Russia further opens borders for tourists: citizens and residents of 35 countries are now entitled to obtain tourist visas to travel to Russia. These countries are:
Abkhazia
Armenia (visa only for residents, citizens are visa free)
Azerbaijan (visa only for residents, citizens visa free)
Cuba (visa only for residents, citizens visa free)
Egypt
Ethiopia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Iceland
India
Japan
Kazakhstan (visa only for residents, citizens visa free)
Korea (visa only for residents, citizens visa free)
Kyrgyzstan (visa only for residents, citizens visa free)
Maldives (visa only for residents, citizens visa free)
Malta
Mexico
Portugal
Qatar (visa only for residents, citizens visa free)
Saudi Arabia
Serbia (visa only for residents, citizens visa free)
Seychelles (visa only for residents, citizens visa free)
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Switzerland
Syria
Tajikistan (visa only for residents, citizens visa free)
Tanzania
Turkey
United Arab Emirates (visa only for residents, citizens visa free)
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan (visa only for residents, citizens visa free)
Venezuela (visa only for residents, citizens visa free)
Vietnam
Russian government updates the list once in a while, new countries are added as the pandemic situation is improving. If your country is not yet in the "safe list", it will be added soon. Another important novelty announced today is the new regulation allowing to apply for a tourist visa valid 6 month, unlike current limit of 30 days. Such long term visas will be available starting from August 24th, 2021. Additionally, citizens of the following 50 countries travel visa free to Russia:
Andorra, Antigua and Barbados, Argentina, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brasil, Brunei, Cabo Verde, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Israel, Jamaica, Laos, Macao, Macedonia, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Nauru, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, South Africa, Suriname, Thailand, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vanuatu.
Aircraft crews (both private and commercial) are allowed to enter and stay in Russia if they are from visa free countries as listed above or if they have valid Russian visa. If you are a citizen of any of 60 visa free country, you may fly to Russia freely as crew without any limitations. If you are a resident in one of 35 countries listed above, you may travel to Russia as tourist, applying for a tourist visa in the Russian Consulate in your country of residence or any other county from the list. Being a certified travel operator, we are happy to provide necessary paperwork support. If the crew wishes to obtain business ("crew") visas, we are here to assist, submitting the application to relevant authorities in Russia. A so-called "Crew visa on arrival" remains an option at 4 airports - Moscow UUEE, Moscow UUWW, Moscow UUDD and Saint-Petersburg ULLI. Maximum duration of stay is 10 days. Recently introduced e-visas for citizens of 52 countries valid for 16 days remain suspended. Russia gradually opens for tourism and remains open for business, ferry, delivery and tech stop flights. If the route consists of 1 - 2 - 3 tech stops, no visa is required.
If you are planning a flight across Russia and nearby countries, check our Fuel page with massive list of 300 airports serving Jet A-1 and 235 airports with Avgas 100LL, including many airports of entry on the European side and Pacific Coast.
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