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Visa-free entry to Russia for WC 2018 fans to end on December 31

Saturday, December 29, 2018

According to the Russian Interior Ministry press center, foreign visitors of the 2018 FIFA World Cup who possess Fan IDs will be able to enter and leave the Russian Federation visa-free only until December 31. Read

Russia and Latvia simplified the entry procedure for border area residents

Monday, December 24, 2018

Russia and Latvia have amended the agreement simplifying mutual travel for border area residents of the two countries. Read

Visa-free entry to Kamchatka for tourists from China

Monday, December 17, 2018

According to the press service of Kamchatka Krai, the governor of the region Vladimir Ilyukhin and the head of Russiatourism Oleg Safonov, have agreed to introduce a visa-free entry to the region for tourists from China. The corresponding agreement was signed in the framework of the Days of the Far East in Moscow. Read

Foreigners to enter Russia on a Belarusian visa

Monday, December 10, 2018

According to the head of the Department of Citizenship and Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Aleksey Begun, foreign citizens holding a Belarusian visa will be able to enter Russia and stay on its territory for the duration of the document. This is provided for by the agreement on the mutual recognition of visas between Belarus and Russia. Read

Ukraine to impose restrictions on entry into the country

Monday, December 3, 2018

According to the information published on Twitter account of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, Ukraine has imposed restrictions on the entry of Russian men for the duration of the martial law in the country. Read

Visa-free entry for UEFA Euro 2020 fans

Monday, November 26, 2018

The State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill allowing the foreign fans of the UEFA Euro 2020 to enter Russia without a visa. Read

Russia and Cuba to increase a visa-free travel up to 90 days

Monday, November 19, 2018

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, an agreement on the mutual extension of the visa-free travel period between Russia and Cuba will enter into force on December 21, 2018. Read

Establishment of a working group to develop the tourism in the Arctic

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Russiatourism has created in the national and international markets a working group on tourism development in the Russian Arctic zone. Read

Over 39 thousand foreigners visited the Russian Far East on e-visa

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

According to the press service of the Ministry for Development of the Russian Far East, more than 39.2 thousand foreign citizens from 14 countries used an electronic visa to visit the Far Eastern Federal District since August 2017. Read

Introduction of electronic visas throughout Russia

Monday, October 29, 2018

According to the head of the Russiatourism Oleg Safonov, the introduction of electronic visas is one of the most promising mechanisms for simplifying visa procedures for foreign tourists. Read

Introduction of e-visas in St. Petersburg to increase the tourist flow

Monday, October 22, 2018

According to the chairman of the Committee for the Development of Tourism in St. Petersburg Evgeny Pankevich, the introduction of electronic visas planned in the northern capital will help to increase the tourist flow by 30%. Read

A program attracting foreign tourists to be set up in the Crimea

Monday, October 15, 2018

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Crimean Government and the Permanent Representative of the Republic under the President of Russia Georgy Muradov proposed to set up a program to encourage foreign tourism. Read

Museum Multi-Pass to be introduced in Russia

Monday, October 8, 2018

Currently, the issue of introducing the Museum Multi-Pass has been proposed for consideration to the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation. Read

The Ministry of Economic Development proposes visa abolition

Monday, October 1, 2018

The Ministry of Economic Development provided a letter proposing to create conditions for increasing the flow of foreign tourists to the country. It is assumed that these proposals will be discussed at a meeting with the participation of tour operators of the inbound tourism and public organizations. Read

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