Visa policy of Russia
The visa policy of Russia deals with the requirements which a foreign national wishing to enter Russia must meet to obtain a visa, which is a permit to travel to, enter and remain in the country. Visa exemptions are based on bilateral or multilateral agreements. Citizens of countries without such an agreement with the Russian Federation must obtain a visa in advance from a Russian diplomatic mission or visa centre.
Visa exemption
Ordinary passports
Travelers who are nationals of the following 43 nations are not required to obtain a visa prior to visit Russia as long as their trip lasts no more than the visa waiver limit listed below.[1]
From 2014, citizens of the countries, except Belarus, who have the right to a visa-free entry to Russia must not stay longer than 90 days within any 180 day period. Resetting the allowed period by leaving and re-entering the country is no longer allowed. Overstaying up to 180 days is punishable by a three-year entry ban, on 180-270 days by a five-year entry ban, over 270 days by ten-year entry ban.[2]
Unlimited period 90 days 1 – internal passport/national identification card accepted. Stateless persons who were citizens of the Soviet Union (meaning born on or before 6 February 1992) and now reside in the following countries are visa-exempt:
Non-commercial purposes 60 days for non-commercial purposes 30 days for non-commercial purposes 1 – if holding a letter of guarantee/invitation and a tourist voucher. 14 days for non-commercial purposes |
Tour groups
Citizens of China may visit Russia without a visa for up to 15 days if traveling as part of a tour group (from 5 to 50 persons) that is accompanied by a representative of a tour operator registered in both countries.
Simplified entry to Russia via Vladivostok
In 2017 foreign citizens will be allowed to stay for up to 7-8 days.[3] The list of countries will be approved by decree of the Russian government.
The draft agreement assumes that foreign citizens before entry into the administrative center of Primorsky Krai Vladivostok will fill in a special electronic visa application on site of MFA. After verification of the questionnaire by competent authorities of the Russian Federation foreigners will receive notice providing the entry visa. [4] A simplified visa scheme was supposed to be in place to be made effective on July 1, 2016, but was postponed due to the lack of regulations passed by the State Duma.[5] The electronic visa will be free and valid, initially, for entry through the Vladivostok International Airport or the sea passenger terminal of Vladivostok.[6][7][8]
Land border with Belarus
Citizens of third countries cannot move via Belarus-Russia land border due to a lack of international border crossing points.[9][10] Visitors are advised by the Polish Embassy in Belarus[11] to enter mainland Russia via Terehova–Burachki and Senkivka–Novye Yurkovichi.
Visa-free zones
- Japan — Group travel to central and southern Kuril Islands for pre-approved lists of the Foreign Ministry. Visits are carried out on the basis of identity cards and inserts.[12]
No visas for citizens of Japan who visit the burial place of relatives located in the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin Island. By pre- authorized list in the regional Russian-Japanese consultations.[13] - USA — Residents of Alaska who are members of the indigenous population do not require a visa to visit Chukotka Autonomous Okrug if they have relatives (blood relatives, members of the same tribe, native people who have similar language and cultural heritage) in Chukotka. Individuals must be invited by a relative in Chukotka and must leave Chukotka within 90 days. Entry points are in Anadyr, Provideniya, Lavrentiya and Uelen.[14][15]
Local border traffic
The territory covered by the agreement. | |
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Norway | Finnmark county: municipality of Sør-Varanger, within a zone of 30 km from the border + area of Neiden.[19] |
Russia | Pechengsky District: Korzunovo municipality, Zapolyarny municipality and the territory of Pechenga municipality and Nickel municipality within a zone of 30 km from the border. |
- Poland — 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within 180 day period for holders of border traffic permit.[20]
The agreement was suspended indefinitely from 4 July 2016.[21][22]
The territory covered by the agreement. | ||
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Poland | Pomeranian Voivodeship | Towns: Gdańsk, Gdynia, Sopot. Gdańsk County, Malbork County, Nowy Dwór Gdański County, Puck County. |
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | Towns: Elbląg, Olsztyn. Bartoszyce County, Braniewo County, Elbląg County, Giżycko County, Gołdap County, Kętrzyn County, Lidzbark County, Mrągowo County, Olecko County, Olsztyn County, Węgorzewo County. | |
Russia | Kaliningrad Oblast |
Diplomatic and service passports
Under reciprocal agreements, holders of diplomatic or various categories of service passports (official, service, special, consular) issued by the following jurisdictions are allowed to enter and remain in Russia for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted) without a visa:[23][24]
* - diplomatic passport only (diplomatic and service passports for Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia)
D — diplomatic passports
S — service passports
O — official passports
Sp — special passports
C — consular passports
1 — Unlimited
2 — 3 months
3 — 90 days within any 180 day period
4 — 90 days within any one year period
5 — 60 days
6 — 30 days
7 — 14 days
APEC Business Travel Card
Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing the "RUS" code on the reverse that it is valid for travel to Russia can enter visa-free for business trips for up to 90 days within any 180 day period.[23][25][26]
ABTCs are issued to nationals of:[27]
Visa on arrival
72-hour stay for Kaliningrad visit
From 1 February 2002 citizens of Schengen states, United Kingdom and Japan may visit the Kaliningrad region as tourists and obtain a 72-hour visa at the border check points of Bagrationovsk, Mamonovo and Khrabrovo Airport if travelling through one of the approved travel agencies. The Russian Government was planning to cancel this service in 2015, but after appeals management of Kaliningrad region and the MFA of Russia, this possibility has been extended to 2015.[28] Addressing parliament the Minister of Foreign Affairs reported about extension of service for 2016.[29]
Ferry ship passengers
Since May 2009 international tourists entering by regular ferry via several ports have been able to stay in Russia visa-free for up to 72 hours, provided that they spend the night on-board or in accommodation specifically approved by the travel agency.[30]
In addition tourists entering by tourist cruise ships can only leave the ship on tours organized by the cruise company, when entering Russia through the ports of Anadyr, Kaliningrad, Korsakov, Novorossiysk (Port of Novorossiysk), Murmansk (Port of Murmansk), Sevastopol (Port of Sevastopol), Sochi (Port of Sochi), St.Petersburg (Big port Saint Petersburg, Passenger Port of St. Petersburg), Vladivostok, Vyborg, Zarubino (Port of Zarubino).[31][32][33]
Entry to the port of St. Petersburg by regular ferry can be done only from the ports of Tallinn (Estonia) or Helsinki (Finland). It is also possible to travel visa-free for 72 hours from the port of Stockholm with the stop in Helsinki.[34][35]
Visa-free transit
- Direct airside transit
Passengers travelling through international airports do not need a visa for a transit of less than 24 hours, provided a confirmed onward ticket is held and the traveller remains in the international transit area (without clearing passport control).[36]
Only five Russian airports have an international transit area:
- Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) - terminals D, E and F
- Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport (DME)
- Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) - terminal A
- Saint Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport (LED) - new terminal 1, opened on February 14, 2014
- Yekaterinburg's Koltsovo International Airport (SVX) - international terminal.
