policy - Green Card
You can issue it in your insurance company. The vehicle insured must be registered in your country!
Also you can buy a Russian car insurance policy if your 'Green Card' does not cover the territory of Russia. You can buy a policy directly at the border or in numerous points of sale, if the validity period expires before you leave Russia.
Note! At the time of crossing the border, you must have a valid car insurance policy. You will be denied entry to Russia without a valid car insurance. The absence of a valid insurance policy on territory of Russia will lead to a fine and the arrest of a car.
Also do not forget about customs regulations
Checkpoints between Russia and Finland
Torfyanovka (Russia) - Vaalimaa (Finland)
Open 24 hours a day
Brusnichnoye (Russia) - Nuijamaa (Finland)
Open 24 hours a day
Svetogorsk (Russia) - Imatra (Finland)
Open 24 hours a day
Checkpoint between Russia and Estonia
Ivangorod (Russia) - Narva (Estonia)
Open 24 hours a day
Attention!!! When crossing the border in the direction from Estonia to Russia by your car or motorcycle, you must pre-book online the time of crossing the border! Lack of reservation will lead to a very long wait in line!!! If you are leaving Russia towards Estonia, you do not need to book time.
If you want to come to St. Petersburg by car, motorcycle or bicycle, you must cross the Russian border at one of four ground checkpoints or by ferry
Three ground checkpoints are located on the Finnish border and one on the Estonian border. See on the map
How to use our guide maps - detailed manual
Please remember that if you are traveling by your car or motorcycle, then in addition to the policy of medical insurance, you must have a vehicle insurance policy - Green Card
You can issue it in your insurance company. The vehicle insured must be registered in your country!
Also you can buy a Russian car insurance policy if your 'Green Card' does not cover the territory of Russia. You can buy a policy directly at the border or in numerous points of sale, if the validity period expires before you leave Russia.
Note! At the time of crossing the border, you must have a valid car insurance policy. You will be denied entry to Russia without a valid car insurance. The absence of a valid insurance policy on territory of Russia will lead to a fine and the arrest of a car.
Also do not forget about customs regulations
Checkpoints between Russia and Finland
Torfyanovka (Russia) - Vaalimaa (Finland)
Open 24 hours a day
Brusnichnoye (Russia) - Nuijamaa (Finland)
Open 24 hours a day
Svetogorsk (Russia) - Imatra (Finland)
Open 24 hours a day
Checkpoint between Russia and Estonia
Ivangorod (Russia) - Narva (Estonia)
Open 24 hours a day
Attention!!! When crossing the border in the direction from Estonia to Russia by your car or motorcycle, you must pre-book online the time of crossing the border! Lack of reservation will lead to a very long wait in line!!! If you are leaving Russia towards Estonia, you do not need to book time.
There are many check points, where it is possible to cross the border on foot, but only a few, where e-visa holders are allowed!
PAY ATTENTION! On official website https://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru/checkpoint_en.htm... only one (inactive!) pedestrian checkpoint 'Ivangorod (Parusinka) – Narva 2' is indicated - its functions are performed by a nearby automobile checkpoint with the same name, where pedestrians are allowed.
The fact is that the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry provides only general information, without detailing which checkpoint is currently functioning and in what mode. Some points with a different status (usually automobile checkpoints and so-called mixed checkpoints), where there is a pedestrian corridor, allow you to cross the border on foot.
We provide only current information! Really, you can cross the border on foot with an e-visa at several points. All of them are located in the European part of Russia on the border with the Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Four check points are located in the Pskov region, one in the Leningrad region and two more in the Kaliningrad region (western exclave of Russia).
We show you all the current options. These ones:
BURACHKI (Russia) - TEREHOVA (Latvia)
Open 24 hours a day - map
CHERNYSHEVSKOE (Russia) - KYBARTAI (Lithuania)
Open 24 hours a day - map
IVANGOROD (Russia) - NARVA (Estonia)
Open 24 hours a day - map
KUNICHINA GORA (Russia) - KOIDULA (Estonia)
Open 24 hours a day - map
SHUMILKINO (Russia) - LUHAMAA (Estonia)
Open 24 hours a day - map
SOVETSK (Russia) - PANEMUNE (Lithuania)
Open 24 hours a day - map
UBYLINKA (Russia) - GREBNEVA (Latvia)
Open 24 hours a day - map
Pay attention again! Unfortunately, these are all checkpoints where you are allowed to cross the border on foot with an e-visa! Any other checkpoints must be crossed only in a vehicle, at least a bicycle or electric scooter - walking is prohibited!!!
