Russia e-visas – all you need to know before applying
For what purposes can I use an e-visa?
You can use it for the following purposes: tourism, business, visiting family/friends, scientific, cultural, social-political, economic, sports events and for the maintaining the respective links and contacts.How long can I stay in Russia if I hold an e-visa?
The maximum validity of e-visa is 60 days however the maximum stay in the Russian Federation is limited to 16 days only. You will need to apply for a regular visa if you wish to stay longer than 16 days.Can I enter and exit Russia more than once if I hold an e-visa?
No, the Russian e-visa is valid for 1 entry onlyCan I use any border checkpoint to enter and exit Russia if I hold an e-visa?
No, you can only enter and exit from the following authorised state borders: By air- Barnaul
- Arkhangelsk (Talagi)
- Astrakhan (Narimanovo)
- Belgorod
- Bryansk
- Ufa
- Ulan-Ude (Mukhino)
- Volgograd (Gumrak)
- Makhachkala (Uytash)
- Yekaterinburg (Koltsovo)
- Mineralnye Vody
- Chita (Kadala)
- Irkutsk
- Nalchik
- Kaliningrad (Khrabrovo)
- Kaluga (Grabtsevo)
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Elizovo)
- Kemerovo
- Krasnodar (Pashkovsky)
- Sochi
- Krasnoyarsk (Emelyanovo)
- Moscow (Vnukovo)
- Moscow (Domodedovo)
- Moscow (Sheremetyevo)
- Moscow (Zhukovsky)
- Omsk (Central)
- Orenburg (Central)
- Syktyvkar
- Lipetsk
- Murmansk
- Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino)
- Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo)
- Vladivostok (Knevichi)
- Perm (Bolshoe Savino)
- Rostov-on-Don (Platov)
- Samara (Kurumoch)
- Saratov (Gagarin)
- Saint Petersburg (Pulkovo)
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Khomutovo)
- Vladikavkaz (Beslan)
- Kazan
- Tomsk (Bogashevo)
- Tyumen (Roshchino)
- Ulyanovsk (Vostochny)
- Chelyabinsk (Balandino)
- Cheboksary
- Khabarovsk (New)
- Abakan
- Grozny (North)
- Anadyr (Ugolnyy)
- Yaroslavl (Tunoshna)
- Kyakhta
- Bagrationovsk
- Gusev
- Mamonovo (Grzechotki)
- Mamonovo (Gronovo)
- Morskoje
- Pogranichny
- Sovetsk
- Chernyshevskoe
- Vyartsilya
- Lyuttya
- Suoperya
- Salla
- Poltavka
- Turiy Rog
- Burachki
- Kunichina Gora
- Shumilkino
- Ubylinka
- Brusnitchnoe
- Ivangorod (from February 1, 2024 it will be temporarily closed for reconstruction)
- Svetogorsk
- Torfjanovka
- Verkhny Lars
- Solovyovsk
- Starotsurukhaitui
- Naushki
- Mamonovo
- Sovetsk
- Makhalino
- Pogranichnyy
- Khasan
- St. Petersburg-Finlyandskiy
- Zabaykalsk
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
- Kaliningrad (checkpoints in the cities of Kaliningrad and Svetly)
- Sochi (International Center for Sea Passenger and Cruise Transportation)
- Magadan
- Kandalaksha
- Murmansk
- Vladivostok
- Zarubino
- Posiet
- Big port Saint Petersburg (Marine Station, Fort Constantin, English Embankment and Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment)
- Vysotsk
- Passenger Port of Saint Petersburg
- Korsakov
- Nikolayevsk-on-Amur
- Ivangorod
- Khabarovsk
- Blagoveshchensk
- Amurzet
- Pokrovka
Which citizenships are eligible for a Russia e-visa?
If you are a citizen of any following countries, you can apply for a Russia e-visa:- Austria
- Bahrain
- Barbados
- Belgium
- Bhutan
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- China
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Italy
- Japan
- Jordan
- North Korea
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Myanmar
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Saint Lucia
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan, China
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Vatican
- Vietnam
- Zimbabwe