- Saimaa canal
In accordance with a treaty between Russia and Finland, though there are passport controls at borders, a visa is not required for just passing through the Russian part of the Saimaa canal without leaving the vessel.[37]
Closed cities
Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[38]
Crimea
As of 2014 the disputed territory of Crimea is under Russian control and Russia enforces its visa policy there.[39] However, Ukraine requires that foreigners should comply with Ukrainian visa regime including obtaining a Ukrainian visa if one is necessary. Otherwise, it may entail sanctions for "support of the temporary occupation of the Ukrainian territory".[40]
Future changes
Russian government has instructed the Foreign Ministry to sign an agreement on visa waiver with the following countries:
- Equatorial Guinea 90 days within 180 days for diplomatic and service passports[41]
- Gambia 90 days for diplomatic and service passports[42]
- Samoa 60 days for all passports[43]
As of November 2016 a draft law that will allow visa-free entry to non-citizens of Estonia and Latvia born after 6 February 1992 is in procedure of adoption.[44]
Visa waiver agreements have already been signed with the following countries but are not yet ratified or applied:
- Bangladesh 30 days for diplomatic and service passports[45][46]
- Laos 30 days for ordinary passports.[47][48]
- Senegal 90 days for diplomatic and service passports from 6 February 2017.[49][50]
Agreements
Russian Federation has visa waiver agreements with 119 jurisdictions.
In the table agreements in force and signed but not ratified (are allocated red) agreements.
Bilateral and multilateral visa waiver agreements | ||||||
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Country or territory | Duration of stay by type of passport1 | Date of signing | Effective date | Citation | ||
Diplomatic | Service category | Ordinary | ||||
Abkhazia | 90 days | 2 Oct 2009 | 26 Apr 2011 | [51] | ||
Albania | 90 days | 7 Apr 1993 | 6 Aug 1993 | [52] | ||
Angola | 90 days | 26 Feb 1999 | 16 Jun 2006 | [53] | ||
Argentina | 3 months | 16 May 1994 | 27 Sep 1994 | [54] | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 18 Mar 2009 | 29 Jun 2009 | [55] | |||
Armenia | 90 days | 25 Sep 2000 | 25 Sep 2000 | [56] | ||
Azerbaijan | 90 days | 3 Jul 1997 | 4 May 1998 | [57] | ||
Bahrain | 90 days within any 180 day period | 16 Dec 2015 | 26 Jun 2016 | [58] | ||
Bangladesh | 30 days | 22 Sep 2016 | no text | |||
Belarus | Unlimited | 30 Nov 2000 | 7 Jun 2002 | [59] | ||
Benin | 90 days | 21 Jun 2001 | 20 Aug 2001 | [60] | ||
Bolivia | 3 month | 11 Apr 1995 | 28 Apr 1997 | [61] | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 12 Apr 2016 | 3 Oct 2016 | [62][63] | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90 days | 30 days within any 60 day period | 31 May 2013 | 20 Oct 2013 | [64] | |
Botswana | 90 days | 10 Feb 2005 | 11 Apr 2005 | [65] | ||
Brazil | 90 days | 16 Apr 1991 | 16 May 1991 | [66] | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 26 Nov 2008 | 7 Jun 2010 | [67] | |||
Brunei | 14 days | 12 Oct 2012 | 11 Nov 2012 | [68][69] | ||
Bulgaria | 90 days within any 180 day period | 25 May 2006 | 1 Jun 20072 | [70] | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 5 Mar 2002 | 7 May 2002 | [71] | |||
Burkina Faso | 90 days | 2 Mar 2000 | 2 Mar 2000 | [72] | ||
Cape Verde | 90 days | 14 Jul 1995 | 14 Sep 1995 | [73] | ||
Cambodia | 90 days | 17 Mar 1988 | 28 May 1988 | [74] | ||
Chile | 3 months | 14 Feb 1995 | 1 Oct 1996 | [75] | ||
3 months | 4 Oct 2002 | 12 Feb 2004 | [76] | |||
90 days within any 180 day period | 24 Sep 2010 | 18 Jan 2011 | [77] | |||
China | 30 days | 22 Mar 2013 | 26 Apr 2014 | [78] | ||
15 days for tourist groups3 |
29 Feb 2000 | 9 Nov 2000 | [79] | |||
Colombia | 90 days | 26 Nov 1997 | 28 Mar 1998 | [80] | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 24 Sep 2010 | 11 Mar 2011 | [81] | |||
Congo | 90 days | 18 Dec 2014 | 1 Jan 2016 | [82] | ||
Costa Rica | 3 month | 16 Oct 1997 | 30 Apr 1998 | [83] | ||
Croatia | 90 days within any 180 day period | 25 May 2006 | 1 Jul 20132 | [70] | ||
90 days within any 6 month period | 2 Mar 2010 | 31 Mar 2013 | [84] | |||
Cuba | 30 days | 3 Dec 1993 | 29 Jul 1994 | [85] | ||
Cyprus | 90 days within any 180 day period | 25 May 2006 | 1 Jun 20072 | [70] | ||
90 days within any half-year period | 8 Jun 2005 | 20 May 2006 | [86] | |||
Denmark | 90 days within any 180 day period | 27 May 2008 | 1 Oct 2009 | [87] | ||
Dominican Republic | 90 days | 9 Sep 2009 | 9 Apr 2010 | [88] | ||
Ecuador | 90 days within any year period | 18 Feb 1999 | 15 May 1999 | [89] | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 24 Sep 2010 | 24 Nov 2012 | no text | |||
Egypt | 90 days | 17 Jul 2003 | 17 Jul 2003 | [90] | ||
El Salvador | 90 days | 29 Jan 1999 | 30 Mar 1999 | [91] | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 26 Mar 2015 | 27 Aug 2016 | [92] | |||
Ethiopia | 90 days | 11 Dec 2002 | 11 Jan 2003 | [93] | ||
European Union countries 25 states
(excluding Denmark, Ireland |
90 days within any 180 day period | 25 May 2006 | 1 Jun 2007; for Croatia 1 Jul 2013 |
[70] | ||
Fiji | 90 days | 28 Jun 2013 | 29 Jul 2014 | [94] | ||
Gabon | 90 days | 5 Apr 2011 | 25 Sep 2011 | [95] | ||
Guatemala | 3 months | 24 May 1999 | 24 Jul 1999 | [96] | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 22 Sep 2011 | 29 Feb 2012 | [97] | |||
Guinea | 90 days | 7 Jan 1998 | 8 Mar 1998 | [98] | ||
Guyana | 90 days | 3 Nov 2005 | 12 Feb 2006 | [99] | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 27 Sep 2015 | 27 Nov 2015 | [100] | |||
Honduras | 90 days | 21 Sep 1999 | 20 Nov 1999 | [101] | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 26 Sep 2014 | 11 Jul 2015 | [102] | |||
Hong Kong | 14 days | 23 Apr 2009 | 1 Jul 2009 | [103] | ||
Hungary | 90 days within any 180 day period | 25 May 2006 | 1 Jun 20072 | [70] | ||
90 days | 14 Jun 2001 | 14 Jun 2001 | [104] | |||
Iceland | 90 days within any 180 day period | 24 Sep 2008 | 1 Mar 2010 | [105] | ||
India | 90 days | 3 Dec 2004 | 15 Feb 2005 | [106] | ||
Indonesia | 14 days | 1 Dec 2006 | 22 Mar 2008 | [107] | ||
Iran | 30 days | 29 Mar 1993 | 28 Apr 1993 | [108] | ||
Israel | 90 days within any 180 day period | 20 Mar 2008 | 20 Sep 2008 | [109] | ||
Jamaica | 90 days | 23 Jun 2000 | 1 Sep 2000 | [110] | ||
Kazakhstan | 90 days | 30 Nov 2000 | 7 Jun 2002 | [59] | ||
