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Visa policy of Russia

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Entry and exit passport stamps issued at Saint Petersburg port.

The visa policy of Russia deals with the requirements which a foreign national wishing to enter the Russian Federation must meet to obtain a visa, which is a permit to travel to, enter and remain in the country. Visa exemptions are based on bilateral or multilateral agreements. Citizens of countries without such an agreement with the Russian Federation must obtain a visa in advance from a Russian diplomatic mission or visa centre.

Visa exemption[edit]

Visa policy of Russia

Ordinary passports[edit]

Travelers who are nationals of the following 44 nations are not required to obtain a visa prior to visit Russia as long as their trip lasts no more than the visa waiver limit listed below.[1]

From 2014, citizens of the countries, except Belarus, who have the right to a visa-free entry to Russia must not stay longer than 90 days within any 180 day period. Resetting the allowed period by leaving and re-entering the country is no longer allowed. Overstaying up to 180 days is punishable by a three-year entry ban, on 180–270 days by a five-year entry ban, over 270 days by ten-year entry ban.[2]

Unlimited period

90 days

Non-commercial purposes

60 days for non-commercial purposes

30 days for non-commercial purposes

14 days for non-commercial purposes
Notes
  1. ^ Internal passport/national identification card accepted.
  2. ^ On 18 February 2017 the President of Russia has signed the decree "About Recognition of the Documents Issued to the Citizens of Ukraine and Persons Without Citizenship Living in Territories of Certain Districts of the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions of Ukraine". Holders of passports of  Donetsk People's Republic and  Luhansk People's Republic can carry out entry into the Russian Federation and departure from the Russian Federation without execution of visas. The decree is applied temporarily, for the period before political settlement of a situation in certain districts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine on the basis of the Minsk Agreement.[3]
  3. ^ If holding a letter of guarantee/invitation and a tourist voucher.

Tour groups[edit]

Citizens of  China may visit Russia without a visa for up to 15 days if traveling as part of a tour group (from 5 to 50 persons) that is accompanied by a representative of a tour operator registered in both countries.

Land border with Belarus[edit]

Citizens of third countries cannot move via Belarus–Russia land border due to a lack of international border crossing points.[19][20] Visitors are advised by the Polish Embassy in Belarus[21] to enter mainland Russia via Latvia Terehova–Burachki and Ukraine Senkivka–Novye Yurkovichi.

Visa-free visits for up to 72 hours for cruise ship and ferry passengers[edit]

Since May 2009 international tourists entering by regular ferry via several ports have been able to stay in Russia visa-free for up to 72 hours, provided that they spend the night on-board or in accommodation specifically approved by the travel agency.[22]

In addition tourists entering by tourist cruise ships can leave the ship visa-free on tours organized by any authorized local tour company, when entering Russia through the ports of Anadyr, Kaliningrad, Korsakov, Novorossiysk (Port of Novorossiysk), Murmansk (Port of Murmansk), Sevastopol (Port of Sevastopol), Sochi (Port of Sochi), St.Petersburg (Big port Saint Petersburg, Passenger Port of St. Petersburg), Vladivostok, Vyborg, Zarubino (Port of Zarubino).[23][24][25]

Entry to the port of St. Petersburg by regular ferry can be done only from the ports of Tallinn (Estonia) or Helsinki (Finland). It is also possible to travel visa-free for 72 hours from the port of Stockholm with the stop in Helsinki.[26][27]

E-visa to visit certain regions of the Far East[edit]

Starting July 2017,[28] foreign nationals will be able to obtain an e-visa for 8 days to visit 5 regions of the Russian Far East. Will be available to business, humanitarian and tourist purposes. Consular fee for the clearance of e-visas will not be charged.[29][30]

Eligible countries:[31]

Foreign nationals will have the right to freedom of movement within the territory of the region of Russia, which carried out the entry, subject to the restrictions of the closed territories. It is planned that the entry and exit for e-visa must be made through the following checkpoints:[32]

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

Kamchatka Krai

Khabarovsk Krai

Primorsky Krai

Sakhalin Oblast

The draft agreement assumes that foreign citizens before entry into the administrative center of Primorsky Krai Vladivostok will fill in a special electronic visa application on site of MFA. After verification of the questionnaire by competent authorities of the Russian Federation foreigners will receive notice providing the entry visa. [33] A simplified visa scheme was supposed to be in place to be made effective on July 1, 2016, but was postponed due to the lack of regulations passed by the State Duma.[34] On 29 December 2016 the law was submitted for consideration to the Parliament.[35]

Visa-free zones[edit]

  •  Japan — Group travel to central and southern Kuril Islands for pre-approved lists of the Foreign Ministry. Visits are carried out on the basis of identity cards and inserts.[36]
    No visas for citizens of Japan who visit the burial place of relatives located in the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin Island. By pre- authorized list in the regional Russian-Japanese consultations.[37]
  •  United States — Residents of Alaska who are members of the indigenous population do not require a visa to visit Chukotka Autonomous Okrug if they have relatives (blood relatives, members of the same tribe, native people who have similar language and cultural heritage) in Chukotka. Individuals must be invited by a relative in Chukotka and must leave Chukotka within 90 days. Entry points are in Anadyr, Provideniya, Lavrentiya and Uelen.[38][39]

Local border traffic

  •  Latvia — 90 days within any 180 day period for holders of border traffic permit[40][41][42]
  •  Poland — 30 days, for a maximum total stay of 90 days within 180 day period for holders of border traffic permit[46][47]

The agreement was suspended indefinitely from 4 July 2016.[48][49]

Diplomatic and service passports[edit]

  Russian Federation
  Diplomatic and service category passports
  Diplomatic passports only

Under reciprocal agreements, holders of diplomatic or various categories of service passports (official, service, special, consular) issued by the following jurisdictions are allowed to enter and remain in Russia for up to 90 days (unless otherwise noted) without a visa:[1][50]

