Russia Travel Guide: Travel Preparation
Passport and Visa:
Valid passport and visa required by all.

Passport and Visa regulations for all the CIS states are liable to change at short notice. All travelers are advised to contact the nearest Russian Embassy or Consulate for up to date details. If there is no Consular representative of a CIS state in a particular country, the Embassy of the Russian Federation may be empowered to issue visas for that state. In the absence of a specific Consular representative issuing visas for a destination, contact the nearest Consular representative of the Russian Federation well in advance of travel.

Transit visas are required by all except passengers remaining in the transit zone of Moscow Sheremetievo airport with an onward or connecting flight. They must hold onward tickets and all documents for the next destination.

Note: Whilst in the country, visitors must carry ID at all times. Rather than carry original documents, it is advisable to carry photocopies of passports and visas, which will facilitate replacement should either be stolen.
Passport and Visa regulations for all the CIS states are liable to change at short notice. All travelers are advised to contact the nearest Russian Embassy or Consulate for up to date details. If there is no Consular representative of a CIS state in a particular country, the Embassy of the Russian Federation may be empowered to issue visas for that state. In the absence of a specific Consular representative issuing visas for a destination, contact the nearest Consular representative of the Russian Federation well in advance of travel.
Transit visas are required by all except passengers remaining in the transit zone of Moscow Sheremetievo airport with an onward or connecting flight. They must hold onward tickets and all documents for the next destination.
Note: Whilst in the country, visitors must carry ID at all times. Rather than carry original documents, it is advisable to carry photocopies of passports and visas, which will facilitate replacement should either be stolen.





Russia Travel Guide: Travel Preparation