Since almost all checkpoints are not very convenient for travelers, but are intended more for local border residents, we will talk in detail about only one (Ivangorod - Narva) on the Estonian border. Although, the Pskov region is also one of the most interesting. Therefore, make the sign opposite 'Kunichina Gora' in your travel plans too.
This method is good enough for inquisitive travelers and backpackers who visit not only capitals and big cities (here - St Petersburg), but also provincial small towns and villages. Moreover, air tickets to Tallinn can be purchased at very inexpensive prices. Of course, it's up to you to decide which route to plan - we'll just give you a couple of good tips. So..
1) You arrive in Tallinn by airplane.
find cheap tickets
or maybe on a cruise ferry?
2) Capital of Estonia
а) Tallinn is a good city. You need to stay here for a couple of days. One night anyway!
find accommodation
b) Tallinn is an interesting and delicious city. Here are
things to do and restaurants
3) The best way to get to Narva (Russian border) is
by bus or commuter train
4) Narva is a good city, but there is nothing to do there for 2 days. But you should go into the fortress
5) The same can be said about Ivangorod, the Russian frontier town across the river. Only a fortress. Besides!
Ivangorod town has a special status - non-residents, even Russian citizens are allowed to be here only with special permission. For everyone else, only transit through the city is allowed. Therefore, although your visa (e-visa) is permission analog, but here you definitely can't stay for the night.
However, if you so want to Ivangorod, then here are a couple of tips. Make a very clear game plan. Buy a bus ticket from Ivangorod online in advance. Immediately go to the fortress (open daily from 10:00 till 19:30, have cash rubles ready). Next...is nothing more to do here. Your e-visa is a legal permit for temporary stay in Ivangorod, but to avoid frequent checks, try not to meet the police and border guards on the street.
6) Buy a bus ticket to St. Petersburg
This can be done online or at the ticket office at the bus station.
There is also a local train, but only one journey early in the morning (return journey late evening), so this is unlikely to be your option.
Well, there are also fixed price taxi. This route cost approximately $170. A little expensive, but the distance is not small ~ 150 km/95 miles.
Very detailed information on how to get to St. Petersburg, where to stay and what to do there - find out here
And one more thing. Even if you have walked on foot to Russia from America, you must have a medical insurance policy when crossing the border. Don't forget!
Good luck and welcome!
PAY ATTENTION! On official website https://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru/checkpoint_en.htm... only one (inactive!) pedestrian checkpoint 'Ivangorod (Parusinka) – Narva 2' is indicated - its functions are performed by a nearby automobile checkpoint with the same name, where pedestrians are allowed.
The fact is that the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry provides only general information, without detailing which checkpoint is currently functioning and in what mode. Some points with a different status (usually automobile checkpoints and so-called mixed checkpoints), where there is a pedestrian corridor, allow you to cross the border on foot.
We provide only current information! Really, you can cross the border on foot with an e-visa at several points. All of them are located in the European part of Russia on the border with the Baltic countries - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Four check points are located in the Pskov region, one in the Leningrad region and two more in the Kaliningrad region (western exclave of Russia).
We show you all the current options. These ones:
BURACHKI (Russia) - TEREHOVA (Latvia)
Open 24 hours a day - map
CHERNYSHEVSKOE (Russia) - KYBARTAI (Lithuania)
Open 24 hours a day - map
IVANGOROD (Russia) - NARVA (Estonia)
Open 24 hours a day - map
KUNICHINA GORA (Russia) - KOIDULA (Estonia)
Open 24 hours a day - map
SHUMILKINO (Russia) - LUHAMAA (Estonia)
Open 24 hours a day - map
SOVETSK (Russia) - PANEMUNE (Lithuania)
Open 24 hours a day - map
UBYLINKA (Russia) - GREBNEVA (Latvia)
Open 24 hours a day - map
Pay attention again! Unfortunately, these are all checkpoints where you are allowed to cross the border on foot with an e-visa! Any other checkpoints must be crossed only in a vehicle, at least a bicycle or electric scooter - walking is prohibited!!!