Kuwait | 90 days within any 180 day period | 10 Nov 2015 | 10 Apr 2016 | [111] | ||
Kyrgyzstan | 90 days | 30 Nov 2000 | 7 Jun 2002 | [59] | ||
Laos | 30 days | 29 Nov 2004 | 30 Dec 2004 | [112] | ||
30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period | 8 Sep 2016 | no text | ||||
Liechtenstein | 90 days within any 180 day period | 12 Nov 2013 | 1 Apr 2015 | [113] | ||
Macao | 30 days | 19 Jun 2012 | 30 Sep 2012 | [114] | ||
Macedonia | 90 days | 30 days | 19 Jun 2008 | 31 Oct 2008 | [115] | |
Mali | 90 days | 27 May 2009 | 27 May 2009 | [116] | ||
Mauritius | 60 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period | 23 Dec 2015 | 10 Apr 2016 | [117] | ||
Mexico | 90 days | 28 Jan 1997 | 5 Jul 1997 | [118] | ||
Moldova | 90 days | 30 Nov 2000 | 30 Nov 2000 | [119] | ||
Mongolia | 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period | 3 Sep 2014 | 14 Nov 2014 | [120] | ||
Montenegro | 90 days | 30 days | 24 Sep 2008 | 21 Nov 2008 | [121] | |
Morocco | 90 days | 15 Oct 2002 | 15 Oct 2002 | [122] | ||
Mozambique | 30 days | 30 Dec 2009 | 30 May 2010 | [123] | ||
Myanmar | 90 days | 3 Jul 2000 | 3 Aug 2000 | [124] | ||
Nauru | 14 days | 24 Sep 2014 | 14 May 2015 | [125] | ||
Nepal | 90 days | 16 Apr 2002 | 16 May 2002 | [126] | ||
Nicaragua | 90 days | 28 Nov 1997 | 13 Jan 1998 | [127] | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 28 Jul 2009 | 3 Jul 2010 | [128] | |||
North Korea | 90 days | 24 Jan 1997 | 22 May 1997 | [129] | ||
Norway | 90 days within any 180 day period | 8 Jun 2007 | 1 Dec 2008 | [130] | ||
Oman | 90 days | 3 Feb 2016 | 27 Oct 2016 | [131] | ||
Pakistan | 90 days | 4 Jun 1994 | 4 Jul 1994 | no text | ||
Panama | 90 days | 22 Jun 1995 | 20 Aug 1995 | no text | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 9 Dec 2014 | 8 Feb 2015 | [132][133] | |||
Paraguay | 3 months | 20 Nov 1995 | 2 Feb 1997 | [134] | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 25 Sep 2013 | 20 Oct 2014 | [135] | |||
Peru | 90 days | 14 Jul 1999 | 19 Nov 1999 | [136] | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 13 Nov 2010 | 21 Jun 2011 | [137] | |||
Philippines | 90 days | 3 Aug 2007 | 22 Dec 2008 | [138] | ||
Poland | 90 days within any 180 day period | 25 May 2006 | 1 Jun 20072 | [70] | ||
90 days | 18 Sep 2003 | 1 Oct 2003 | [139] | |||
Qatar | 90 days | 18 Jan 2016 | 14 Aug 2016 | [140] | ||
Romania | 90 days within any 180 day period | 25 May 2006 | 1 Jun 20072 | [70] | ||
90 days | 26 Aug 2002 | 1 Mar 2004 | [141] | |||
Senegal | 90 days | 2 Jul 2015 | 6 Feb 2017 | no text | ||
Serbia | 90 days | 30 days | 20 Feb 2009 | 10 Jun 2009 | [142] | |
Seychelles | 30 days | 2 Sep 2015 | 14 Dec 2015 | [143] | ||
Singapore | 90 days | 17 Nov 2015 | 2 Jan 2016 | [144] | ||
Slovakia | 90 days within any 180 day period | 25 May 2006 | 1 Jun 20072 | [70] | ||
90 days | 29 Dec 2000 | 29 Dec 2000 | no text | |||
South Africa | 90 days | 5 Aug 2010 | 15 Dec 2010 | [145] | ||
South Korea | 90 days | 21 Sep 2004 | 21 Nov 2004 | [146] | ||
90 days | 17 Oct 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | [147] | |||
60 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within any 180 day period | 13 Nov 2013 | 1 Jan 2014 | [148] | |||
South Ossetia | Unlimited; 90 days until 30 Jul 2015 |
1 Feb 2010 | 25 Apr 2011 | [149] | ||
Sri Lanka | 30 days | 13 Aug 2015 | 24 Oct 2015 | [150] | ||
Syria | 90 days | 20 Mar 2008 | 2 Jul 2008 | [151] | ||
Switzerland | 90 days within any 180 day period | 21 Sep 2009 | 1 Feb 2011 | [152] | ||
Tajikistan | 90 days | 30 Nov 2000 | 7 Jun 2002 | [59] | ||
Thailand | 90 days | 17 Oct 2002 | 6 Mar 2003 | [153] | ||
30 days | 13 Dec 2005 | 24 Mar 2007 | [154] | |||
Tunisia | 90 days within any 180 day period | 28 Jun 2012 | 13 Feb 2013 | [155] | ||
Turkey | 90 days | 5 Nov 1999 | 6 Jan 2000 | [156] | ||
Turkmenistan | 30 days | 17 Jul 1999 | 17 Jul 1999 | [157] | ||
Ukraine | 90 days | 16 Jan 1997 | 10 Mar 1997 | [158] | ||
United Arab Emirates | 90 days | 27 Jun 2010 | 31 Mar 2013 | [159] | ||
Uruguay | 3 months | 13 Jul 1999 | 3 Oct 1999 | [160] | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 26 Sep 2011 | 27 Dec 2011 | [161] | |||
Uzbekistan | 90 days | 30 Nov 2000 | 24 Nov 2009 | [162] | ||
Vanuatu | 90 days | 20 Sep 2016 | 21 Oct 2016 | [163] | ||
Venezuela | 90 days | 28 Jun 1993 | 1 Nov 1993 | no text | ||
90 days within any 180 day period | 26 Nov 2008 | 6 Mar 2009 | [164] | |||
Vietnam | 90 days | 28 Oct 1993 | 20 Feb 1994 | [165] | ||
Zimbabwe | 90 days | 31 Jan 1991 | 31 Jan 1991 | [166] | ||
1- Some agreements include the item "Total period of permitted stay in the territory of the state for a certain period of time is set in accordance with the laws of the state." From 2014, it is "90 days within any 180-day period" for all states excluding Belarus. 2 - Agreement between Russia and EU. Article 14 " ...the provisions <of the agreement> shall prevail over the provisions of any bilateral or multilateral agreements or arrangements between the Russian Federation and the Member States ... " 3 - Only for group tourism (from 5 to 50 persons) organized by accredited Russian or Chinese travel agencies | ||||||
Unilateral visa waiver concessions | |||||
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Country | Type of passport | Duration of stay | Date of signing | Effective date | Citation |
Estonia | Holders of an alien passport* | 90 days within any 180 day period | 17 Jun 2008 | 17 Jun 2008 | [167] |
Latvia | Holders of a non-citizen passport* | ||||
*For stateless persons who were born on or before 6 February 1992. | |||||
- Visa facilitation agreements
Russia has concluded visa facilitation agreements that allow facilitated procedures for issuing visas for both Russian citizens and citizens of the partner jurisdiction on a reciprocal basis. The agreements are in force with the following country or political association:
Country | Entry into force |
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China | 2014[168] |
Denmark | 2009[169] |
Egypt | 2011[170] |
European Union (excluding Denmark, Ireland and United Kingdom) | 2007[70] |
Germany | 2004[171] |
Iceland | 2010[172] |
India | 2011, 2015, 2016[173][174][175] |
Iran | 2016[176] |
Japan | 2013[177] |
Liechtenstein | 2015[178] |
Norway | 2012[179] |
Switzerland | 2011[180] |
United States | 2012, 2013[181][182][183] |
- Visa waiver agreements which ceased to apply