* - diplomatic passport only (diplomatic and service passports for Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia)

D — diplomatic passports
S — service passports
O — official passports
Sp — special passports
C — consular passports

1 — Unlimited
2 – 3 months
3 – 90 days within any 180 day period
4 – 90 days within any one year period
5 – 60 days
6 – 30 days
7 – 14 days

APEC Business Travel Card[edit]

Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) containing the "RUS" code on the reverse that it is valid for travel to Russia can enter visa-free for business trips for up to 90 days within any 180 day period.[1][51][52]

ABTCs are issued to nationals of:[53]

Visa-free transit[edit]

Direct airside transit

Passengers travelling through international airports do not need a visa for a transit of less than 24 hours, provided a confirmed onward ticket is held and the traveller remains in the international transit area (without clearing passport control).[54]

The following international Russian airports do not have international transit areas, meaning a transit visa is required to connect there:

Saimaa canal

In accordance with a treaty between Russia and Finland, though there are passport controls at borders, a visa is not required for just passing through the Russian part of the Saimaa canal without leaving the vessel.[55]

Värska–Ulitina road

The road from Värska to Ulitina in Estonia, traditionally the only road to the Ulitina area, goes through Russian territory for one kilometre (0.6 mi) of its length, an area called Saatse Boot. This road has no border control, but there is no connection to any other road in Russia. It is not permitted to stop or walk along the road. This area is a part of Russia but is also a de facto part of the Schengen area.

Closed cities[edit]

Several closed cities in Russia require special authorization.[56]

Areas closed for foreigners[edit]

Due to the Government Decree of 1992, parts of 19 subjects of Russian Federation closed for foreigners without special permits.[57] This restriction is not applicable for Russian citizens.

Part of them:

Crimea[edit]

As of 2014 the disputed territory of Crimea is under Russian control and Russia enforces its visa policy there.[58] However, Ukraine requires that foreigners should comply with Ukrainian visa regime including obtaining a Ukrainian visa if one is necessary. Otherwise, Ukraine may impose sanctions for "support of the temporary occupation of the Ukrainian territory".[59]

Future changes[edit]

Russian government has instructed the Foreign Ministry to sign an agreement on visa waiver with the following countries:

  •  Micronesia – 30 days for all passports[60]
  •   Vatican – 90 days within any 180 day period for diplomatic passports[61]

Visa waiver agreements have already been signed with the following countries but are not yet ratified or applied:

Agreements[edit]

The Russian Federation has visa waiver agreements with 122 jurisdictions.
In the table, red indicates agreements signed and in force but not ratified or temporarily not applied.

Russia has concluded agreements that facilitate procedures for issuing visas to both Russian citizens and citizens of the partner jurisdiction on a reciprocal basis. Such agreements are in force with the following countries or political associations:

Russia has agreements on cancellation of consular fees, for execution of visas, with the following countries: Algeria (1965),[246] Angola (15 Apr 1985),[247] Cambodia (26 Sep 1983),[248] Iran (15 Feb 1966),[249] Japan (1 Apr 1965),[250] Mauritania (1967),[251] New Zealand (1 Apr 1962),[252] Pakistan (1965).[253]

Visa waiver agreements which ceased to apply

Visa[edit]

Russian visa

The Russian visa is a machine-readable document, which is placed in the holder’s passport. All fields are indicated in both Russian and English, but are filled out only in Russian. The holder’s name appears in both the Roman and Cyrillic alphabets.

The name that appears in the machine-readable zone at the bottom of the visa represents the holder’s Cyrillic name mapped into the Roman alphabet. This allows Russian computer systems to read the Cyrillic name, despite the machine readers only being able to read Roman alphabet letters. As a result, the spelling of a name in the machine-readable zone does not necessarily reflect its spelling in the visa’s name field. For example, the name “Christoph” would appear in the field as “Kpиcтoф/Christoph”, but the MRZ would contain the name “Kristof”.

Contrary to guidelines for machine-readable documents, the issuing country’s ISO code (RUS) is not shown at positions 3-5 (i.e. V<RUS). Instead, the first line is formatted as: VSURNAME<<GIVEN<NAMES.

While not printed on the visa, a photo is required in the visa application. The visa application form may be filled online and submitted to the diplomatic mission.[278]

Types of visa[edit]

Depending on the purpose of entry into the Russian Federation and the purposes of stay, visas are categorized as:

  • Private
  • Business
  • Tourist
  • Educational
  • Working
  • Humanitarian
  • Entry (for receiving shelter or to obtain citizenship in Russia)[279]
Diplomatic visa

A diplomatic visa shall be issued to a foreign citizen holding a diplomatic passport.
A diplomatic visa is issued:

  • to foreign heads of state, foreign heads of government, members of the foreign official delegations, family members of such persons traveling with them or accompanying them - for a period of up to one year.
  • to diplomatic agents of diplomatic missions and consular officials of consular establishments, the staff of representations of the international organizations in the Russian Federation which have the diplomatic status in the Russian Federation, to family members of specified persons for a period of up to one year.
  • to foreign diplomatic and consular couriers for the term of business trip.
  • to officials of the foreign states who have the official status in the Russian Federation have the right to a diplomatic visa and who come for a working visit to diplomatic missions or consular establishments of the foreign states in the Russian Federation or to the international organizations or their representations in the Russian Federation, for a period of up to one year.
Service visa

A service visa is issued to the foreign citizen having service (consular, official, special) passport.
A service visa is issued:

  • to members of foreign official delegations, family members of such persons traveling with them or accompanying them - for a period of up to one year.
  • to administrative and technical and service personnel of diplomatic missions, consular employees and service personnel of consular establishments of the foreign states in the Russian Federation, representations of the international organizations in the Russian Federation and to family members of such persons for a period of up to one year.
  • to military personnel of armed forces of the foreign states and family members of such persons for a period of up to one year. Extension of term of stay in the Russian Federation by issuance of the multiple entry visa for a period of validity of the foreign trade contract registered in accordance with the established procedure, but no more than for five years is allowed to the military personnel of armed forces of the foreign states driving to the Russian Federation for implementation of international treaties of the Russian Federation and (or) decisions of public authorities of the Russian Federation in the field of military and technical cooperation, and family members of such persons.
  • to foreign state officials who have the official status in the Russian Federation have the right to be issued a service visa and those who travel for a working visit to diplomatic missions or consular establishments of the foreign states in the Russian Federation or in the international organizations or their representations in the Russian Federation, for a period of up to one year.
Ordinary visa

Depending on the purpose of entry of the foreign citizen into the Russian Federation and the purpose of his stay in the Russian Federation ordinary visas are subdivided on private, business, tourist, educational, working, humanitarian and entry visas to the Russian Federation for temporary residence or citizenship ceremony:

  1. An ordinary private visa is issued for a period of up to three months or on the basis of the principle of reciprocity for a period of up to one year to foreign citizens traveling to Russia for a short visit on the basis of an invitation letter.
  2. An ordinary business visa is issued for a period of up to one year to foreign citizens traveling to Russia for a business trip.
  3. An ordinary tourist visa is issued for a period of up to one month or on the basis of the principle of reciprocity for a period of up to six months to foreign citizens traveling to Russia as tourists, if holding an invitation letter by a Russian tour operator. Invitations can be issued by many hotels on request (sometimes for a fee) or through various online services associated with Russian tour operators.
    An ordinary tourist group visa is issued for a period of up to one month to foreign citizens traveling to Russia as a tourist in an organized tourist group (not less than five people), of holding a confirmation by an organization in the unified federal register of tour operators.
  4. An ordinary student visa is issued for a period of up to one year to foreign citizens traveling to Russia for training in the educational institution.
  5. An ordinary work visa is issued to foreign citizens visiting Russia for work purposes for a period of validity of the employment contract or civil contract for performance of work (rendering services), but no more than for one year.
  6. An ordinary humanitarian visa is issued for a period of up to one year or on the basis of the principle of reciprocity for a period of up to five years to foreign citizens visiting Russia for a scientific, cultural, political or a sport visit, religious communication and contacts, pilgrimage, charity, delivery of humanitarian aid.
  7. An ordinary entry visa to Russia for receiving a shelter is issued to foreign citizens for a period of up to three months if holding a decision of the federal executive authority authorized on implementation of functions on control and supervision in the sphere of migration on recognition of this foreign citizen as a refugee on the territory of Russia.
  8. An ordinary entry visa to Russia to obtain citizenship of the Russian Federation is issued to foreign citizens for a period of up to one year if holding a decision on recognition of such foreign citizen as a native speaker of Russian.
  9. An ordinary entry visa to Russia to obtain permission for temporary resident is issued to foreign citizens for a period of up to four months.
Transit visa

A Transit visa is issued for a period of up to ten days to the foreign citizen for transit through the territory of Russia.

Visa of temporary living person

A visa of temporarily living person is issued for four months to the foreign citizen to whom entry into Russia is allowed for temporary residence, within a quota of delivery of permissions to temporary residence.

Applying for visa[edit]

All types of Russian entry visas are received through Russian embassies and consulates. Provided all the documents are ready, the process usually takes no more than 3-10 workdays for Russian travel visa.[280]

Russian Tourist Visa requirements:[281]

  • Original passport
  • One photo (colour, passport size photo)
  • Tourist invitation
  • Russian Consulate Application Form

The Russian Consulate requires the visa application form to be printed on A4 paper with right and bottom margins of 5mm. A failure to meet these requirements invalidates the form.

Exit[edit]

Russia requires that an alien who needs a visa on entry be in possession of a valid visa upon exit. To satisfy this formal requirement, exit visas sometimes need to be issued. Russia requires an exit visa if a visitor stays well past the expiration date of their visa. They must then extend their visa or apply for an exit visa and are not allowed to leave the country until they show a valid visa or have a permissible excuse for overstaying their visa (e.g., a note from a doctor or a hospital explaining an illness, missed flight, lost or stolen visa). In some cases, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can issue a Return-Home certificate that is valid for ten days from the embassy of the visitor's native country, thus eliminating the need for an exit visa.[282][283][284]

A foreign citizen granted a temporary residence permit in Russia needs a temporary resident visa to take a trip abroad (valid for both exit and return). It is also colloquially called an exit visa.

Costs for visa[edit]

Some Russian embassies and consulates, but not all, require visa applications to be submitted in person to visa processing centres instead of directly to the consular section. Costs differ per administration center.

Fingerprinting[edit]

From January 2015 visa applicants from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Myanmar and Namibia will be obliged to provide fingerprint scans. After a trial period it will be decided whether to expand this to other countries as well.[285]

Statistics[edit]

Visa statistics

2,300,166 Russian visas were issued in 2015. Most visas were applied for from the following countries:[286]

Applicant nationality Number visas issued
 China 357,040
 Germany 299,791
 France 119,314
 Italy 117,123
 Finland 112,655
 United Kingdom 87,863
 United States 85,974
 Estonia 77,953
 Latvia 70,328
 Japan 60,345
Visitor statistics

According to the Federal Security Service and the Federal State Statistics Service,
most visitors arriving to Russia were from the following countries of nationality:[287][288]

History[edit]

Main article: Visa history of Russia

General Rules[edit]

The law "On the legal status of foreign citizens in the USSR" was used by the Russian Federation. Action extended from 1 January 1993. Chapter III of the law "entry into the USSR and exit from the USSR Foreign citizens" was replaced adopted the Federal Law No.114-FZ 1996 "On the Order of Exit from the Russian Federation". The law was repealed with the adoption of the Federal Law 115-FZ on 25 Jul 2002 On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation. The laws establishes that as a general rule all foreign citizens and stateless persons need visas for entry and exit from the territory of Russia and the period of temporary stay (90 days within 180). It also establishes a number of exceptions addressing certain groups of travelers. It should be noted that the basis of the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons are secured primarily by the Constitution of the Russian Federation 1993 - Art. 62 and Art. 63.[289]

According to the Russian Constitution, international treaties of Russia override the domestic legislation. Russia has concluded a number of bilateral or multilateral treaties on visa abolishing or simplification and is seeking to negotiate new such treaties. The visa policy Russia applies the principle of reciprocity, the principle of specular.