Since almost all checkpoints are not very convenient for travelers, but are intended more for local border residents, we will talk in detail about only one (Ivangorod - Narva) on the Estonian border. Although, the Pskov region is also one of the most interesting. Therefore, make the sign opposite 'Kunichina Gora' in your travel plans too.
This method is good enough for inquisitive travelers and backpackers who visit not only capitals and big cities (here - St Petersburg), but also provincial small towns and villages. Moreover, air tickets to Tallinn can be purchased at very inexpensive prices. Of course, it's up to you to decide which route to plan - we'll just give you a couple of good tips. So..
1) You arrive in Tallinn by airplane.
find cheap tickets
or maybe on a cruise ferry?
2) Capital of Estonia
а) Tallinn is a good city. You need to stay here for a couple of days. One night anyway!
find accommodation
b) Tallinn is an interesting and delicious city. Here are
things to do and restaurants
3) The best way to get to Narva (Russian border) is
by bus or commuter train
4) Narva is a good city, but there is nothing to do there for 2 days. But you should go into the fortress
5) The same can be said about Ivangorod, the Russian frontier town across the river. Only a fortress. Besides!
Ivangorod town has a special status - non-residents, even Russian citizens are allowed to be here only with special permission. For everyone else, only transit through the city is allowed. Therefore, although your visa (e-visa) is permission analog, but here you definitely can't stay for the night.
However, if you so want to Ivangorod, then here are a couple of tips. Make a very clear game plan. Buy a bus ticket from Ivangorod online in advance. Immediately go to the fortress (open daily from 10:00 till 19:30, have cash rubles ready). Next...is nothing more to do here. Your e-visa is a legal permit for temporary stay in Ivangorod, but to avoid frequent checks, try not to meet the police and border guards on the street.
6) Buy a bus ticket to St. Petersburg
This can be done online or at the ticket office at the bus station.
There is also a local train, but only one journey early in the morning (return journey late evening), so this is unlikely to be your option.
Well, there are also fixed price taxi. This route cost approximately $170. A little expensive, but the distance is not small ~ 150 km/95 miles.
Very detailed information on how to get to St. Petersburg, where to stay and what to do there - find out here
And one more thing. Even if you have walked on foot to Russia from America, you must have a medical insurance policy when crossing the border. Don't forget!
Good luck and welcome!
✦ What docs need to attached?
The manual on how to correctly fill out the application, see under the appropriate chapter
1) You must upload a color photo of your face (child`s face) in JPEG format. Be sure to follow the Requirements for image (the link provides exact information from the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation).
Attention! Don't copy your face from travel passport!!!
2) Also need to upload a photo of main page of travel passport with your data (color, JPEG format - see image).
Check it and also the child's passport if you are filling out application for him/her. This must be ID, which you will present when passing through border control at the entrance to the Russian Federation. Date of expiry should be at least 6 months from the date you applied for an e-visa. Also passport must have free space for border crossing stamps.
3) According to the rules for obtaining an entry e-Visa to Russia, when applying, you are not required to provide actual hotel or other accommodation reservations, tickets, insurance policies, invitation letters or any other documented information.
It is enough to indicate the alleged information about your stay in Russia.
4) If you did everything correctly, then the status of your application will change to 'Awaiting payment'. Well, you will have to attach some money. Without this, the application will not be accepted for processing.
Please note - most all of the above documents (except invitation letter) will be required when crossing the border! We strongly recommend that you take care of these confirmations before the trip!
SEE ALSO:
✔ How to get to Russia? Choose type of transport and find the best ticket deals under tab 'Where is entry allowed? What tickets can I buy?'. Traveling by car? See answers to all questions there too.
✔ How to reserve a hotel even if BookingCom does not work in Russia.
✔ What risks should be covered by a medical insurance policy and which insurance company would be better for a trip to Russia
✔ How to pay for purchases in Russia and book any services, if foreign credit cards do not work there.