Canceled agreements | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country or territory | Duration of stay by type of passport | Date of signing | Effective date | Cancellation date | Citation | ||
Diplomatic | Service category | Ordinary | |||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90 days | 90 days with invitation 30 days with voucher |
24 Sep 2007 | 1 May 2008 | 20 Oct 2013 | [184] | |
Bulgaria | During the term of official journey For tourism with tourist documents For a private trip with an invitation Transit without a visa |
2 Nov 1978 | 6 Jul 1979 | 7 May 2002 | [185] | ||
Bulgaria | During the term of official journey For tourism with tourist documents For a private trip with an invitation up to 90 days |
3 Nov 1969 | 24 Jan 1970 | 6 Jul 1979 | [186] | ||
Bulgaria | About private trips | 20 May 1965 | 1 Jun 1965 | 24 Jan 1970 | no text[187] | ||
CIS countries (excluding Azerbaijan and Ukraine) |
Unlimited | 9 Oct 1992 | 9 Oct 1992; for Georgia 1 Aug 1995 |
3 Dec 2000; for Turkmenistan 19 Jun 1999 |
[188] | ||
China | Yes | 29 Feb 2000 | 25 May 2001 | 25 Apr 2014 | [189] | ||
China | Yes including passport for public affairs |
29 Dec 1993 | 29 Jan 1994 | 25 May 2001 | [190] | ||
China | 15 Jul 1988 | 29 Jan 1994 | no text | ||||
Cuba | During the term of official journey For tourism with a tourist documents For a private trip with an invitation |
10 Jan 1985 | 29 Jun 1994 | no text | |||
Cyprus | During the term of official journey | 90 days | 27 Dec 1994 | 15 Jun 1995 | 1 Jan 2004 | [191] | |
Czech Republic | During the term of official journey 30 days for all passports |
7 Dec 1994 | 28 Sep 1995 | 29 May 2000 | [192] | ||
Czechoslovakia | During the term of official journey For tourism with tourist documents For a private trip with an invitation Transit without a visa |
17 Dec 1981 | 30 May 1982 | for Czech 28 Sep 1995 for Slovakia 7 Aug 1994 |
[193] | ||
Czechoslovakia | During the term of official journey For tourism with tourist documents For a private trip with an invitation up to 90 days Transit without a visa |
16 Sep 1969 | 16 Sep 1969 | 30 May 1982 | [194] | ||
Hungary | During the term of official journey For tourism with tourist documents For a private trip with an invitation Transit without a visa |
24 Nov 1978 | 14 Jun 2001 | [195] | |||
Hungary | During the term of official journey For tourism with tourist documents For a private trip with an invitation up to 90 days |
4 Mar 1969 | 11 Jun 1969 | [196] | |||
North Korea | During the term of official journey For tourism with a tourist documents For a private trip with an invitation |
22 Jan 1986 | no text | ||||
Laos | Yes | 20 Dec 1984 | 30 Dec 2004 | [197] | |||
Lithuania | 30 days for residents of the Kaliningrad region | 24 Feb 1995 | 25 Jun 1995 | 1 Jan 2003 | [198] | ||
Mongolia | During the term of official journey For tourism with tourist documents For a private trip with an invitation up to 90 days |
26 Jan 1971 | 23 May 1971 | 1995 | [199] | ||
Poland | During the term of official journey For tourism with tourist documents For a private trip with an invitation Transit without a visa |
13 Dec 1979 | 22 May 1980 | 1 Oct 2003 | [200] | ||
Poland | During the term of official journey For tourism with tourist documents For a private trip with an invitation up to 90 days |
5 Feb 1970 | 12 May 1970 | 22 May 1980 | [201] | ||
Romania | Yes About abolition of the visa regime |
11 Mar 1991 | 1 Mar 2004 | no text | |||
Romania | During an office mission For tourism with a tourist documents For a private trip with an invitation up to 45 days |
30 Jun 1969 | 1 Jan 1970 | [202] | |||
Romania | Without visas on office affairs For a private trip with an invitation up to 45 days within year Transit on private affairs without visa |
4 Mar 1966 | 23 Jun 1966 | 1 Jan 1970 | [203] | ||
Romania | About trips for a visit to close relatives | 1963 | 23 Jun 1966 | no text | |||
Romania | About visa-free trips of citizens on diplomatic, service, all-civil passports and collective certificates | 1956 | 23 Jun 1966 | no text | |||
Slovakia | 30 days for all passports During the term of official journey |
13 Feb 1995 | 25 Aug 1995 | 1 Jan 2001 | [204] | ||
Slovakia | 1 Jun 1994 | 7 Aug 1994 | 25 Aug 1995 | no text | |||
Turkey | 30 days | 12 May 2010 | 16 Apr 2011 | 15 Apr 2016 | [205] | ||
30 days | 1 Jan 2016 | ||||||
Vietnam | During the term of official journey For tourism with tourist documents Visa free transit for tourism and official purposes |
15 Jul 1981 | 14 Aug 1982 | 20 Feb 1994 | no text | ||
Yugoslavia | During a term of an official trip For tourism with a voucher For a private trip with an invitation up to 90 days |
31 Oct 1989 | 26 Apr 1990 | for Croatia 31 Mar 2013 for Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 May 2008 for Macedonia 31 Oct 2008 for Montenegro 21 Nov 2008 for Slovenia 1 Dec 1999 for Serbia 10 Jun 2009 |
[206] | ||
Yugoslavia | About simplification of the formalities connected with moving of border | 26 Oct 1965 | 26 Apr 1990 | no text | |||
Visa
The Russian visa is a machine-readable document, which is placed in the passport. It contains a transcription of the name in the Cyrillic script and all fields are indicated in Russian and English. The indication of nationality and entry requirements however is only written in Russian. The machine-readable strip contains the name based on romanization of the Cyrillic name, and does not necessarily reflect the name as it was written in the Roman script (example in the figure: Christoph --> (Cyrillic) Kpиcтoф --> (transcription; roman) Kristof). Contrary to guidelines for machine-readable documents, the issuing country abbreviation (RUS) is shown at the positions 2-4 (e.g. starting V>RUS), and the surname starts immediately in the second field: VSURNAME>>GIVENNAME. A photo is required in a Russian visa. The visa application form may be filled online and submitted to the diplomatic mission[207]
Types of visa
Depending on the purpose of entry into the Russian Federation and the purposes of stay, visas are categorized as:
- Private
- Business
- Tourist
- Educational
- Working
- Humanitarian
- Entry (for receiving shelter or to obtain citizenship in Russia)[208]
- Diplomatic visa
A diplomatic visa shall be issued to a foreign citizen holding a diplomatic passport.
A diplomatic visa is issued:
- to foreign heads of state, foreign heads of government, members of the foreign official delegations, family members of such persons traveling with them or accompanying them - for a period of up to one year.
