Russia has launched an e-visa facility for Indians from August 1, allowing travellers to the country to surpass the hassles of obtaining a regular visa.
The e-visa facility, also available for travellers from 54 other countries, does not require a visit to consulates or embassies.
🔴 To get an e-visa it is necessary to fill in an application on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia not earlier than 40 days and later than four days before the planned trip.
🔴 The e-visa furnished is valid for 60 days from the date of issue and allows tourists to stay on the territory of Russia for 16 days.
🔴 A digital photo and a scan of the information page of the passport are needed to apply for an e-visa.
🔴 It will allow travel on a guest, business, or tourist visit as well as to participate in scientific, cultural, socio-political, economic, and sports events.
🔴 Extension of the e-visa will be carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation or its territorial bodies at the place of migration registration of a foreign citizen at the place of stay, and if there is no migration registration at the place of stay – at the place of actual stay by way of issuing an ordinary (not electronic) visa.
🔴 The status of your application may be as follows: “Draft” (means that the application has been partially completed or has not yet been sent for processing); “Awaiting payment” (means that the payment of the consular fee has not been made or has not yet gone through); “Accepted for processing” (means that the application is being processed); “Returned for editing” (means that incorrect information was found during the processing of the application. You need to make corrections and then resubmit the application for processing); “Processing completed” (decision on the application has been made).
“Launch of e-visa will increase tourist flow. To make the stay of guests from India as comfortable as possible, Moscow is actively working on the improvement of infrastructure for international travelers. We also have close cooperation with Indian companies in the field of tourism, which allows us to expand our tourist offer and tailor it to the needs of our guests,” said Evgeny Kozlov, Chairman of the Moscow City Tourism Committee.
Currently, more than 10 weekly flights connect India and Moscow.
