Update: Officials announce nationals eligible for e-visa travel to St. Petersburg

IMPACT – MEDIUM

Russian officials have announced the countries whose nationals will be eligible for e-visas when traveling to St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region beginning Oct. 1. Nationals of the following countries will be able to apply for single-entry e-visas for business, tourism or humanitarian visits.

Additional information: E-visas for those traveling to St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region will be valid for 30 calendar days with an eight-day limit on a visitor’s duration of stay. No fees will be assessed for e-visa issuance. The St. Petersburg-Leningrad program will be launched ahead of a nationwide e-visa program expected to take effect Jan. 1 and following the implementation of the Kaliningrad e-visa program earlier this year.

Analysis & Comments: The e-visa program will ease business, tourist and humanitarian travel for eligible foreign nationals visiting St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region. More information on the nationwide e-visa program is expected in the coming weeks and months.

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