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Russia simplifies entry through Far-Eastern border

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Russia simplifies entry through Far-Eastern border


02.03.2020

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Foreigners with electronic visas will be able to enter the territory of the Far Eastern Federal District through automobile and river checkpoints. The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin has signed the corresponding document, RIA Novosti reports.

The list of checkpoints was determined by the government. At the same time, the simplified entry procedure will not apply to railway and sea checkpoints, since there are no technical means to check internet-issued visas.

The changes will make it possible to improve the conditions for increasing the tourist flow of guests from abroad to the Far East, which will help the creation and development of tourism and other social infrastructure. In turn, this will lead to increased investment attractiveness and budget revenues at all levels, as well as to the strengthening of the economy of the Far Eastern Federal District as a whole.

The issuance of electronic visas for visiting the Far East started in August, 2017. An electronic visa provides access to the Primorsky Territory, Kamchatka and Sakhalin. Foreign citizens can check in and out both through Knevichi International Airport and through the Vladivostok maritime checkpoint. An electronic visa is issued free of charge based on the application of a foreign citizen. It must be submitted four days before the date of entry. A special website has also been created for obtaining visas.

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