Visa-free 72-hour transit

In September, 2013 the president of Russia has sent the bill of introduction of 72-hour visa-free transit to parliament. The list of the airports and the list of the states which citizens will be able to use visa-free transit in the tourist purposes, will be approved by the Government of the Russian Federation after ratification. In 2014 the parliament has suspended ratification of the bill for an indefinite term.[290]

Crimea

In April 2014 Crimea’s Tourism Minister proposed a visa-free regime for foreign tourists staying at Crimean resorts for up to 12 days and a 72-hour visa-free stay for cruise passengers.[291] Visa-free access for Chinese citizens was proposed in June 2014.[292] Visa-free entrance in cruise courts to Sevastopol began to be carried out from September 2015[24] Other of the proposals has been not realized.

International events[edit]

Art events

Participants and members of delegations coming to participate in the musical events are either provided with a simplified visa regime (e.g. Eurovision Song Contest 2009) or the right of visa-free entry (e.g. International Tchaikovsky Competition 2015).[293]
Currently (September 2015) the law providing permanent visa abolition for participants and jury members of art competitions is being planned by the Government of Russia. The focus of this regulation will be on the International Tchaikovsky Competition.[294]

Economic events

Participants of the 1st Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok did not require a visa. Entrance was allowed with passport and the accreditation certificate only.[295]

Sporting events

Prior to the adoption of a special law, participants and members of delegations arriving to sporting events, could count on a visa-free entry or visa facilitation (determined by law for each event which has to pass ratification in parliament and to be signed by the president). On 13 May 2013 the presidential decree on the abolition of visas for athletes, coaches, team leaders and members of foreign official delegations, as well as judges from the international sports competitions came into effect. It envisages entry on the basis of passport and accreditation certificate.[296] The order of the President or the Government of Russia is sufficient for visa abolition or simplification of registration of visas.
Visas were abolished for participants of the 2013 Summer Universiade,[297] the 2014 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Moscow, the 2014 World Judo Championships in Chelyabinsk and the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan.[298] Participants of the XVI World Aquatics Championships in the Masters category were exempted from visa fees.[299]

The right to enter Russia without a visa was also given to visitors during thee 2014 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi if they were in a possession of tickets for the event.[300]

Players of 2016 IIHF World Championship will be able to obtain visas on arrival for the fans will be simplified procedure for issuing visas.[301]
This experiment is planned to be extended to the visitors of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[302][303]

2018 FIFA World Cup holders of tickets for matches of the championship will be able to enter Russia without a visa with personalized card of viewer (also known as the passport of a fan or fan-ID) and national passport from 4 June to 25 July 2018.
Foreigners participating in events and athletes included in the lists of FIFA, will have to obtain visas, but in a simplified manner. In particular, visas for this category of citizens will be issued within 3 working days from the date of filing and without consular fees. This procedure will be applied until 31 December 2018. Foreigners involved in activities and not participating in sporting events, will travel to and from Russia by an ordinary multiple-entry work visas that will be issued for a period of 1 year. Foreigners, attracted by the FIFA, its subsidiaries and contractors, confederations, national football associations, the Russian football Union, organizing Committee "Russia-2018" will be entitled to work in Russia without obtaining a patent.[304]

See also[edit]

References and Notes[edit]