1) You must upload a color photo of your face (child`s face) in JPEG format. Be sure to follow the Requirements for image (the link provides exact information from the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation).
Attention! Don't copy your face from travel passport!!!
2) Also need to upload a photo of main page of travel passport with your data (color, JPEG format - see image).
Check it and also the child's passport if you are filling out application for him/her. This must be ID, which you will present when passing through border control at the entrance to the Russian Federation. Date of expiry should be at least 6 months from the date you applied for an e-visa. Also passport must have free space for border crossing stamps.
3) According to the rules for obtaining an entry e-Visa to Russia, when applying, you are not required to provide actual hotel or other accommodation reservations, tickets, insurance policies, invitation letters or any other documented information.
It is enough to indicate the alleged information about your stay in Russia.
4) If you did everything correctly, then the status of your application will change to 'Awaiting payment'. Well, you will have to attach some money. Without this, the application will not be accepted for processing.
Please note - most all of the above documents (except invitation letter) will be required when crossing the border! We strongly recommend that you take care of these confirmations before the trip!
SEE ALSO:
✔ How to get to Russia? Choose type of transport and find the best ticket deals under tab 'Where is entry allowed? What tickets can I buy?'. Traveling by car? See answers to all questions there too.
✔ How to reserve a hotel even if BookingCom does not work in Russia.
✔ What risks should be covered by a medical insurance policy and which insurance company would be better for a trip to Russia
✔ How to pay for purchases in Russia and book any services, if foreign credit cards do not work there.
✦ Fill out the form correctly
Very important!!! Your application must contain full and valid data. Any incorrect information, including passport data and photo, could cause visa rejection or cancellation of an already issued visa at the border checkpoint of the Russian Federation!
Your answers must be only in English!
NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP
Your travel passport must be issued by your country of citizenship. Refugee identity cards, temporary residence permits and the like are not suitable for applying. You (your child) must be a citizen of the country on this list
PASSPORT NUMBER
The number should be entered as shown on visual control zone of your passport (see image), incl spaces and hyphens. If your passport number contains a symbol that looks like the Latin letter 'O', find it in the first nine symbols of the lower machine readable line of your passport and check that it is really the letter 'O' and not the digit '0'.
PERSONAL DETAILS
✔ Surname and Given Name
Pay Attention! In the visa application form (click), you must specify the name and surname of the applicant twice! Namely, the data from the machine-readable line at the bottom of the page of your passport, as well as from the visual control zone on the side of the photo (see picture).
The fact is that these data may not match. If the characters of the national alphabet are used in the usual spelling of your first and last name (such as Ñ, Ś, Ö, Ç, Č, Ł, Æ and similar), then this is how you need to specify the surname and given name in the field 'as shown in the visual inspection zone of your passport'
However, the machine-readable line at the bottom of the page uses only the characters of the classical Latin alphabet (see picture). Therefore, unusual letters of the national alphabets must be transliterated. And exactly so must be specified in the field 'as shown in the upper machine readable line of your passport'
How to do it correctly? Take your travel passport and see how your surname / given name is indicated in the first machine-readable line at the bottom of the page (see picture). The surname always starts with the 6th character of the upper line. Exactly similar you should indicate your first and last name in the fields 'as shown in the upper machine readable line of your passport', even if in the main part of the page of passport your name is represented using the letters of the national alphabet.
For example, your surname is MÜLLER. If your last name is specified as MUELLER in the first machine-readable line, then the exact same value (Mueller) must be entered in field 'as shown in the upper machine readable line'
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If your name or surname consists of two, three or more parts (for example, Anna Maria or Concordia Garcia-Marquez), you must enter your data absolutely completely, as in your passport, both in the 'as shown in the visual inspection zone' field, and in the 'as shown in the machine readable line' field incl spaces and hyphens!
If your surname or name does not fit in the appropriate fields of the questionnaire, you should indicate all parts of the name / surname that can be entered in this field in full, in the same order and exactly as they are written in the passport. Parts of a word (last name or first name) that could not be entered completely cannot be abbreviated yourself - in this case, save filling in these fields 'as is'.
✔ Gender of the applicant
In the questionnaire it is possible to indicate only 'male' or 'female'. If your passport says otherwise, your application cannot be processed.
