Citizens of 18 countries may be granted a Russian e-visa to Far Eastern Federal District and citizens of 53 countries may be granted a Russian e-visa to Kaliningrad Oblast and Saint-Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast.
E-visa is valid for entry into and exit from the Russian Federation only through the following state border crossing points located in the territory of Kaliningrad Oblast and Far Eastern Federal District:
Foreign citizens should leave the territory of Russia only through checkpoints of the constituent entity of Russia which they entered.
E-visa is a single-entry visa and issued for 30 days from the date of its issuance. The permitted stay in Russia with an e-visa is up to 8 days starting from midnight (00:00) of the date of entry, within its validity period. E-visa’s validity and/or the permitted stay under it cannot be extended. Russian e-visa can be of the following categories only: ordinary business visa (purpose of journey is business), ordinary tourist visa (purpose of journey is tourism), and ordinary humanitarian visa (purpose of journey is sports, cultural, scientific and technological ties). If the purpose of your journey to Russia does not correspond to any of the above, you should apply for a traditional (non-electronic) visa.
To apply for a Russian e-visa, you must be a holder of a passport from one of the following countries:
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