Notes
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  2. ^ "Федеральный закон "О внесении изменений в статью 27 Федерального закона "О порядке выезда из Российской Федерации и въезда в Российскую Федерацию" от 31.12.2014 N 524-ФЗ (действующая редакция, 2016) / КонсультантПлюс". Consultant.ru. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2016-12-26. 
  3. ^ "About Recognition of the Documents Issued to the Citizens of Ukraine and Persons Without Citizenship Living in Territories of Certain Districts of the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions of Ukraine"
  4. ^ Previous visa-free agreements under different terms were applied in period 1981-1985 and 1985-1994.
  5. ^ Previous visa-free agreement was applied in period 1990-2008.
  6. ^ Previous visa-free agreement under different terms was applied in period 1990-2008.
  7. ^ Previous visa-free agreement under different terms was applied in period 1990-2008.
  8. ^ Previous visa-free agreements under different terms were applied in period 1990-2008 and 2008-2013.
  9. ^ Resolution of Council of Ministers - the Government of the Russian Federation on 13 April 1993 N 309 "About introduction of the visa (permit) order of entry of citizens of the Latvian Republic and the Estonian Republic on the territory of the Russian Federation"
  10. ^ Was applied from 14 August 1982.
  11. ^ Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation on 29 March 1994 N 241 "About introduction of a visa (permission) of the order of entry of citizens of the Republic of Lithuania on the territory of the Russian Federation"
  12. ^ Was applied from 23 May 1971.
  13. ^ Was applied from 22 January 1986.
  14. ^ Was applied as Yugoslavia from 26 April 1990.
  15. ^ Visa-free agreements under different terms were applied in period 1962-1965, 1965-1969, 1969-1982, 1982-1995 as Czechoslovakia and 1995-2000
  16. ^ Visa-free agreements under different terms were applied in period 1962-1965, 1965-1969, 1969-1982, 1982-1994 as Czechoslovakia and 1994-1995, 1995-2001.
  17. ^ Was applied from 15 June 1995.
  18. ^ Was applied as Yugoslavia from 26 April 1990.
  19. ^ [1]
  20. ^ [2]
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  31. ^ Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation "On approval of the list of States for whose citizens the simplified order of entrance to Russia through checkpoints of the free port of Vladivostok"
  32. ^ Federal law "On the free port of Vladivostok" Article 4. The territory of free port of Vladivostok (in Russian)
  33. ^ "Проект о въездной визе через Владивосток вскоре внесут в правительство | РИА Новости - события в России и мире: темы дня, фото, видео, инфографика, радио". Ria.ru. Retrieved 2016-12-26. 
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  35. ^ [7]
  36. ^ The intergovernmental agreement on visa-free exchanges between the USSR and Japan (in Russian)
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  39. ^ http://чукотка.рф/en/authorities/visa-registration/
  40. ^ More visa-free traveling in the Baltic
  41. ^ "Home". Liia.lv. Retrieved 2016-12-26. 
  42. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Latvian Republic on facilitation of mutual trips of residents of border territories of the Russian Federation and the Latvian Republic (in Russian)
  43. ^ Visa-free zone between Norway and Russia
  44. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on facilitation of mutual trips of residents of border territories of the Russian Federation and Kingdom of Norway (in Russian)
  45. ^ Protocol on amendments to the Annex to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on facilitation of mutual trips of residents of border territories of the Russian Federation and Kingdom of Norway (in Russian)
  46. ^ EU makes visa exception for Kaliningrad
  47. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Poland on rules of local border traffic (in Russian)
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  49. ^ @[8]
  50. ^ Consular information portal of Russia
  51. ^ The Law of the President of the Russian Federation of 05.06.2012 № 777 " On the order of entry into the Russian Federation and exit from the Russian Federation, foreign citizens - holders of cards for business and business trips to the countries - participants of the forum" Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation"
  52. ^ "Law onб═entry into Russia ofб═foreign nationals holders ofб═APEC Business Travel Cards Б─╒ President ofб═Russia". En.kremlin.ru. Retrieved 2016-12-26. 
  53. ^ ABTC Summary
  54. ^ "Transit Visa". Consular Information -- Visas. Embassy of the Russian Federation, Washington D.C. Retrieved 24 August 2016. 
  55. ^ Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Finnish Republic on leasing to the Finnish Republic of the Russian part of Saimaa canal and adjoining territory and on the conditions of navigation through Saimaa canal, article 6, paragraph 3.
  56. ^ "Russian Federation Country Specific Information - Entry/Exit Requirements for U.S. Citizens". Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 18 November 2013. 
  57. ^ in Russian
  58. ^ Foreigners need visas to travel to Crimea
  59. ^ Ukraine insists on right of issuing Crimean visa
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  71. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia (in Russian)
  72. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Albania on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
  73. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Angola on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  74. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Argentine Republic on visa-free trips on diplomatic, official or service passports (in Russian)
  75. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Argentinian Republic on visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Argentinian Republic (in Russian)
  76. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Armenia (in Russian)
  77. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on amending the agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on mutual visa-free for citizens of the Russian Federation of citizens of the Republic of Armenia, dated 25 September 2000 (in Russian)
  78. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan (in Russian)
  79. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain on mutual abolition of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, service and special passports (in Russian)
  80. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh on visa-free trips for holders of diplomatic and service (official) passports (in Russian)
  81. ^ a b c d Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Belarus, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic , the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on mutual visa-free trips of citizens (in Russian)
  82. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Benin on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  83. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Bolivia on visa-free trips on diplomatic, official or service passports (in Russian)
  84. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of Plurinational State of Bolivia on visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of Plurinational State of Bolivia (in Russian)
  85. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of Plurinational State of Bolivia on visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of Plurinational State of Bolivia (in Spanish)
  86. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Council of Ministers Bosnia and Herzegovina on terms of mutual trips of citizens The Russian Federation and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (in Russian)
  87. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Botswana on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  88. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  89. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil about refusal from visa requirements for short trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Brazil (in Russian)
  90. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Brunei Darussalam concerning the abolition of visa formalities for holders of diplomatic and service (official) passports in the implementation of short trips in the form of an exchange of notes between the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Embassy of Brunei Darussalam (in Russian)
  91. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Brunei Darussalam concerning the abolition of visa formalities for holders of diplomatic and service (official) passports in the implementation of short trips in the form of an exchange of notes between the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Embassy of Brunei Darussalam (Scan in English, in Russian)
  92. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
  93. ^ a b c d e f g h i Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union (in Russian)
  94. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Burkina Faso on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  95. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Cape Verde on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  96. ^ Engaged in the agreement between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the government of the People's Republic of Kampuchea on visa-free regime for citizens of both countries, sourcause official trips on diplomatic or service passports (in Russian)
  97. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Chile on visa-free trips on diplomatic passports (in Russian)
  98. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Chile on the abolition of visas for holders of service Russian passports and official Chilean passports (in Russian)
  99. ^ Agreement Between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Chile on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Chile (in Russian)
  100. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the government of the people's Republic of China about simplification of trips of citizens (in Russian)
  101. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the People's Republic of China on visa-free group tourist trips (in Russian)
  102. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Colombia on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports (in Russian)
