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Russia recently launched a controversial visa program, the Shared Values Visa (SVV), designed to attract international talent sharing "moral values" and strengthen cultural ties with various countries. This new visa is generating a great deal of interest, and is also raising questions about its political and economic implications. Nationalities eligible for ... Read the article

The Russian Federation, under the impetus of President Vladimir Putin, has recently introduced a policy to simplify and speed up residence permits for foreigners who share traditional Russian spiritual and moral values. The decree, signed on August 19, 2024, is part of a broader strategy to strengthen the values ... Read the article

Russia recently unveiled - via its TASS news agency - a draft law designed to further limit and control the length of foreign nationals' stays on its territory.

According to the local authorities, demand for visas to Russia is rising sharply, thanks in part to the growing interest in the country on the part of foreign tourists. In 2023, statistics show an impressive increase in the number of visas issued by Russian diplomatic missions and consulates abroad. What's more, access to the Russian e-Visa ... Read the article

On December 13, the State Duma passed a law suspending certain provisions of Russia's international agreements on easing visa requirements for citizens of the European Union, Denmark, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

From November 24, 2023, the visa centers for Russia located in Paris, Marseille, Nice and Strasbourg will close their doors. From now on, French residents wishing to obtain a visa to travel to Russia will have to contact Russian consulates or the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Paris.

August 1, 2023 will mark the re-launch date of Russia's electronic visa (E-Visa). Kremlin authorities have announced that this online visa will be available to eligible travelers from the beginning of the month. This e-visa service had been suspended in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Read the article

The news broke on Tuesday, May 23: Russia's Minister of Economic Development, Maxim Reshetnikov, announced that the government was "working on the issue of resuming an electronic visa" as of July 1. Indeed, a law passed in July 2020 allowed citizens of 53 countries (including the European Union) to travel ... Read the article

Russia has announced its intention to abolish the visa regime with several Muslim countries, an initiative spearheaded by Mikhail Bogdanov, the Russian president's special envoy for the Middle East and Africa and deputy foreign minister. The plan, which is said to be already underway, is aimed at facilitating travel for tourist purposes ... Read the article

Since April 28, Russia has made it possible for foreign travelers and their children under the age of 18 to register their stay online.

Almost a year to the day since the start of the war in Ukraine, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on Tuesday approving a facilitated visa regime for citizens of 19 countries.

The Russian Foreign Ministry is to provide reports to the President by June 1 on preparations for the resumption of unified electronic visas for citizens of 52 countries.

It's been months now since Russia decided to go to war with its Ukrainian neighbor. Since then, the conflict has wreaked havoc and damaged Moscow's image in the eyes of the world. Despite this situation, Russia is determined to keep its tourism sector afloat.

The Embassy of the Russian Federation in France has announced that all types of visas have been issued since August 4 for its consular section as well as the consulates general in Marseille, Strasbourg and the chancellery in Villefranche-sur-Mer. This announcement concerns paper visas only, as the Russian electronic visa (e-Visa) is still suspended ... Read the article

After Germany and 47 other partner countries, Moscow has decided to resume flights from France, a first since the start of the pandemic. Since the end of July, Moscow and St. Petersburg have been accessible several times a week from Paris or Nice, with direct flights. As a reminder, the e-Visa is still suspended for the ... Read the article

While Russia has decided to unify its e-visa throughout its territory from January 1, 2021, Ivan Volynkin, Director of the Consular Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that the e-visa may become multiple-entry very soon. At present, the Russian e-visa is a single-entry ... Read the article

As we previously reported, Russia is preparing its new e-Visa for early 2021. A few days ago, we received new details about the latter: As you know, the new version of the Russian e-Visa will allow you to visit the country with a single visa, when you previously had to apply for a ... Read the article

From January 2021, Russia will offer an e-Visa for visiting the entire country. We tell you all about it! When the Russian e-Visa was released in 2019, nationals of 53 countries were given the opportunity to visit Russia by obtaining their visa online. However, only the regions of Leningrad, ... Read the article

Since 2019, the Russian government has introduced an electronic visa for visiting three regions: Leningrad, Kaliningrad and the Far East. It is therefore currently not possible to visit several regions on the same visa. Last week, Russia's State Duma passed a new bill allowing new visas to be issued in the country's ... Read the article

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has spoken out about the possibility of Russia's new e-Visa becoming a multiple-entry visa. This e-Visa is scheduled for introduction on January 1, 2021. Nothing has yet been confirmed, but this possibility should be studied very soon. On the other hand, travelers who have cancelled their stay due to the ... Read the article