For short-term trips to the territory of the Far East region of Russia, you can get an electronic visa, issued remotely, on the site. This visa is free of charge. To apply for this type of visa, you need to fill out a form on the website. Within 4 calendar days after sending the application, an electronic visa will be sent to your e-mail, which you will present at the transport company and also at the Russian border checkpoint when entering Russia.
E-visa can be used for entering and leaving the Russian Federation at only some checkpoints at the national border of the Russian Federation in the Far East region.
List of checkpoints may be crossed with an e-visa
- air checkpoints «Vladivostok (Knevichy Airport)», «Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Khomutovo Airport)», «Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Yelizovo Airport)», «Blagoveschensk», «Khabarovsk (Novy Airport)», «Anadyr (Ugolny Airport)», «Ulan-Ude (Baikal)», «Chita (Kadala)»
- naval checkpoints «Vladivostok», «Zarubino», «Posiet», «Korsakov», «Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky»
- railroad checkpoints «Pogranichny», «Khasan», «Makhalino»
- automobile checkpoints «Poltavka», «Turiy Rog»
List of countries whose citizens can get an e-visa
Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei, China (including Taiwan), Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Iran,
Japan, Kuwait Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE