Since August citizens of 55 countries will be able to apply for electronic visas to Russia.

The President and the Government of the Russian
Federation have decided to start issuing electronic visas for entry into
Russia.

Initially, the list of countries whose citizens
will be able to apply for electronic visas was 52 countries:

Andorra, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Vatican City, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, China, DPRK, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania,
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands,
Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, North
Macedonia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Turkey, Philippines,
Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Japan.

Three more countries are planned to be added to
this list: Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar.

Citizens from “unfriendly” countries
that have imposed sanctions against Russia will also be able to obtain an
electronic visa – this applies to citizens of the European Union, Switzerland,
Japan, Singapore and other countries.

With an electronic visa, foreigners will be
able to visit Russia for tourist and business purposes, to participate in
scientific, cultural and sports events.

Visa processing takes place on the website, for
this you need to fill out a questionnaire, upload a photo and a copy of your
passport, pay a consular fee of about $ 50. No other documents are required.

The visa application must be submitted no later
than 4 days before the date of entry into Russia. The validity period of the
visa is 60 days from the date of registration. With an electronic visa, a
foreigner will be able to stay in Russia for no more than 16 days from the date
of entry into Russia. At the same time, entry into Russia must be carried out
through border checkpoints, which are indicated in the documents approved by
the Government.

The authorities expect that this measure to
introduce electronic visas will significantly increase the tourist flow