Russia today announced the expansion of the list of checkpoints accessible to international travelers with an electronic visa (e-Visa).
The Russian government has just added a new checkpoint for entering Russia with an electronic visa (e-Visa), bringing the total number to 105.
“Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a directive on expanding the list of border checkpoints where foreigners will be able to use the unified e-visa to enter Russia,” says a statement published today on the Russian government website.
Ministerial Order No. 285-r, signed by the head of the Russian government on February 11, announces the addition of the road checkpoint in Tashanta, a town in the Altai Republic.
Tashanta is a small village close to the border with Mongolia. It serves as a strategic crossing point between the two countries, and is known for its importance in cross-border trade and tourism.
Electronic visa “will promote tourism” in Russia
As the authorities remind us in their press release, the mechanism enabling visitors to travel to Russia with an e-Visa was launched in the summer of 2023.
An e-Visa can be applied for from the Russian Foreign Ministry’s website evisa.kdmid.ru for tourist, business, humanitarian and private travel of up to 16 days.
To obtain an e-Visa, travelers do not need invitations, hotel reservations or any other documents confirming the purpose of the trip. The processing time is four days. The price of the Russian e-Visa is €50 / US$53, except for children under the age of six, for whom the e-Visa is issued free of charge.
“The use of the unified e-visa will promote tourism, enhance the investment appeal of regions, and contribute to economic growth,” says the Russian government.
In December 2024, Russia extended its list of countries eligible to obtain an eVisa to nationals of the following 64 states and territories:
- Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bhutan, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Eswatini, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Vatican City, Vietnam and Zimbabwe.
The 105 points of entry to Russia with an e-Visa
With this latest expansion of the e-Visa program, Russia now allows foreign travelers from 64 countries to enter the country via 105 checkpoints, including airports, seaports and land border crossings.
Here is the full list of authorized entry points for e-Visa holders:
Airports:
- Moscow (Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnoukovo and Joukovski)
- St. Petersburg (Pulkovo)
- Abakan
- Anadyr (Ugolny)
- Arkhangelsk (Talagi)
- Astrakhan (Narimanovo)
- Barnaul
- Belgorod
- Bryansk
- Cheboksary
- Chelyabinsk (Balandino)
- Grozny (North)
- Irkutsk
- Kaliningrad (Khrabrovo)
- Kaluga (Grabtsevo)
- Kazan
- Kemerovo
- Khabarovsk (Novy)
- Krasnodar (Pashkovsky)
- Krasnoyarsk (Yemelianovo)
- Lipetsk
- Makhachkala (Uytash)
- Mineralnye Vody
- Murmansk
- Nalchik
- Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino)
- Novosibirsk (Tolmatchevo)
- Omsk (Centralniy)
- Orenburg (Centralniy)
- Perm (Bolshoye Savino)
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Yelizovo)
- Rostov-on-Don (Platov)
- Samara (Kurumoch)
- Saratov (Gagarin)
- Sochi
- Syktyvkar
- Tchita (Kadala)
- Tomsk (Bogashevo)
- Tyumen (Roshchino)
- Ufa
- Ulan-Ude (Muhino)
- Ulyanovsk (Vostochny)
- Vladikavkaz (Beslan)
- Vladivostok (Knevichi)
- Volgograd (Gumrak)
- Yaroslavl (Tunoshna)
- Yekaterinburg (Koltsovo)
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Khomutovo)
Seaports:
- Great Port of St. Petersburg – Maritime Station section, Fort Konstantin, English Quay and Lieutenant Schmidt’s Quay (St. Petersburg Region – Leningrad)
- St. Petersburg Passenger Port (St. Petersburg – Leningrad Region)
- Port of Sochi – International Passenger and Cruise Shipping Center section (Krasnodar Region)
- Port of Kaliningrad (Kaliningrad Region)
- Port of Korsalov (Sakhalin Region)
- Port of Magadan (Magadan Region)
- Port of Nikolaevsk-on-Amur (Khabarovsk Region)
- Port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Kamchatka Region)
- Port of Posiet (Primorye Region)
- Port of Svetly (Kaliningrad Region)
- Port of Vladivostok (Primorye Region)
- Port of Vysotsk (Saint Petersburg – Leningrad Region)
- Port of Zarubino (Primorsk Region)
Railway stations:
- St. Petersburg-Finland station (St. Petersburg-Leningrad region) – border with Finland
- Khasan station (Primorsk Region) – Border with China
- Makhalino station (Primorsky Region) – Border with China
- Mamonovo station (Kaliningrad Region) – Border with Poland
- Naushki station (Republic of Buryatia) – Border with Mongolia
- Pogranichny station (Primorye Region) – Border with China
- Sovetsk station (Kaliningrad Region) – Border with Lithuania
- Zabaikalsk station (Transbaikal Region) – Border with China
Roads:
- Bagrationovsk (Kaliningrad Region) – Border with Poland
- Brusnichnoe (St. Petersburg Region – Leningrad) – Border with Finland
- Burachki (Pskov Region) – Border with Latvia
- Chernyshevskoye (Kaliningrad Region) – Border with Lithuania
- Gusev (Kaliningrad Region) – Border with Poland
- Ivangorod (St Petersburg – Leningrad Region) – Border with Estonia
- Kiakhta (Republic of Buryatia) – Border with Mongolia
- Kunichina Gora (Pskov Region) – Border with Estonia
- Lyutta (Republic of Karelia) – Border with Finland
- Mamonovo – Gronovo (Kaliningrad Region) – Border with Poland
- Mamonovo – Grzechotki (Kaliningrad Region) – Border with Poland
- Morskoe (Kaliningrad Region) – Border with Lithuania
- Pogranitchny (Kaliningrad Region) – Border with Poland
- Poltavka (Primorye Region) – Border with China
- Salla (Murmansk Region) – Border with Finland
- Shumilkino (Pskov Region) – Border with Estonia
- Solovievsk (Transbaikal Region) – Border with Mongolia
- Sovetsk (Kaliningrad Region) – Border with Lithuania
- Starotsurukhaytuysky (Transbaikal Region) – Border with China
- Suoperya (Republic of Karelia) – Border with Finland
- Svetogorsk (St Petersburg – Leningrad Region) – Border with Finland
- Tashanta (Republic of Altai) – Border with Mongolia
- Torfyanovka (Saint Petersburg Region – Leningrad)
- Turiy Rog (Primorye Region) – Border with China
- Ubylinka (Pskov Region) – border with Latvia
- Verkhniy Lars (Republic of North Ossetia-Alania)
- Vyartsilya (Republic of Karelia) – Border with Finland
Mixed:
- Amourzet (Jewish Autonomous Region) – Border with China
- Blagovechtchensk (Amur region) – Border with China
- Pokrovka (Khabarovsk Region) – Border with China
River:
- Khabarovsk (Khabarovsk Region) – Border with China
Pedestrian:
- Ivangorod (St. Petersburg – Leningrad Region) – Border with Estonia