  103. ^ Agreement between the government of the Russian Federation and the government of the Republic of Colombia on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Colombia (in Russian)
  104. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Congo on visa-free trips for holders of diplomatic and official passports (scan in Russian)
  105. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and service oassports (in Russian)
  106. ^ a b Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Croatia on mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Croatia (in Russian)
  107. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Cuba on mutual trips of citizens of both countries. With amendments dated 25 October 1996 (in Russian)
  108. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports .rtf (in Russian)
  109. ^ a b Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Denmark on simplification of issue of visas to citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark of the Russian Federation (in Russian)
  110. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Dominican Republic on mutual abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  111. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and official Russian and diplomatic, official and special passports of Ecuador (in Russian)
  112. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Ecuador on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Ecuador (in Russian)
  113. ^ Memorandum between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on visa-free trips on diplomatic , service and special passports (in Russian)
  114. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports of the Russian Federation and the diplomatic and official passports of the Republic of El Salvador. It concluded by an exchange of notes (in Russian)
  115. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of El Salvador on conditions of abolition of visa formalities at mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of El Salvado (in Russian)
  116. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea on visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic, official and service passports
  117. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on visa-free trips for diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  118. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Fiji on mutual abolition of visa requirements for citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Fiji (in Russian)
  119. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Gabonese Republic on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  120. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of the Gambia on visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic or service passports (in Russian)
  121. ^ Agreement in the form exchange of notes between Government of the Russian Federation and the Government the Republic of Guatemala on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and official passports the Russian Federation and of diplomatic, consular and official of passports the Republic of Guatemala (in Russian)
  122. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Guatemala on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Guatemala (in Russian)
  123. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government the Republic of Guinea on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  124. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana of the visa-free trips for holders of diplomatic and official Russian passports and diplomatic Guyanese passport (in Russian)
  125. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana PDF. Scan. (in Russian)
  126. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government the Republic of Honduras on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports citizens of the Russian Federation and the diplomatic and the official passports citizens of the Republic Honduras (in Russian)
  127. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Honduras on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic Hondura (scan in Russian)
  128. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the government of the Special Administrative region of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China on mutual abolition of visa requirements for citizens of the Russian Federation and permanent residents of the Special Administrative region of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China (in Russian)
  129. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Hungarian Republic on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  130. ^ a b Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Iceland on the simplification of issuing visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and Iceland (in Russian)
  131. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of India on mutual trips for holders of diplomatic and service (official) passports (in Russian)
  132. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on the waiver of visa formalities for the exercise by holders of diplomatic and official passports, short-term trips (in Russian)
  133. ^ Memorandum between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran of visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  134. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on visa-free group trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran
  135. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the state of Israel on waiver of visa requirements for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the State of Israel (in Russian)
  136. ^ Agreement Between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Jamaica on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and official passports (in Russian)
  137. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the State of Kuwait on visa-free trips for holders of diplomatic, service and special passports (in Russian)
  138. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Lao people's Democratic Republic about mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
  139. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian and the Government of the Lao people's Democratic Republic on mutual abolition of visa requirements for holders of foreign passports (in Russian)
  140. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein on simplification of procedure of issue of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and Principality of Liechtenstein (scan in Russian)
  141. ^ "Agreement between the Government of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Russian Federation on mutual exemption of visa requirements". Retrieved 12 July 2016.  (in Russian, in English)
  142. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia on the conditions of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Macedonia (in Russian)
  143. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Mali on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  144. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius on mutual abolition of visa requirements (in English)
  145. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius on mutual abolition of visa requirements (in Russian)
  146. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United Mexican States on visa-free trips on diplomatic, service and official passports (in Russian)
  147. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Moldova on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Moldova (in Russian)
  148. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of Mongolia on conditions of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of Mongolia (in Russian)
  149. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Montenegro on conditions of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of Montenegro (in Russian)
  150. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Kingdom of Morocco on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  151. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Mozambique on visa-free trips for holders of diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  152. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Union of Myanmar concerning the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic, service and official passports (in Russian)
  153. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Nauru on mutual abolition of visa requirements for citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Nauru (in Russian)
  154. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Nepal concerning the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic and official passports (in Russian)
  155. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua on visa-free trips on diplomatic, service and official passports. (in Russian)
  156. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Nicaragua on the abolition of visa requirements for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Nicaragua (in Russian)
  157. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of Democratic People's Republic of Korea on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
  158. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on simplification of issue of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Norway (in Russian)
  159. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Sultanate of Oman on mutual visa abolition for holders of diplomatic, special and service passports (doc.) (in Russian)
  160. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  161. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the government of the Republic of Panama on visa-free trips on diplomatic, official, consular, official and special passports (in Russian)
  162. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Panama about the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Panama (in Russian)
  163. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Paraguay on visa-free trips on diplomatic, service or official Russian Paraguayan passports (in Russian)
  164. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Paraguay on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Paraguay (in Russian)
  165. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Peru on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic, service and special passports (in Russian)
  166. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Peru on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Peru (in Russian)
