BEGINNING 1 OCTOBER 2019,【RUSSIA】IS OFFERING MALAYSIANS A FREE E-VISA
Starting from October 1, 2019, nationals of 53 foreign States may be granted an e-visa to enter the Russian Federation through air, naval, automobile, and pedestrian checkpoints located in the territory of Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad region.
The list of foreign States whose nationals can apply for e-visa:
- Austria
- Andorra
- Bahrain
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Vatican
- Hungary
- Germany
- Greece
- Denmark
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Ireland
- Iceland
- Spain
- Italy
- Qatar
- Cyprus
- China (including Taiwan)
- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Kuwait
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Oman
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- San Marino
- Saudi Arabia
- Northern Macedonia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Turkey
- Philippines
- Finland
- France
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Switzerland
- Sweden
- Estonia
- Japan
An e-visa is valid for entry into and exit from the Russian Federation only through the following State border crossing points of the Russian Federation located in the territory of the territory of Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad region:
PLEASE NOTE: Entry and exit on an e-visa by means of rail transport is currently unavailable.
The e-visas can be used for business, tourist, or humanitarian purposes. A regular visa would have to be obtained for other cases.
Applicants will need to fill out a form on the website of the Consular Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry and upload a photograph.
The application should also be made no later than four days and no earlier than 20 days before the expected date of entry. The e-visa is valid for 30 days from the date of issuance.
- Up to date 01 October 2019, 'FREE e-visa' is strictly applicable for travellers visit the territory of Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad region only, if your travel plan is to visit other cities or different regions like Moscow either by land or air, Russia tourist visa is required and mandatory.
- Please, note that visas type cannot be changed. If your travel plans changed after visa was issued you have to reapply for a new visa abroad.
- You don’t need to book a flight ticket before you apply for a visa.
- It is recommended not to buy the ticket until the visa is granted.
- Please be advised that person cannot have two valid visas in one passport. In this case the first visa is to be cancelled.
- It is a common knowledge that the right to allow entrance on its territory is a courtesy of any country. Thus visa can be denied if the Consulate has serious reasons to believe that the applicant's visit to the Russian Federation is not desirable, the disclosure of the reason for the denial can be withheld. Besides, the Consulate reserves the right in certain cases to consider your visa applications for as long as it deems necessary. However, even if visa is granted, it does not guarantee entry on the territory of the Russian Federation. Like in most other countries, the decision to allow entry is eventually taken by the immigration officials. Therefore, a visa holder is recommended to carry as a back-up for possible presentation during immigration control the same evidence that was submitted to the consular officer in support of his/her visa (an original of travel voucher, a copy of travel confirmation or a copy of official invitation).
Source from: CONSULAR PORTAL OF THE CONSULAR DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (С) 2019
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