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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has approved a list of fifty-three states whose residents will be able to come to St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region with an electronic visa starting from next month, RIA Novosti reports. President Vladimir Putin ordered the introduction of the relevant regime in July.
The list defined by the government includes all countries of the European Union. Earlier guests from Europe could order an electronic visa for visits to the Kaliningrad region and the Far Eastern regions. From the beginning of 2021, foreign travellers will have the opportunity to use electronic visas to get to know all parts of Russia.
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reported that from July 1, foreign citizens received the right to enter the Kaliningrad Region with electronic visas. They are issued free of charge and can be one-time business, humanitarian or tourist. The issuance of electronic visas to visit the Far East started in August 2017.
Permission to enter the territory of the Russian Federation is issued for a period of thirty days, but you can stay in Russia for no more than eight days. An electronic visa is issued free of charge based on the application of a foreign citizen. It must be submitted four days before the date of entry. A special website has also been created for obtaining visas.
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