✔ Date of birth
Indication of date, month and year of birth is mandatory when filling out the application form. If your full date of birth is not specified in your passport, the unified e-visa application cannot be accepted for processing.
BRAVE FACE PHOTO
Do not copy from travel passport a photo of your face for an application!!! It must be a different photo! All e-visa photo requirements
FINAL SUMMARY
Here are the most common mistakes that cause many travelers to be denied entry to Russia. Remember that according to Russian laws, even accidentally entering incorrect data in a visa application form is a serious violation that cannot be corrected when crossing the border! Only deportation!
✦ Application processing time
Verification of the application and assignment of status lasts no more than four (4) days, regardless of any weekends and holidays. You can check the status of your application online on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Indicate the application ID (assigned when filling out), your e-mail and personal password (given in the second step of filling out the application).
Once a relevant decision is taken, the status of your application will be changed to 'Visa issued' or 'Visa denied'. Check your e-mail.
In some cases, the application may be returned for editing with an indication of what information needs to be provided (status 'Returned for editing').
If you have not received a response and / or the status of your application has not changed within four days - this, very likely, means 'E-Visa denied'.
But do not gnow your nails! Who knows, maybe it was just a technical error. Therefore, if you did not receive a response in time, write to technical support, but first, log in to your personal account
Rejection or no response again? We are sorry, but apparently an e-visa is not your thing. Also, you should forget about the paid consular fee. All you can do is try to apply for a regular (ordinary) visa
Indicate the application ID (assigned when filling out), your e-mail and personal password (given in the second step of filling out the application).
Once a relevant decision is taken, the status of your application will be changed to 'Visa issued' or 'Visa denied'. Check your e-mail.
In some cases, the application may be returned for editing with an indication of what information needs to be provided (status 'Returned for editing').
If you have not received a response and / or the status of your application has not changed within four days - this, very likely, means 'E-Visa denied'.
But do not gnow your nails! Who knows, maybe it was just a technical error. Therefore, if you did not receive a response in time, write to technical support, but first, log in to your personal account
Rejection or no response again? We are sorry, but apparently an e-visa is not your thing. Also, you should forget about the paid consular fee. All you can do is try to apply for a regular (ordinary) visa
✦ What to do if rejected
Usually, verification of the application and assignment of status lasts no more than four (4) days, regardless of any weekends and holidays. Refusal to issue a visa is a very rare case. Most likely, you provided false information in the questionnaire, or you have a 'bad biography'.
Also, if you have not received a response and the status of your application has not changed within four days - this, very likely, means 'E-Visa denied'.
There is a small possibility that this is a technical error. Therefore, just in case, write a letter to technical support
Rejection or no response again? We are sorry, but apparently an e-visa is not your thing. Also, you should forget about the paid consular fee. All you can do is try to apply for a regular (ordinary) visa
Also, if you have not received a response and the status of your application has not changed within four days - this, very likely, means 'E-Visa denied'.
There is a small possibility that this is a technical error. Therefore, just in case, write a letter to technical support
Rejection or no response again? We are sorry, but apparently an e-visa is not your thing. Also, you should forget about the paid consular fee. All you can do is try to apply for a regular (ordinary) visa
✦ Do I need to print a E-visa?
In case of a positive decision to issue an e-visa, it is obligatory to print the notification (attachment in PDF format). You must present this confirmation at the border control or when boarding any transport for identification
Formally, the Russian authorities do not oblige you to print a visa. However, in practice, many carriers refuse to accept the document not on paper. In addition, any Russian border and police officers are prohibited from picking up other people's mobile devices in order to avoid cases of corruption.
Therefore, to exclude possible problems and just to speed up the verification procedures, we strongly recommend that you print an electronic visa on paper. Pay special attention to the quality of printing bar codes!
What does a e-visa look like
Consider the risk of accidentally damaging or losing your mobile device. For the same reason, we recommend that you print other documents, including any tickets and reservations. Be sure to print a medical insurance policy
Staying in Russia (or in any other country), for safety of documents, leave the originals of ID, visa, insurance policy, etc in a hotel or apartment. It`s advisable in a strongbox. But always carry copies of them.
