Rusia: Condiciones de entrada

Passport and Visa Requirements

Passport and Visa Service: For information, consult the Visatorussia website. But to be on the safe side, consult directly the services of the Russian Embassy in your country.

For Further Information: If you want to know where the Embassy and Consulates are in your country, click here.

For visa requirements and health advices based on your personal details and itinerary, check IATA Travel Website.

Taxation On Persons: None
Tobacco: 200 cigarettes
100 cigarillos
50 cigars
or 250g of tobacco
Alcohol: 2 litres for persons over 21.
Perfume: A reasonable quantity for personal use.
Foreign Currency: Authorized up to 10 000 USD
Obligatory Declaration of Foreign Currency: Over USD3 000
Local Currency: Authorized up to 10 000 USD for export. No restrictions for import.
Obligatory Declaration of Local Currency: Over USD3 000
How to Refund Consumption Tax: Not possible for the moment; measures are being studied.
Other Requirements: The rules change quickly. It may be preferable to contact your nearest Embassy or Consulate to get up to date information.

Obligatory Vaccination and Other Recommendations: No vaccinations required.
Visitors staying more than 3 months must produce a certificate of HIV-negative status (see this with the Embassy).
Because counterfeiting of medicines has increased so much in Russia, travelers are advised to take with them the medicines they need for their state of health or for treatment.
For Further Information: The pages of the WHO website devoted to Russia (in English)
The website of the Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development (in Russian)

Crime: The number of attacks of a racist nature is increasing, in particular in Moscow and St Petersburg. Colored people are therefore encouraged to avoid areas where the skinheads go as well as large gatherings. In the big cities, people are frequently robbed or are victims of confidence tricks.
Terrorist Risk: Russia has been the scene of many terrorist operations over the last few years. The risk is particularly high in Moscow.
The region of the North Caucasus is still very unstable and should therefore be avoided especially.
Risk of Natural Disaster: Risks are low on the whole, the worst of them being linked to the intense cold.
The Far East, and particularly the island of Sakhaline, is an area of seismic activity.
Traveling Women Conditions: Traveling conditions for women are the same as for men.
For Further Information: The Current Travel Warnings of the US State Department
The recommendations of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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