  167. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on terms of mutual trips for holders of diplomatic and service (official) passports (in Russian)
  168. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Poland on mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Poland (in Russian)
  169. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the State of Qatar on waiver of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic passports (in Russian)
  170. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Romania on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
  171. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Senegal on visa-free trips for holders of diplomatic or service passports (in Russian)
  172. ^ Diplomatic note on 28 September 2015 between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Senegal about introduction of amendments to the agreement (in Russian)
  173. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Serbia on the conditions of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Serbia (in Russian)
  174. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Seychelles on the abolition of visa requirements for short trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Seychelles (in Russian)
  175. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on mutual abolition of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service (official) passports (in Russian)
  176. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the South African Republic on the waiver of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service/official passports (in Russian)
  177. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the government of the Republic of South Africa on mutual abolition of visa requirements for holders of foreign passports (in Russian)
  178. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Korea on the abolition of visa formalities for holders of diplomatic passports (in Russian)
  179. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Korea on mutual abolition of visas for holders of service/official passports (in Russian)
  180. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Korea on mutual abolition of visa requirements (in Russian)
  181. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of South Ossetia on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia (in Russian)
  182. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic and service (official) passports (in Russian)
  183. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic on visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic, service and special passports (in Russian)
  184. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic on amendments to the agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic on visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic, official and special passports, concluded in the form of an exchange of Diplomatic Notes
  185. ^ a b Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Federal Council of the Swiss Confederation on simplification of issue of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and Swiss Confederation (in Russian)
  186. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on mutual waiver of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  187. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Thailand on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and subjects of the Kingdom of Thailand (in Russian)
  188. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Tunisia on the abolition of visa regime for holders of diplomatic, special or service passports (in Russian)
  189. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Turkey on visa-free trips on diplomatic passports (in Russian)
  190. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Turkey on conditions of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and Republic of Turkey (in Russian)
  191. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Turkmenistan on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
  192. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of Ukraine on visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and Ukraine (edition of 14.03.2007) (in Russian)
  193. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United Arab Emirates on the mutual abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic passports (in Russian)
  194. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on the abolition of visas for holders of diplomatic, service and official passports (in Russian)
  195. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on the conditions of waiver of visa formalities for mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay (in Russian)
  196. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan (in Russian)
  197. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu on mutual abolition of visa requirements for citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Vanuatu (in Russian)
  198. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Venezuela on visa-free trips on diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  199. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on waiver of visa requirements for mutual visits of nationals of the two countries (in English)
  200. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on waiver of visa requirements for mutual visits of nationals of the two countries (in Russian)
  201. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on the conditions of mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
  202. ^ Agreement between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Republic of Zimbabwe on visa-free regime for citizens of the Soviet Union and Zimbabwe, engaged in mutual travel for diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  203. ^ Decree of the Russian President "On the procedure of entry to the Russian Federation and departure from Russian Federation of persons without the citizenship, consisting in citizenship of the USSR and living in the Latvian Republic or the Estonian Republic" (in Russian)
  204. ^ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation on 5 April 2017 No. 153
  205. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Bulgaria on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
  206. ^ Agreement Between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Cyprus on conditions of trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and Citizens of the Republic of Cyprus (in Russian)
  207. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the government of the People's Republic of China on simplification of trips of citizens (in Russian)
  208. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Arab Republic of Egypt (in Russian)
  209. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the French Republic to facilitate on a mutual basis of conditions of entrance, trips and departure of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the French Republic (in Russian)
  210. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the government of the Federal Republic of Germany on simplification of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of Federal Republic of Germany (in Russian)
  211. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of India on simplification of mutual trips of certain categories of citizens of the two countries (in Russian)
  212. ^ The Protocol on amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of India on simplification of mutual trips of certain categories of citizens of the two countries (in Russian)
  213. ^ Diplomatic notes on the arrangement of issuing six-month multiple entry tourist visas for citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of India on mutual basis (in Russian)
  214. ^ Memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on the simplified order of issue of visas (in Russian)
  215. ^ Memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on visa questions (in Russian)
  216. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran on simplification of conditions of mutual trips of certain categories of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran (in Russian)
  217. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the State of Israel on terms and order of issue of visas for owners of diplomatic and service passports (in Russian)
  218. ^ Agreement in the form of exchange of notes between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation about a registration order on the basis of the principle of reciprocity of multi-visas for up to 90 days to citizens of the State of Israel – the owners of diplomatic and service passports following in a long business trip to the Russian Federation (in English, in Russian)
  219. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Italy on simplification of issue of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Italy (in Russian)
  220. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Japan on simplification of procedure of issuing visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of Japan (in Russian)
  221. ^ Agreement in the form of an exchange of diplomatic notes between the Russian Federation and Japan for extradition on a reciprocal basis, multiple-entry six-month tourist visas, multiple annual private visas, as well as multiple five-year business and humanitarian visas for citizens of Japan (in Russian)
  222. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Latvia on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
  223. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Latvian Republic on facilitation of mutual trips of residents of border territories of the Russian Federation and the Latvian Republic (in Russian)
  224. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein on simplification of procedure of issue of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and Principality of Liechtenstein (.doc file in Russian)
  225. ^ [12] (in Russian)
  226. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on simplification of issue of visas to citizens of the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Norway (in Russian)
  227. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on facilitation of mutual trips of residents of border territories of the Russian Federation and Kingdom of Norway (in Russian)
  228. ^ Protocol on amendments to the Annex to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on facilitation of mutual trips of residents of border territories of the Russian Federation and Kingdom of Norway (in Russian)