Smart advice! Save electronic copies of all important documents to your e-mail for quick recovery.
Formally, the Russian authorities do not oblige you to print a visa. However, in practice, many carriers refuse to accept the document not on paper. In addition, any Russian border and police officers are prohibited from picking up other people's mobile devices in order to avoid cases of corruption.
Therefore, to exclude possible problems and just to speed up the verification procedures, we strongly recommend that you print an electronic visa on paper. Pay special attention to the quality of printing bar codes!
What does a e-visa look like
Consider the risk of accidentally damaging or losing your mobile device. For the same reason, we recommend that you print other documents, including any tickets and reservations. Be sure to print a medical insurance policy
Staying in Russia (or in any other country), for safety of documents, leave the originals of ID, visa, insurance policy, etc in a hotel or apartment. It`s advisable in a strongbox. But always carry copies of them.
Smart advice! Save electronic copies of all important documents to your e-mail for quick recovery.
✦ Russian Customs Rules
Attention! Entering Russia, first of all, you leave some other country. Perhaps, too many bottles of vodka souvenirs are prohibited from entering this country when you return. Clarify the customs rules of particular country, in order to avoid unpleasant surprises. We will tell about one of these unexpected restrictions below. In the meantime, check out
RUSSIAN CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
Important! Certain items, goods, cash (over $10,000/pers. in equivalent of any currency), substances (including medical agents), plants and animals are restricted or prohibited for movement across the Russian border.
You can learn more about detailed rules, including the name and quantity of goods allowed to be transported across the border without declaring and paying duties, on the official website of the Customs of Russia
To always remember what is possible and what is not (even offline) download and save / print
a Short Customs Guide for travelers in PDF format
When crossing the border, if you do not have goods subject to mandatory declaration and/or cash more than 10,000 USD/pers. (in any equivalent), you can choose
GREEN CHANNEL
If you definitely have something to declare, and even if you doubt the need for such a procedure, be sure to choose
RED CHANNEL
Note! When entering Russia, first you go through border control - get a stamp in your passport, and only next - customs control. When leaving Russia - on the contrary, first customs, then passport control.
Remember! Reporting on the availability of any items to be declared is your obligation!
If the checkpoint does not have a red channel, you must contact the customs officer yourself. Breaking the rules for moving goods/cash across the Russian border can lead to a large fine, confiscation, deportation and in case of a serious violation - to arrest.
If you should to declare something, it must be done in writing. You must fill in the passenger customs declaration in duplicate. Make a verbal statement to the customs officer to give you special forms. One copy remains with the officer, and keep the second until leaving Russia.
If you enter Russia by car, you must complete a written declaration even if you do not have goods or valuables to declare.
To save time, download, print and fill out in advance 2 copies of
PASSENGER CUSTOMS DECLARATION
ALL RUSSIAN CUSTOMS RULES
EU CUSTOMS RESTRICTIONS
In accordance with the sanctions imposed against Russia, the authorities of the European Union have prohibited the export of cash currency of the EU countries into Russia.
There is an exception to the rule - except for individuals (travelers) who need money for personal needs. That is, tourists traveling to Russia should not be affected by these restrictions. Moreover, allowed exact amounts are not specified.
Customs officials from different countries interpret these restrictions in different ways. Some do not check the presence of the Euros with travelers at all. Some allow you to carry no more than 300 euros per person. Some arbitrarily determine the amount allowed.
What should you do if you are entering Russia directly from the EU countries? Here are some tips.
a) If possible, take US dollars on the trip
b) Divide cash Euros among group members if you are carrying a large amount.
c) Take confirmations of what you are going to spend money on (for example, hotel reservations)
RUSSIAN CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
Important! Certain items, goods, cash (over $10,000/pers. in equivalent of any currency), substances (including medical agents), plants and animals are restricted or prohibited for movement across the Russian border.
You can learn more about detailed rules, including the name and quantity of goods allowed to be transported across the border without declaring and paying duties, on the official website of the Customs of Russia
To always remember what is possible and what is not (even offline) download and save / print
a Short Customs Guide for travelers in PDF format
When crossing the border, if you do not have goods subject to mandatory declaration and/or cash more than 10,000 USD/pers. (in any equivalent), you can choose
GREEN CHANNEL
If you definitely have something to declare, and even if you doubt the need for such a procedure, be sure to choose
RED CHANNEL
Note! When entering Russia, first you go through border control - get a stamp in your passport, and only next - customs control. When leaving Russia - on the contrary, first customs, then passport control.
