From Oct 1 Indian Travelers can Enter Russia on Free E-visa for 8 Days

There is pleasant news for travel lovers. From 1^st October Indians can travel to Russia by using the e-Visa.

Russia has embarked on the plan to increase the entry points from where most overseas visitors, can undertake their journey.

Its President, Vladimir Putin, has signed a decree, stating that these travelers can visit St. Petersburg and Leningrad, from Oct. 1, 2019, for a maximum period of eight days. It reads that the overseas citizens can enter/leave Russia by using the checkpoints in St Petersburg/Leningrad region, on a single-entry, using the tourist, business, and humanitarian visas, on electronic augmented documents.

As everyone knows, the e-Visa serves as an alternative, to the standard and paper-based visa, which is issued by an embassy. It is also an official document, principally issued online, by the Department of Immigration, allowing the entry and travel of a foreigner. It is easy and simple to obtain, and makes foreign travel totally hassle-free.

The persons, intending to visit these places, for eight days maximum, can use the e-Visas. As per an official of the Russian Embassy, the e-visas, are issued based on the decision of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Russia, when a foreign citizen, makes the request, by filling out the details, on the ministerial website.

Important facts to know about online e-visas:

• Filling up the e-applications

• There must be a four day gap before the intended date of visit.

• The e-application will also have the digital photo

• The validity of e-visa is for 30 days

• The holder can use it to stay for 8 days

• No other documents are necessary for receiving the e-visa.

• An e-visa is issued within 4 calendar days, and these include bank holidays and weekends.

• It does not need any invitations/confirmations.

• It requires only filling the form of application on the website; there is no need to spend time for visiting the consular agency in the business hours.

• The website never closes and also works 24/7;

• Finally there is no payment to obtain the e-visa.