  229. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of the Republic of Poland on conditions of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of the Republic of Poland (in Russian)
  230. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Poland on rules of local border traffic (in Russian)
  231. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and government of Romania on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
  232. ^ Protocol between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of South Africa on consular questions (in Russian)
  233. ^ Memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Korea concerning issue of visas (with changes for 29 May 2002) (in Russian)
  234. ^ Protocol on modification of the Memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Korea concerning issue of visas of 18 March 1992 (in Russian)
  235. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Korea on simplification of the procedure of issue of visas for implementation of mutual short-term trips of citizens (in Russian)
  236. ^ Memorandum between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Kingdom of Spain of an order of issue of visas (with changes for 7 November 2014) (in Russian)
  237. ^ greement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Spain on modification of the Memorandum between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Kingdom of Spain on an order of issue of visas of 26 October 1990 (in Russian)
  238. ^ Agreement Between the Government of the Russian Federation and Government of Turkmenistan on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
  239. ^ The memorandum of understanding between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland concerning issue of visas to citizens (in Russian)
  240. ^ Agreement between the Government of Russian Federation and the United States on the simplification of visa procedures for citizens of the two countries (in Russian)
  241. ^ Agreement on the recommendatory list of documents for the consideration of visa applications of citizens (in Russian)
  242. ^ Agreement on reduce consular fees for issuing visas on a reciprocal basis (in Russian)
  243. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam about conditions of mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
  244. ^ Agreement in the form of exchange of notes on introduction of amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam about conditions of mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
  245. ^ [13] (in Russian)
  246. ^ [14]
  247. ^ Protocol on exchange of Notes between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic Angola and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics about mutual refusal of collection of consular fees for commission of consular actions by citizens and the HPA and USSR organizations (in Russian)
  248. ^ Agreement between the People's Republic Kampuchea and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on mutual refusal of collection of consular fees for commission of all consular actions (in Russian)
  249. ^ Exchange of letters between the ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USSR in Iran and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran about mutual to cancellation of collection of consular fees for issue of visas (in Russian)
  250. ^ Exchange of letters between the ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USSR in Japan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan on mutual refusal of consular fees for issue of visas (in Russian)
  251. ^ [15]
  252. ^ Exchange of diplomatic notes between the Mission of the USSR in New Zealand and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand about the mutual termination of collection of consular fees for issue of visas (in Russian)
  253. ^ [16]
  254. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and Council of ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina on conditions of mutual trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina (in Russian)
  255. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and Government of the National Republic of Bulgaria on conditions of mutual visa-free trips of citizens (in Russian)
  256. ^ Agreement on an order of mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and citizens of the National Republic of Bulgaria (in Russian)
  257. ^ Agreement on visa-free movement of citizens of the Commonwealth of Independent States on the territory of its participants (in Russian)
  258. ^ "Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Китайской Народной Республики о взаимных поездках граждан (прекратило действие с 26.04.2014 на основании международного соглашения от 22.03.2013), , Международное соглашение от 29 февраля 2000 года". 
  259. ^ "Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Китайской Народной Республики о безвизовых поездках по дипломатическим и служебным паспортам (прекратило действие с 25.05.2001 на основании международного соглашения от 29.02.2000), , Международное соглашение от 29 декабря 1993 года". 
  260. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the Republic of Cuba on mutual trips of citizens (scan in Russian)
  261. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus visa-free entry - exit
  262. ^ "Соглашение между Правительством Чешской Республики и Правительством Российской Федерации о безвизовых поездках граждан, , Международное соглашение от 07 декабря 1994 года". 
  263. ^ "Соглашение между Правительством Союза Советских Социалистических Республик и Правительством Чехословацкой Социалистической Республики об условиях взаимных поездок граждан обоих государств (утратило силу на основании Соглашения от 07.12.94), , Международное соглашение от 17 декабря 1981 года". 
  264. ^ Agreement on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and citizens of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (in Russian)
  265. ^ Protocol on refusal of visa requirements for citizens of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics at private trips to the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (in Slovak)
  266. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and Government of the Hungarian National Republic on conditions of mutual visa-free trips of citizens (in Russian)
  267. ^ Agreement on an order of mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and citizens of the Hungarian National Republic (in Russian)
  268. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government Democratic People's Republic of Korea about mutual trips of citizens (in Russian) (PDF, scan copy)
  269. ^ "Соглашение между Правительством Союза Советских Социалистических Республик и Правительством Лаосской Народно-Демократической Республики о безвизовом режиме для граждан обоих государств, совершающих служебные поездки ... (прекратило действие), , Международное соглашение от 20 декабря 1984 года". 
  270. ^ "Временное соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Литовской Республики о взаимных поездках граждан, Международное соглашение от 20 февраля 1995 года, Международный договор от 20 февраля 1995 года". 
  271. ^ Agreement on an order of mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and citizens of the Monolsky National Republic (in Russian)
  272. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Abkhazia on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia Agreement between the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and Government of the Polish National Republic on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of both states (in Russian)
  273. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and Government of the Polish National Republic on mutual visa-free trips of citizens of both states (in Russian)
  274. ^ The agreement between the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Romania on visa abolition for office, tourist, private and transit trips (in Russian)
  275. ^ The agreement between the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Romania on cancellation of the entrance - exit visas at trips on office affairs, on a visit to relatives and acquaintances and about cancellation of transit visas (in Russian)
  276. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Slovak Republic on visa-free travel (in Russian)
  277. ^ Agreement between the Government of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and Allied Executive Veche of Skupstina of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on mutual trips of citizens (in Russian)
  278. ^ "visa.kdmid.ru". visa.kdmid.ru. Retrieved 2016-12-26. 
  279. ^ FEderal law on the procedure for exiting and entring the Russian Federasion (in Russian)
  280. ^ "Getting your Russian travel visa - tips and tricks". Moscow Russia Insider's Guide. 
  281. ^ "Russia Visa requirements". SSCvisa. 
  282. ^ Visahouse.com
  283. ^ Russianvisa.org
  284. ^ Visalink-Russia.com
  285. ^ Russia to introduce fingerprint scanning for visa applicants in UK, Denmark, Myanmar, Namibia
  286. ^ [17]
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  289. ^ "Federal Law No. 114-FZ OF August 15, 1996 On the Procedure for Exiting and Entring the Russian Federation". Retrieved 2013-12-19. 
  290. ^ "Автоматизированная система обеспечения законодательной деятельности" (in Russian). Asozd2.duma.gov.ru. Retrieved 2016-12-26. 
  291. ^ Crimea proposes lifting visas for tourists
  292. ^ Crimea visits to be visa-free for Chinese travellers — Russia tourism chief
  293. ^ [19]
  294. ^ [20]
  295. ^ [21]
  296. ^ [22]
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  298. ^ "З-Мнбнярх - Аег Бхг Б Пняяхч Оепбшлх Бзеуюкх Свюярмхйх Велохнмюрю Лхпю Он Цпеаке Х Йюмнщ". Kommersant.ru. Retrieved 2016-12-26. 
  299. ^ 07:18, 21 марта 2015. "Участники чемпионата мира по водным видам спорта в Казани получат российские визы бесплатно". Interfax.ru. Retrieved 2016-12-26. 
  300. ^ "Владимир Путин: Гости Олимпиады могут приехать в Сочи на Олимпийские игры без виз, а только на основе аккредитации - Новости - Советский Спорт". Sovsport.ru. Retrieved 2016-12-26. 
  301. ^ "Хоккеисты НХЛ, которые приедут на ЧМ в Россию, смогут получить визы прямо в аэропорту - Газета.Ru | Новости". Gazeta.ru. 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2016-12-26. 
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  303. ^ Russia to ease visa regime for World Cup fans in 2018
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