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Foreigners will be able to enter Russia on an electronic visa through 29 border points

From January 1, 2021, a single electronic visa will be introduced in Russia. Prime Minister Mishustin approved the list of border points through which foreigners are allowed to enter.

The list includes 29 border points, 12 are international airports: Belgorod, Volgograd, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, St. Petersburg.

Sea checkpoints - St. Petersburg, Vladivostok, Zarubino (Primorsky Krai).

Automobile checkpoints: 6 points in the Kaliningrad region (Bagrationovsk, Gusev, Mamonovo (Gzhehotki and Gronovo), Sea, Sovetsk), 1 in the Pskov region (Ubylinka), 1 in the Leningrad region (Ivangorod). The latter is also a pedestrian crossing point.

The list of border points will be supplemented as they are equipped with equipment.

From January 1, 2021, citizens of 52 countries will be able to obtain an electronic visa to enter Russia. Its action from 2021 will spread throughout the country. You can cross the border through any specially equipped checkpoint, regardless of the region, and travel throughout the country. The period of stay of foreigners in Russia will increase from 8 to 16 days.

The e-visa processing period will take no more than four days. Consular fee - $ 40, children under 6 years - registration is free.

Experts of inbound tourism believe that the foreign tourist flow to Russia after the introduction of electronic visas can grow significantly, especially from Europe.

Source: atorus

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