Travel tips about russian visa and passport for foreigners

Here you can find the most important things that you should learn before travel to Russia. These things are really necessary to know for all foreigners if you want safe and comfortable trip to Russia.

1. If you want to travel to Russia, you need to get russian visa(except some countries which have visa-free policy with Russia, please see the list below). Please notice that your visa will be issued by the Russian Consulate in your country. There different types of visa: business, student, tourist (up to 30 days), single, double, multi-entry. Please pay attention that before you will apply the visa, you need get an official invitation from an authorized tour company! Please be careful here! Only authorized! Here you can contact us and we will help you to get the documents for applying visa to Russia. Please pay attention that only some hotels have visa support service (as a rule only 5* hotel), ask about this question your hotel before booking if you want they give it to you.
2. It is very important when you will come to Russia that you need to register within 7 business working days of arrivals. Pay attention that you should come to the reception at the hotel or hostel and ask them, if they didn’t do it automatically when you will come.
3. With you visa you can travel all over the country, except some places and regions that are closed for foreigners. These places are not touristic and usually you will not plan to visit them, but if you plan your trip by yourself please pay attention to this information and check it before your visit.
4. If you lost your passport you should immediately:

• contact your tour operator in Russia and it will help you with this problem 
• if you travel by yourself you need immediately contact with your Embassy in Russia (they should provide you a temporary passport) or to the nearest police office (they will provide you a certificate confirming the loss of your passport). Please pay attention,that not all Russian cities can have your Embassy and not all police officer can speak English. Be careful with your documents!

We wish you to have a wonderful trip to Russia. Please be careful with you documents and your trip will be very comfortable and safety. We hope that our advices will help you, especially if you travel for the first time. If you have any questions about how to apply for the visa you can contact us by our e-mail: office@tour-to-russia.com and we will glad to answer to all your questions.

 

The list of countries that have visa-free policy with Russia

• Argentina (for visits of up to 90 days in any 180-day period (starting from the day of first entry)). Applicants planning to stay for more than 90 days in any 180-day period require a visa if they are going to Russia to conduct commercial or work-related activities. Diplomatic or Official passport holders require a visa for the whole period of their stay.
• Armenia. 
• Azerbaijan. 
• Belarus. 
• Bolivia (for visits of up to 90 days).
• Bosnia and Herzegovina (up to 30 days for tourists and up to 90 days for other visitors). Tourist documents or the original invitation, as appropriate, must be presented to the Russian Immigration authorities. 
• Brazil (for visits of up to 90 days in any 180-day period) – for tourists, private visits or transit purposes only. Inallothercases, a visaisrequired. 
• Brunei (for visits of up to 14 days) – Diplomatic and Service passport holders only. 
• Chile (for visits of up to 90 days in any 180-day period) – the visa-free regime does not apply to work- and business-related visits and Diplomatic and Service passport holders. 
• Columbia (for visits of up to 90 days in any 180-day period). 
• Cuba. 
• Croatia (up to 30 days for tourists and up to 90 days for other visitors). Tourist documents (voucher in original) or the original invitation, as appropriate, must be presented to the Russian Immigration authorities. 
• Dominican Republic (for visits of up to 90 days) – Diplomatic and Service passport holders only. 
• Hong Kong (for visits of up to 14 days). 
• Iceland (for visits of up to 90 days) – Diplomatic and Service passport holders only. 
• Israel (for visits of up to 90 days). Tourist documents or the original invitation, as appropriate, must be presented to the Russian Immigration authorities. The visa-free regime does not apply to Diplomatic and Service passport holders. 
• Kazakhstan. 
• KirghizRepublic. 
• Macedonia (up to 30 days for tourists and up to 90 days for other visitors). Tourist documents or the original invitation, as appropriate, must be presented to the Russian Immigration authorities. 
• Moldova. 
• Montenegro (for visits of up to 30 days). The visa-free regime does not apply to Diplomatic and Service passport holders. 
• Mozambique (for visits of up to 30 days) – Diplomatic and Service passport holders only. 
• Nicaragua (for visits of up to 90 days). 
• Peru (for visits of up to 90 days in any 180-day period). The visa-free regime does not apply to work- and business-related visits and Diplomatic and Service passport holders.
• Panama (up to 90 days in 180 days period)
• Paraguay (up to 90 days in 180 days period)
• Serbia. Citizens with biometric passports obtained after April 9th, 2008 can stay in Russia for up to 30 days. Diplomatic or Official passport holders without accreditation in Russia can stay for up to 90 days. Serbian nationals with temporary and permanent resident permits can stay without time limits. In all other cases, a visa is required. The visa-free regime does not apply to Yugoslavian passport holders.
• The Republic of South Africa (for visits of up to 90 days) – Diplomatic, Official and Service passport holders only.
• Thailand (for visits of up to 90 days) – Diplomatic and Service passport holders only. Holders of ordinary passports can stay for up to 30 days.
• Tajikistan.
• Ukraine.
• Uruguay (up to 90 days in 180 days period)
• Uzbekistan.
• Venezuela (for visits of up to 90 days). The visa-free regime does not apply to Diplomatic and Service passport holders.