- to diplomatic agents of diplomatic missions and consular officials of consular establishments, the staff of representations of the international organizations in the Russian Federation which have the diplomatic status in the Russian Federation, to family members of specified persons for a period of up to one year.
- to foreign diplomatic and consular couriers for the term of business trip.
- to officials of the foreign states who have the official status in the Russian Federation have the right to a diplomatic visa and who come for a working visit to diplomatic missions or consular establishments of the foreign states in the Russian Federation or to the international organizations or their representations in the Russian Federation, for a period of up to one year.
- Service visa
A service visa is issued to the foreign citizen having service (consular, official, special) passport.
A service visa is issued:
- to members of foreign official delegations, family members of such persons traveling with them or accompanying them - for a period of up to one year.
- to administrative and technical and service personnel of diplomatic missions, consular employees and service personnel of consular establishments of the foreign states in the Russian Federation, representations of the international organizations in the Russian Federation and to family members of such persons for a period of up to one year.
- to military personnel of armed forces of the foreign states and family members of such persons for a period of up to one year. Extension of term of stay in the Russian Federation by issuance of the multiple entry visa for a period of validity of the foreign trade contract registered in accordance with the established procedure, but no more than for five years is allowed to the military personnel of armed forces of the foreign states driving to the Russian Federation for implementation of international treaties of the Russian Federation and (or) decisions of public authorities of the Russian Federation in the field of military and technical cooperation, and family members of such persons.
- to foreign state officials who have the official status in the Russian Federation have the right to be issued a service visa and those who travel for a working visit to diplomatic missions or consular establishments of the foreign states in the Russian Federation or in the international organizations or their representations in the Russian Federation, for a period of up to one year.
- Ordinary visa
Depending on the purpose of entry of the foreign citizen into the Russian Federation and the purpose of his stay in the Russian Federation ordinary visas are subdivided on private, business, tourist, educational, working, humanitarian and entry visas to the Russian Federation for temporary residence or citizenship ceremony
- An ordinary private visa is issued for a period of up to three months or on the basis of the principle of reciprocity for a period of up to one year to foreign citizens traveling to Russia for a short visit on the basis of an invitation letter.
- An ordinary business visa is issued for a period of up to one year to foreign citizens traveling to Russia for a business trip.
- An ordinary tourist visa is issued for a period of up to one month or on the basis of the principle of reciprocity for a period of up to six months to foreign citizens traveling to Russia as tourists, if holding an invitation letter by a Russian tour operator. Invitations can be issued by many hotels on request (sometimes for a fee) or through various online services associated with Russian tour operators.
An ordinary tourist group visa is issued for a period of up to one month to foreign citizens traveling to Russia as a tourist in an organized tourist group (not less than five people), of holding a confirmation by an organization in the unified federal register of tour operators. - An ordinary student visa is issued for a period of up to one year to foreign citizens traveling to Russia for training in the educational institution.
- An ordinary work visa is issued to foreign citizens visiting Russia for work purposes for a period of validity of the employment contract or civil contract for performance of work (rendering services), but no more than for one year.
- An ordinary humanitarian visa is issued for a period of up to one year or on the basis of the principle of reciprocity for a period of up to five years to foreign citizens visiting Russia for a scientific, cultural, political or a sport visit, religious communication and contacts, pilgrimage, charity, delivery of humanitarian aid.
- An ordinary entry visa to Russia for receiving a shelter is issued to foreign citizens for a period of up to three months if holding a decision of the federal executive authority authorized on implementation of functions on control and supervision in the sphere of migration on recognition of this foreign citizen as a refugee on the territory of Russia.
- An ordinary entry visa to Russia to obtain citizenship of the Russian Federation is issued to foreign citizens for a period of up to one year if holding a decision on recognition of such foreign citizen as a native speaker of Russian.
- Transit visa
A Transit visa is issued for a period of up to ten days to the foreign citizen for transit through the territory of Russia.
- Visa of temporary living person
A visa of temporarily living person is issued for four months to the foreign citizen to whom entry into Russia is allowed for temporary residence, within a quota of delivery of permissions to temporary residence.
Applying for visa
All types of Russian entry visas are received through Russian embassies and consulates. Provided all the documents are ready, the process usually takes no more than 3-10 workdays for Russian travel visa.[209]
Russian Tourist Visa requirements:[210]
- Original passport
- One photo (colour, passport size photo)
- Tourist invitation
- Russian Consulate Application Form
The Russian Consulate requires the visa application form to be printed on A4 paper with right and bottom margins of 5mm. A failure to meet these requirements invalidates the form.
Exit
Russia requires that an alien who needs a visa on entry be in possession of a valid visa upon exit. To satisfy this formal requirement, exit visas sometimes need to be issued. Russia requires an exit visa if a visitor stays well past the expiration date of their visa. They must then extend their visa or apply for an exit visa and are not allowed to leave the country until they show a valid visa or have a permissible excuse for overstaying their visa (e.g., a note from a doctor or a hospital explaining an illness, missed flight, lost or stolen visa). In some cases, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can issue a Return-Home certificate that is valid for ten days from the embassy of the visitor's native country, thus eliminating the need for an exit visa.[211][212][213]
A foreign citizen granted a temporary residence permit in Russia needs a temporary resident visa to take a trip abroad (valid for both exit and return). It is also colloquially called an exit visa.
Costs for visa
Some Russian embassies and consulates, but not all, require visa applications to be submitted in person to visa processing centres instead of directly to the consular section. Costs differ per administration center.
Fingerprinting
From January 2015 visa applicants from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Myanmar and Namibia will be obliged to provide fingerprint scans. After a trial period it will be decided whether to expand this to other countries as well.[214]
Statistics
- Visa statistics
2,300,166 Russian visas were issued in 2015. Most visas were applied for from the following countries:[215]
Applicant nationality | Number visas issued |
---|---|
China | 357,040 |
Germany | 299,791 |
France | 119,314 |
Italy | 117,123 |
Finland | 112,655 |
United Kingdom | 87,863 |
United States | 85,974 |
Estonia | 77,953 |
Latvia | 70,328 |
Japan | 60,345 |
- Visitor statistics
According to the Federal Security Service and the Federal State Statistics Service.
