{"id":114147,"date":"2021-09-28T00:20:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T22:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/?p=114147"},"modified":"2023-10-10T12:44:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T10:44:31","slug":"russia-visa-formalities-simplified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voyages-d-affaires.com\/en\/russia-visa-formalities-simplified","title":{"rendered":"Russia continues to simplify visa formalities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If the <strong>Russia<\/strong> continues to <strong>not granting e-visa because of the coronavirus crisis<\/strong>, <strong>the country offers an equally practical alternative<\/strong>. On 26 May, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a new federal law amending the previous law on procedures for entering and leaving the territory of the Russian Federation.<\/p>\n<p>According to the amendment signed by the Chairman,<strong> an ordinary tourist visa can now be issued for a period of up to six months<\/strong> to a foreign citizen coming to Russia as a tourist. Until now, this visa was valid for a maximum of 30 days.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #a71f31;\">All that counts is a paid hotel reservation for the visa<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>There is no longer any mention of a specific invitation or letter of confirmation from any company or administrative body. <strong>From now on, you can obtain a visa simply by confirming a hotel booking.<\/strong>. However, this is not the end of the story,<strong> the hotel<\/strong> - or any other type of official accommodation - <strong>must be entered in the federal register of tourism companies<\/strong>. The law only came into force on 24 August, as there is a 90-day period before a signed text comes into force. However, visitors are required to have paid in advance for the hotel or accommodation selected.<\/p>\n<p>In a further move to simplify Russian entry formalities, ten new crossing points will be able to process passengers with e-visa. The ten crossing points include Khomutovo, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Irkutsk, Sochi, Chelyabinsk, Chita and Vladivostok airports. Three car checkpoints and one river checkpoint will also accept e-visa as soon as it becomes available again.<\/p>\n<p>In total, since this month <strong>50 points across the country that can receive e-visa holders<\/strong>. These include no fewer than 22 airports, two railway stations and six seaports. All that's missing is the return of the e-visa!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia is continuing to encourage travellers to return to the country. 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