Recall that unified electronic visas were introduced by the Federal Law of July 31, 2020 No. 305-FZ "On Amendments to the Federal Law On the procedure for leaving Russia and entering Russia".
Starting from January 1, 2021, this law introduces a universal united electronic single-entry visa for short-term stay of foreign citizens in Russia for tourism, business, guest and humanitarian purposes. The list of states whose citizens are issued a united electronic visa is determined by the Government of Russia under this law, and was approved by Order of the Government of Russia dated October 6, 2020 No. 2571-р, as we wrote in our news.
The e-visa is valid for 60 days from the date of its issuance with the permitted period of stay of a foreign citizen on the territory of Russia no more than 16 days from the date of entry. To apply for an e-visa, you need to fill out an application on a special website. The term for issuing an e-visa is no more than four calendar days from the date a foreign citizen submits an application for its issuance.
The list of checkpoints through which you can cross the Russian border with a single electronic visa was originally approved by Decree of the Government of Russia dated 10/23/2020 N 2741-r (read more in our news), which was further amended several times in the direction of increasing the number of such checkpoints (Orders of the Government of Russia No. 36-r dated January 16, 2021, No. 2440-r dated September 3, 2021, No. 2929-r dated October 19, 2021, No. 3526-r dated December 10, 2021, No. 280-r dated February 17, 2022, May 30, 2022 .2023 N 1419-r).
By the latest order of the Government of Russia dated May 30, 2023 No. 1419-r, three more sea checkpoints in St. Petersburg were added to the list: previously only the Marine Station was on the list, now Fort Konstantin, English (Angliyskaya) Embankment and Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment have been added to these points.
In connection with the COVID-19 epidemic, Russia introduced a moratorium on the issuance of electronic visas for an indefinite period, now the authorities are working on the issue of resuming its work.
We are closely monitoring all changes and official announcements and will update you as soon as possible.
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