Most visitors arriving to Russia were from the following countries of nationality:[216][217]
Nationality | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
Ukraine | N/A | 01 9,842,990 | 01 7,080,991 | 01 6,502,543 | 50 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Kazakhstan | N/A | 02 4,215,161 | 02 3,848,899 | 02 3,630,342 | 41 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Uzbekistan | N/A | 03 2,353,140 | 03 2,967444 | 03 2,677,322 | 51 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Poland | 01 1,766,600 | 04 1,823,143 | 04 1,644,657 | 06 1,190,003 | 03 704,610 |
Finland | 02 1,476,400 | 05 1,446,169 | 05 1,388,016 | 04 1,375,614 | 01 1,211,519 |
Tajikistan | N/A | 06 1,202,260 | 07 1,348,868 | 07 1,134,150 | 48 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
China | 03 1,353,000 | 07 1,125,098 | 09 1,071,515 | 09 978,988 | 02 845,588 |
Azerbaijan | N/A | 08 1,021,204 | 08 1,196,759 | 08 1,116,238 | 32 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Moldova | N/A | 09 923,625 | 06 1,374,690 | 05 1,194,291 | 43 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Armenia | N/A | 10 794,098 | 10 882,864 | 10 700,332 | 31 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Kyrgyzstan | N/A | 11 725,664 | 11 763,418 | 12 623,970 | 42 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Germany | 04 595,200 | 12 635,153 | 12 686,557 | 11 671,676 | 04 629,391 |
Belarus | N/A | 13 495,999 | 15 418,207 | 16 372,942 | 33 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Lithuania | 09 270,600 | 14 487,206 | 13 539,308 | 13 553,896 | 05 622,740 |
Latvia | 07 348,300 | 15 374,701 | 16 391,304 | 15 461,162 | 06 571,374 |
Estonia | 06 382,000 | 16 363,942 | 13 430,164 | 13 494,282 | 07 519,402 |
Abkhazia | N/A | 17 362,811 | 19 293,429 | 20 273,964 | 30 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Turkey | 08 323,000 | 18 361,416 | 17 385,147 | 18 305,429 | 09 249,109 |
Stateless persons | N/A | 19 349,400 | 52 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A | 52 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A | 47 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
United States | 10 242,100 | 20 257,070 | 18 305,954 | 19 286,551 | 08 275,239 |
United Kingdom | 13 190,800 | 21 228,346 | 20 259,676 | 21 231,670 | 10 221,418 |
Mongolia | 05 505,400 | 22 225,972 | 21 226,673 | 17 365,236 | 44 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Italy | 11 204,700 | 23 219,976 | 22 225,933 | 23 212,411 | 12 207,476 |
France | 12 191,600 | 24 219,210 | 23 225,860 | 22 225,343 | 11 213,473 |
Philippine | N/A | 25 162,990 | 24 149,213 | 24 130,541 | 14 99,405 |
Israel | 14 165,000 | 26 152,853 | 25 136,827 | 25 123,974 | 13 114,380 |
South Korea | 15 153,200 | 27 135,676 | 27 107,942 | 27 94,922 | 15 91,335 |
South Ossetia | N/A | 28 117,283 | 31 94,159 | 31 73,863 | 46 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Japan | 18 93,600 | 29 105,220 | 29 102,408 | 28 86,806 | 40 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Spain | 16 110,200 | 30 100,206 | 26 109,089 | 26 101,536 | 129,730 |
India | 17 95,500 | 31 94,259 | 30 95,542 | 30 80,127 | 38 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Serbia | 19 79,400 | 32 87,048 | 28 107,601 | 33 70,371 | 45 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Netherlands | 20 63,500 | 33 80,543 | 32 86,402 | 29 81,212 | 16 87,549 |
Vietnam | N/A | 34 75,840 | 33 81,073 | 35 62,961 | 52 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Czech Republic | N/A | 35 68,875 | 34 76,530 | 34 62,980 | 23 46,776 |
Austria | N/A | 36 67,392 | 35 74,277 | 32 71,863 | 17 70,388 |
Georgia | N/A | 37 58,264 | 40 48,440 | 45 35,511 | 37 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Norway | N/A | 38 57,423 | 38 54,433 | 39 50,115 | 21 48,614 |
Canada | N/A | 39 53,370 | 36 61,234 | 37 54,730 | 20 52,238 |
Switzerland | N/A | 40 50,838 | 37 54,898 | 38 52,852 | 22 47,978 |
Sweden | N/A | 41 49,908 | 39 53,340 | 36 58,900 | 19 60,840 |
Turkmenistan | N/A | 42 47,002 | 45 40,238 | 41 43,720 | 49 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Greece | N/A | 43 46,450 | 41 48,280 | 44 36,474 | 26 33,569 |
Australia | N/A | 44 46,072 | 43 46,861 | 42 43,105 | 25 34,868 |
Bulgaria | N/A | 45 42,230 | 42 47,154 | 40 45,312 | 24 42,031 |
Belgium | N/A | 46 37,441 | 44 40,316 | 43 37,025 | 34 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Brazil | N/A | 47 33,301 | 46 37,386 | 47 33,647 | 35 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Denmark | N/A | 48 33,271 | 47 36,262 | 46 34,908 | 36 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Iran | N/A | 49 29,743 | 51 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A | 50 23,085 | 39 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |
Hungary | N/A | 50 28,421 | 50 27,155 | 51 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A | 27 23,241 |
Romania | N/A | 51 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A | 48 30,886 | 48 24,792 | 28 21,993 |
Slovakia | N/A | 52 data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; font-size: smaller; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A | 49 27,554 | 49 24,161 | 29 20,445 |
Total | 53 33,728,100 | 53 32,421,490 | 53 30,792,091 | 53 28,176,502 | 24,932,016 |
History
General Rules
The law "On the legal status of foreign citizens in the USSR" was used by the Russian Federation. Action extended from 1 January 1993. Chapter III of the law "entry into the USSR and exit from the USSR Foreign citizens" was replaced adopted the Federal Law No.114-FZ 1996 "On the Order of Exit from the Russian Federation". The law was repealed with the adoption of the Federal Law 115-FZ on 25 Jul 2002 On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation. The laws establishes that as a general rule all foreign citizens and stateless persons need visas for entry and exit from the territory of Russia and the period of temporary stay (90 days within 180). It also establishes a number of exceptions addressing certain groups of travelers. It should be noted that the basis of the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons are secured primarily by the Constitution of the Russian Federation 1993 - Art. 62 and Art. 63.[218]
According to the Russian Constitution, international treaties of Russia override the domestic legislation. Russia has concluded a number of bilateral or multilateral treaties on visa abolishing or simplification and is seeking to negotiate new such treaties. The visa policy Russia applies the principle of reciprocity, the principle of specular.
- Visa-free entry to Russia via Vladivostok
Vladivostok again received, 106 years since it was last cancelled, the status of "porto franco" (free port) in 2015. Federal Law №212- FZ "On the free port of Vladivostok"[219] signed by the President of the Russian Federation of 13 July 2015, entered into force 12 October 2015. Among other simplifications of government procedures it will introduce visa-free regime. In 2016 foreign citizens will be allowed to stay of 8 days.[3] The list of countries will be approved by decree of the Government. It was originally planned to provide a visa-free regime, but the draft agreement didn't pass coordination in government departments. The new draft agreement assumes that foreign citizens before entry into Vladivostok will fill in the special electronic questionnaire. After verification of the questionnaire by competent authorities of the Russian Federation foreigners will receive the notice of providing the entry visa. Electronic Authorization will be applied only after ensuring readiness of check points, modernizations of IT infrastructures systems occurs.[4] Simplified visa regime has to earn since July 1, 2016, the electronic visa will be free, it will be valid for arriving to the international airport Knevichi and in the sea passenger terminal of Vladivostok.[6]
- Visa-free 72-hour transit
In September, 2013 the president of Russia has sent the bill of introduction of 72-hour visa-free transit to parliament. The list of the airports and the list of the states which citizens will be able to use visa-free transit in the tourist purposes, will be approved by the Government of the Russian Federation after ratification. In 2014 the parliament has suspended ratification of the bill for an indefinite term.[220]
- Crimea
In April 2014 Crimea’s Tourism Minister proposed a visa-free regime for foreign tourists staying at Crimean resorts for up to 12 days and a 72-hour visa-free stay for cruise passengers.[221] Visa-free access for Chinese citizens was proposed in June 2014.[222] Visa-free entrance in cruise courts to Sevastopol began to be carried out from September 2015[32] Other of the proposals has been not realized.
