On the start of issuing Russian unified electronic visas to foreign citizens
On the start of issuing Russian unified electronic visas to foreign citizens
In accordance with the decision of the President of the Russian Federation, from August 1, 2023, a practical launch of a system for issuing unified electronic visas to foreign citizens valid throughout the Russian Federation will be carried out. At the same time, the list of foreign states whose citizens are issued such a visa, which currently includes 52 countries, will be preserved and expanded. In the near future, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar will be additionally included in this list, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated October 6, 2020 No. 2571-r.
An electronic visa is issued on the basis of a foreign citizen's application filled in electronically on the specialized website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
https://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru/index_en.html or through a mobile application available for download on the specified website.
An application for a single electronic visa must be submitted no later than 4 calendar days before the expected date of entry into the Russian Federation. A digital photograph of the face and a scan of the page with the data of the machine-readable passport of a foreign citizen are attached to the application. No other documents are required to obtain a single e-visa.
In accordance with the current Russian legislation, a visa fee has to be paid.
A single electronic visa allows a foreign citizen to enter the Russian Federation once and stay in the Russian Federation on a guest or business visit, as a tourist, as well as to participate in scientific, cultural, socio-political, economic, sports events and make relevant connections and contacts.
The validity of a single electronic visa is 60 days from the date of its issuance with the permitted period of stay of a foreign citizen in the Russian Federation no more than 16 days from the date of entry into the territory of the Russian Federation.
Unified electronic visas are valid for single entry into the Russian Federation and exit from the Russian Federation by air, road and water transport, as well as without the use of vehicles only through checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation, the list of which was approved by the order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated October 23, 2020 No. 2741-r. Currently, this list consists of 92 checkpoints.
Transport companies can check that a foreign citizen has a valid unified electronic visa on a special website of the Russian Foreign Ministry https://evisacheck.kdmid.ru. Information on the verification procedure is available there in Russian and English.
The list of foreign states whose citizens are issued a single electronic visa
1. Austria
2. Andorra
3. Bahrain
4. Belgium
5. Bulgaria
6. Vatican
7. Hungary
8. Germany
9. Greece
10. Denmark
11. India
12. Indonesia
13. Iran
14. Ireland
15. Iceland
16. Spain
17. Italy
18. Cyprus
19. China (including Taiwan)
20. Democratic People's Republic of Korea
21. Kuwait
22. Latvia
23. Lithuania
24. Liechtenstein
25. Luxembourg
26. Malaysia
27. Malta
28. Mexico
29. Monaco
30. Netherlands
31. Norway
32. Oman
33. Poland
34. Portugal
35. Romania
36. San Marino
37. Saudi Arabia
38. North Macedonia
39. Serbia
40. Singapore
41. Slovakia
42. Slovenia
43. Türkiye
44. Philippines
45. Finland
46. France
47. Croatia
48. Czech Republic
49. Switzerland
50. Sweden
51. Estonia
52. Japan
In the near future, Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar will be additionally included in this list, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated October 6, 2020 No. 2571-r.