Remember! Reporting on the availability of any items to be declared is your obligation!
If the checkpoint does not have a red channel, you must contact the customs officer yourself. Breaking the rules for moving goods/cash across the Russian border can lead to a large fine, confiscation, deportation and in case of a serious violation - to arrest.
If you should to declare something, it must be done in writing. You must fill in the passenger customs declaration in duplicate. Make a verbal statement to the customs officer to give you special forms. One copy remains with the officer, and keep the second until leaving Russia.
If you enter Russia by car, you must complete a written declaration even if you do not have goods or valuables to declare.
To save time, download, print and fill out in advance 2 copies of
PASSENGER CUSTOMS DECLARATION
ALL RUSSIAN CUSTOMS RULES
EU CUSTOMS RESTRICTIONS
In accordance with the sanctions imposed against Russia, the authorities of the European Union have prohibited the export of cash currency of the EU countries into Russia.
There is an exception to the rule - except for individuals (travelers) who need money for personal needs. That is, tourists traveling to Russia should not be affected by these restrictions. Moreover, allowed exact amounts are not specified.
Customs officials from different countries interpret these restrictions in different ways. Some do not check the presence of the Euros with travelers at all. Some allow you to carry no more than 300 euros per person. Some arbitrarily determine the amount allowed.
What should you do if you are entering Russia directly from the EU countries? Here are some tips.
a) If possible, take US dollars on the trip
b) Divide cash Euros among group members if you are carrying a large amount.
c) Take confirmations of what you are going to spend money on (for example, hotel reservations)
✦ Border crossing
FIRST LEVEL DOCUMENTS
Note! Obtaining of e-visa does not guarantee entry into Russia. In case of any violation, you can be denied entry at a border crossing point.
Here is a list of papers that you must have with you when crossing the Russian border:
Highly likely, the border guard will check only the first three documents, but you must have and present an insurance policy upon request.
If you forgot about it in your holiday bustle, you can buy a policy online right now from a reliable Russian company for only a couple of euros.
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Migration card is a special form (issued free of charge), which indicates your personal data, purpose and duration of the trip. At some crossing points, this document is filled out by the border officer, but more often it is the traveler's duty.
It is not difficult. Often, to speed up the procedure, migration card forms are issued to passengers on board of aircraft, train or bus. Blank consists of two similar parts. You are required to keep your part of the form until leaving Russia.
Documents of the second level
You are not required to bring other documents besides those indicated above, but we strongly recommend taking them with you to passport control. If the border guard has any doubts after checking the documents of the first level, then the presence of these papers will save your time and nerves.
Good advice! When in Russia or any other country, for safety of documents, leave the original passports, visas, insurance policies and other important documents in a hotel or apartment. But always carry copies of your passport, visa and insurance policy. Also, save copies of all important documents to your e-mail for quick recovery.
Note! Obtaining of e-visa does not guarantee entry into Russia. In case of any violation, you can be denied entry at a border crossing point.
Here is a list of papers that you must have with you when crossing the Russian border:
Highly likely, the border guard will check only the first three documents, but you must have and present an insurance policy upon request.
If you forgot about it in your holiday bustle, you can buy a policy online right now from a reliable Russian company for only a couple of euros.
Buy a policy online in 2 mins
Migration card is a special form (issued free of charge), which indicates your personal data, purpose and duration of the trip. At some crossing points, this document is filled out by the border officer, but more often it is the traveler's duty.
It is not difficult. Often, to speed up the procedure, migration card forms are issued to passengers on board of aircraft, train or bus. Blank consists of two similar parts. You are required to keep your part of the form until leaving Russia.
Documents of the second level
You are not required to bring other documents besides those indicated above, but we strongly recommend taking them with you to passport control. If the border guard has any doubts after checking the documents of the first level, then the presence of these papers will save your time and nerves.