International events
- Art events
Participants and members of delegations coming to participate in the musical events are either provided with a simplified visa regime (e.g. Eurovision Song Contest 2009) or the right of visa-free entry (e.g. International Tchaikovsky Competition 2015).[223]
Currently (September 2015) the law providing permanent visa abolition for participants and jury members of art competitions is being planned by the Government of Russia. The focus of this regulation will be on the International Tchaikovsky Competition.[224]
- Economic events
Participants of the 1st Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok did not require a visa. Entrance was allowed with passport and the accreditation certificate only.[225]
- Sporting events
Prior to the adoption of a special law, participants and members of delegations arriving to sporting events, could count on a visa-free entry or visa facilitation (determined by law for each event which has to pass ratification in parliament and to be signed by the president). On 13 May 2013 the presidential decree on the abolition of visas for athletes, coaches, team leaders and members of foreign official delegations, as well as judges from the international sports competitions came into effect. It envisages entry on the basis of passport and accreditation certificate.[226] The order of the President or the Government of Russia is sufficient for visa abolition or simplification of registration of visas.
Visas were abolished for participants of the 2013 Summer Universiade,[227] the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, the 2014 World Judo Championships in Chelyabinsk and the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan.[228] Participants of the XVI World Aquatics Championships in the Masters category were exempted from visa fees.[229]
The right to enter Russia without a visa was also given to visitors during thee 2014 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi if they were in a possession of tickets for the event.[230]
Players of 2016 IIHF World Championship will be able to obtain visas on arrival for the fans will be simplified procedure for issuing visas.[231]
This experiment is planned to be extended to the visitors of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[232][233]
2018 FIFA World Cup Holders of tickets for matches of the championship will be able to enter Russia without a visa with personalized card of viewer (also known as the passport of a fan or fan-ID) and national passport from 4 June to 25 July 2018.
Foreigners participating in events and athletes included in the lists of FIFA, will have to obtain visas, but in a simplified manner. In particular, visas for this category of citizens will be issued within 3 working days from the date of filing and without consular fees. This procedure will be applied until 31 December 2018.
Foreigners involved in activities and not participating in sporting events, will travel to and from Russia by an ordinary multiple-entry work visas that will be issued for a period of 1 year. Foreigners, attracted by the FIFA, its subsidiaries and contractors, confederations, national football associations, the Russian football Union, organizing Committee "Russia-2018" will be entitled to work in Russia without obtaining a patent.[234]
See also
- Visa requirements for Russian citizens
- List of diplomatic missions of Russia
- Foreign relations of Russia
- Visa history of Russia
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- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Albania on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Angola on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Argentine Republic on visa-free trips on diplomatic, official or service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Argentinian Republic on visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Argentinian Republic (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Armenia (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain on mutual abolition of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, service and special passports (in Russian)
- 1 2 3 4 Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic , the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on mutual visa-free trips of citizens (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Benin on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia on visa-free trips on diplomatic, official or service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of Plurinational State of Bolivia on visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of Plurinational State of Bolivia (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of Plurinational State of Bolivia on visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of Plurinational State of Bolivia (in Spanish)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Council of Ministers Bosnia and Herzegovina on terms of mutual trips of citizens The Russian Federation and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Botswana on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil about refusal from visa requirements for short trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Brazil (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Brunei Darussalam concerning the abolition of visa formalities for holders of diplomatic and service (official) passports in the implementation of short trips in the form of an exchange of notes between the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Embassy of Brunei Darussalam (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Brunei Darussalam concerning the abolition of visa formalities for holders of diplomatic and service (official) passports in the implementation of short trips in the form of an exchange of notes between the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Embassy of Brunei Darussalam (Scan in English, in Russian)
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Burkina Faso on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Cape Verde on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Engaged in the agreement between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the government of the People's Republic of Kampuchea on visa-free regime for citizens of both countries, sourcause official trips on diplomatic or service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Chile on visa-free trips on diplomatic passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Chile on the abolition of visas for holders of service Russian passports and official Chilean passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement Between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Chile on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Chile (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the government of the people's Republic of China about simplification of trips of citizens (in Russian)
- ↑ About the Group Tourism Visa-free Agreement between China and Russia (in Chinese)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Colombia on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the government of the Russian Federation and the government of the Republic of Colombia on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Colombia (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Congo on visa-free trips for holders of diplomatic and official passports (scan in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and service oassports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Croatia on mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Croatia (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Cuba on mutual trips of citizens of both countries (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports .rtf (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark on simplification of issue of visas to citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark of the Russian Federation (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Dominican Republic on mutual abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and official Russian and diplomatic, official and special passports of Ecuador (in Russian)
- ↑ Memorandum between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on visa-free trips on diplomatic , service and special passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports of the Russian Federation and the diplomatic and official passports of the Republic of El Salvador. It concluded by an exchange of notes (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador on conditions of abolition of visa formalities at mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of El Salvado (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on visa-free trips for diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Fiji on mutual abolition of visa requirements for citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Fiji (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Gabonese Republic on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement in the form exchange of notes between Government of the Russian Federation and the Government the Republic of Guatemala on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and official passports the Russian Federation and of diplomatic, consular and official of passports the Republic of Guatemala (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Guatemala on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Guatemala (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government the Republic of Guinea on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana of the visa-free trips for holders of diplomatic and official Russian passports and diplomatic Guyanese passport (in Russian, in English)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana PDF. Scan. (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government the Republic of Honduras on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports citizens of the Russian Federation and the diplomatic and the official passports citizens of the Republic Honduras (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Honduras on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic Hondura (scan in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the government of the Special Administrative region of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China on mutual abolition of visa requirements for citizens of the Russian Federation and permanent residents of the Special Administrative region of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Hungarian Republic on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Iceland on the simplification of issuing visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and Iceland (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of India on mutual trips for holders of diplomatic and service (official) passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on the waiver of visa formalities for the exercise by holders of diplomatic and official passports, short-term trips (in Russian)
- ↑ Memorandum between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran of visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the state of Israel on waiver of visa requirements for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the State of Israel (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement Between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Jamaica on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and official passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the State of Kuwait on visa-free trips for holders of diplomatic, service and special passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Lao people's Democratic Republic about mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein on simplification of procedure of issue of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and Principality of Liechtenstein (scan in Russian)
- ↑ "Agreement between the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Russian Federation on mutual exemption of visa requirements". Retrieved 12 July 2016. (in Russian, in English)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia on the conditions of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Macedonia (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Mali on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius on mutual abolition of visa requirements (in English)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United Mexican States on visa-free trips on diplomatic, service and official passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Moldova on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Moldova (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of Mongolia on conditions of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of Mongolia (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Montenegro on conditions of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of Montenegro (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Kingdom of Morocco on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Mozambique on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Union of Myanmar concerning the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic, service and official passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Nauru on mutual abolition of visa requirements for citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Nauru (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Nepal concerning the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and official passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua on visa-free trips on diplomatic, service and official passports. (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua on the abolition of visa requirements for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Nicaragua (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of Democratic People's Republic of Korea on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on simplification of issue of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Norway (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Sultanate of Oman on mutual visa abolition for holders of diplomatic, special and service passports (doc.) (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Panama about the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Panama (in Russian)
