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Entry of Foreign Citizens without a Visa

Entry of Foreign Citizens without a Visa


Foreign citizens who are planning to enter the Russian Federation without a visa should (no late than 72 hours prior to the planned entry into the Russian Federation) to register in the unified identification and authentication system and submit an application for the purposes of entry into the Russian Federation and stay (residence) in the Russian Federation using the ruID mobile application (in emergency cases – no later than 4 hours).


The video describing the new rules for entry into the Russian Federation, is posted on online services:

VK: https://vkvideo.ru/video-73442711_456239767

Rutube: https://rutube.ru/video/ff74901679606fc7ccf856e54b5f1479


You can get the information on the new rules and conditions of entry into the Russian Federation using Unified Portal of State and Municipal Services:

https://www.gosuslugi.ru/landing/new_entry_rules.


The ruID mobile application is available in mobile stores.


At the same time, the procedure for processing and issuing Russian visas, including a single electronic visa, to foreign citizens remains the same.