- National ID or driver's license
- Return tickets
- Hotel (apartment) reservations or
- Invitation (e.g. from your friend)
Good advice! When in Russia or any other country, for safety of documents, leave the original passports, visas, insurance policies and other important documents in a hotel or apartment. But always carry copies of your passport, visa and insurance policy. Also, save copies of all important documents to your e-mail for quick recovery.
✦ Is this information correct?
Dear Friends! We do not issue visas! We do not apply for visas! We do not deal any intermediary services! And we repeat again and again - you must submit an application for e-visa (fill out the form and pay the consular fee) yourself!
We only explain how to do everything right, not to make a mistake, neither when applying for a visa, nor when crossing the border, and thus not spoil your trip to Russia. In contrast to the formal instructions from official authorities, we answer the most common questions clearly, in simple words.
You can always check the relevance of any information and rules on the official website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Do not use any paid helper services! So you risk losing money and personal data (incl data of credit cards). Very often exactly this is the target of scammers. Besides, incorrect information, just one small mistake, may result in a prohibition on crossing the border and a ban on entering Russia for 5 years.
Remember! Fill out an online application form for an Russian e-visa only on a special webpage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Just in case, check the main domain name in the address bar of the browser when applying - https://evisa.kdmid.ru
Scammers can use a resembling address or subdomain. Be careful!
SEE YOU IN RUSSIA !
We only explain how to do everything right, not to make a mistake, neither when applying for a visa, nor when crossing the border, and thus not spoil your trip to Russia. In contrast to the formal instructions from official authorities, we answer the most common questions clearly, in simple words.
You can always check the relevance of any information and rules on the official website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Do not use any paid helper services! So you risk losing money and personal data (incl data of credit cards). Very often exactly this is the target of scammers. Besides, incorrect information, just one small mistake, may result in a prohibition on crossing the border and a ban on entering Russia for 5 years.
Remember! Fill out an online application form for an Russian e-visa only on a special webpage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Just in case, check the main domain name in the address bar of the browser when applying - https://evisa.kdmid.ru
Scammers can use a resembling address or subdomain. Be careful!
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We collected the best places in St Petersburg for your photo album.
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You can follow our list or choose what you like and plan own route!
However, if you want to get exclusive impressions from a trip to St Petersburg, then we are pleased to present you the best personal excursions. Please read our warning before any booking! Welcome!
We collected the best places in St Petersburg for your photo album.
Open the map and detailed manual to see which iconic pictures you can get.
You can follow our list or choose what you like and plan own route!
However, if you want to get exclusive impressions from a trip to St Petersburg, then we are pleased to present you the best personal excursions. Please read our warning before any booking! Welcome!
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DEAR FRIENDS !
The experience of the first travelers shows that about 7 percent of e-visa holders are denied entry to Russia and/or fined (+5 year ban). The two main reasons are incorrect filling out of the visa application (often incorrect or incomplete indication of the name) and violation of the period of stay
If you intend to come to St. Petersburg, please read the full rules carefully again, especially the paragraphs indicated. Do not give the right to fill out an visa application, instead of you to any agencies or assistants. You must do it yourself and completely free!
If you have questions, please ask, we will try to respond promptly. Share the information with your friends (eg click FB/Twitter icons) so that they also make no mistake and do not spoil their own trip.
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The experience of the first travelers shows that about 7 percent of e-visa holders are denied entry to Russia and/or fined (+5 year ban). The two main reasons are incorrect filling out of the visa application (often incorrect or incomplete indication of the name) and violation of the period of stay
If you intend to come to St. Petersburg, please read the full rules carefully again, especially the paragraphs indicated. Do not give the right to fill out an visa application, instead of you to any agencies or assistants. You must do it yourself and completely free!
If you have questions, please ask, we will try to respond promptly. Share the information with your friends (eg click FB/Twitter icons) so that they also make no mistake and do not spoil their own trip.
Thanks and Welcome!
Dear Friends! We want your trip to Russia to be the best and unforgettable! Therefore, we are trying to provide you with as much useful information as possible.
However, if something remains unclear for you, we will be happy to help you and answer all your questions. Welcome!
However, if something remains unclear for you, we will be happy to help you and answer all your questions. Welcome!
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