- ↑
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Paraguay on visa-free trips on diplomatic, service or official Russian Paraguayan passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Paraguay on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Paraguay (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Peru on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic, service and special passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Peru on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Peru (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on terms of mutual trips for holders of diplomatic and service (official) passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Poland on mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Poland (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the State of Qatar on waiver of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Romania on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on the conditions of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Serbia (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Seychelles on the abolition of visa requirements for short trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Seychelles (scan in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on mutual abolition of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service (official) passports (scan in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the South African Republic on the waiver of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service/official passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Korea on the abolition of visa formalities for holders of diplomatic passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Korea on mutual abolition of visas for holders of service/official passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Korea on mutual abolition of visa requirements (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of South Ossetia on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic and service (official) passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic on visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic, service and special passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation on simplification of issue of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and Swiss Confederation (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on mutual waiver of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports (in Russian, in English)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and subjects of the Kingdom of Thailand (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Tunisia on the abolition of visa regime for holders of diplomatic, special or service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Turkey on visa-free trips on diplomatic passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Turkmenistan on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of Ukraine on visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and Ukraine (edition of 14.03.2007) (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United Arab Emirates on the mutual abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic, service and official passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu on mutual abolition of visa requirements for citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Vanuatu (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on waiver of visa requirements for mutual visits of nationals of the two countries (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on the conditions of mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Republic of Zimbabwe on visa-free regime for citizens of the Soviet Union and Zimbabwe, engaged in mutual travel for diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
- ↑ Decree of the Russian President "On the procedure of entry to the Russian Federation and departure from Russian Federation of persons without the citizenship, consisting in citizenship of the USSR and living in the Latvian Republic or the Estonian Republic" (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the government of the People's Republic of China on simplification of trips of citizens (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark on simplification of issue of visas to citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark of the Russian Federation (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Arab Republic of Egypt (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the government of the Federal Republic of Germany on simplification of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of Federal Republic of Germany (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Iceland on the simplification of issuing visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and Iceland (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of India on simplification of mutual trips of certain categories of citizens of the two countries (in Russian)
- ↑ The Protocol on amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of India on simplification of mutual trips of certain categories of citizens of the two countries (in Russian)
- ↑ Diplomatic notes on the arrangement of issuing six-month multiple entry tourist visas for citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of India on mutual basis (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on simplification of conditions of mutual trips of certain categories of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Japan on simplification of procedure of issuing visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of Japan (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein on simplification of procedure of issue of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and Principality of Liechtenstein (.doc file in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on simplification of issue of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Norway (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation on simplification of issue of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and Swiss Confederation (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of Russian Federation and the United States on the simplification of visa procedures for citizens of the two countries (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement on the recommendatory list of documents for the consideration of visa applications of citizens (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement on reduce consular fees for issuing visas on a reciprocal basis (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Council of ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina on conditions of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and Government of the National Republic of Bulgaria on conditions of mutual visa-free trips of citizens (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement on an order of mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and citizens of the National Republic of Bulgaria (in Russian)
- ↑ (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement on visa-free movement of citizens of the Commonwealth of Independent States on the territory of its participants (in Russian)
- ↑ "Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Китайской Народной Республики о взаимных поездках граждан (прекратило действие с 26.04.2014 на основании международного соглашения от 22.03.2013), , Международное соглашение от 29 февраля 2000 года".
- ↑ "Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Китайской Народной Республики о безвизовых поездках по дипломатическим и служебным паспортам (прекратило действие с 25.05.2001 на основании международного соглашения от 29.02.2000), , Международное соглашение от 29 декабря 1993 года".
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus visa-free entry - exit
- ↑ "Соглашение между Правительством Чешской Республики и Правительством Российской Федерации о безвизовых поездках граждан, , Международное соглашение от 07 декабря 1994 года".
- ↑ "Соглашение между Правительством Союза Советских Социалистических Республик и Правительством Чехословацкой Социалистической Республики об условиях взаимных поездок граждан обоих государств (утратило силу на основании Соглашения от 07.12.94), , Международное соглашение от 17 декабря 1981 года".
- ↑ Agreement on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and citizens of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and Government of the Hungarian National Republic on conditions of mutual visa-free trips of citizens (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement on an order of mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and citizens of the Hungarian National Republic (in Russian)
- ↑ "Соглашение между Правительством Союза Советских Социалистических Республик и Правительством Лаосской Народно-Демократической Республики о безвизовом режиме для граждан обоих государств, совершающих служебные поездки ... (прекратило действие), , Международное соглашение от 20 декабря 1984 года".
- ↑ "Временное соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Литовской Республики о взаимных поездках граждан, Международное соглашение от 20 февраля 1995 года, Международный договор от 20 февраля 1995 года".
- ↑ Agreement on an order of mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and citizens of the Monolsky National Republic (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia Agreement between the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and Government of the Polish National Republic on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of both states (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and Government of the Polish National Republic on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of both states (in Russian)
- ↑ The agreement between the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Romania on visa abolition for office, tourist, private and transit trips (in Russian)
- ↑ The agreement between the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Romania on cancellation of the entrance - exit visas at trips on office affairs, on a visit to relatives and acquaintances and about cancellation of transit visas (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Slovak Republic on visa-free travel (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Turkey on conditions of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and Republic of Turkey (in Russian)
- ↑ Agreement between the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and Allied Executive Veche of Skupstina of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
- ↑ https://visa.kdmid.ru
- ↑ FEderal law on the procedure for exiting and entring the Russian Federasion (in Russian)
- ↑ "Getting your Russian travel visa - tips and tricks". Moscow Russia Insider's Guide.
- ↑ "Russia Visa requirements". SSCvisa.
- ↑ Visahouse.com
- ↑ Russianvisa.org
- ↑ Visalink-Russia.com
- ↑ Russia to introduce fingerprint scanning for visa applicants in UK, Denmark, Myanmar, Namibia
- ↑
- ↑ http://www.russiatourism.ru/contents/statistika/statisticheskie-pokazateli-vzaimnykh-poezdok-grazhdan-rossiyskoy-federatsii-i-grazhdan-inostrannykh-gosudarstv/strany-lidiruyushchie-po-kolichestvu-pribytiy-na-territoriyu-rossiyskoy-federatsii/
- ↑ http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/doc_2016/social/osn-01-2016.pdf top-20 2015 without CIS countries, page 126
- ↑ "Federal Law No. 114-FZ OF August 15, 1996 On the Procedure for Exiting and Entring the Russian Federation". Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ↑ http://www.rg.ru/2015/07/15/fz212-dok.html
- ↑ http://asozd2.duma.gov.ru/main.nsf/%28Spravka%29?OpenAgent&RN=342631-6
- ↑ Crimea proposes lifting visas for tourists
- ↑ Crimea visits to be visa-free for Chinese travellers — Russia tourism chief
- ↑ http://tass.ru/kultura/1982008
- ↑ http://www.rg.ru/2015/09/14/artisty-site-anons.html
- ↑ http://primamedia.ru/news/447027/
- ↑ http://www.kremlin.ru/acts/news/18099
- ↑ http://m.vz.ru/news/2012/3/30/572035.html
- ↑ http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2540276
- ↑ http://www.interfax.ru/sport/431288
- ↑ http://www.sovsport.ru/news/text-item/676821
- ↑ http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/news/2015/09/29/n_7648529.shtml
- ↑ http://tass.ru/sport/2264106
- ↑ Russia to ease visa regime for World Cup fans in 2018
- ↑ http://tass.ru/sport/3428266
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- The conditions of entry of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation of diplomatic, service (official, special), regular passport. (in Russian) February 2015
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- Federal Law No.114-FZ On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation (in Russian)(with additions)
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