For short-term trips to the territory of the Leningrad 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 Leningrad region:
List of checkpoints may be crossed with an e-visa
- air checkpoints — «Pulkovo»
- naval checkpoints — «Vysotsk», «Big port Saint Petersburg (Marine Station)», «Passenger port Saint Petersburg»
- automobile checkpoints — «Ivangorod», «Torfjanovka», «Brusnitchnoe», «Svetogorsk»
- pedestrian checkpoint — «Ivangorod»
- railroad checkpoints — not in use
List of countries whose citizens can get an e-visa
Austria, Andorra, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, China (including Taiwan), Croatia, Czech, Cyprus, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey