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Russian Visa Registration 1st Nov 2017

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Russian Visa Registration 1st Nov 2017

According to Government of the Russian Federation No. 413 each foreigner entering the territory of the Russian Federation should register his or her visa within 72 hours upon arrival, except for weekends and official state holidays. Failure to register a visa may lead to detention by the Russian police, fines and other inconveniences. To register the visa, one needs a migration card.

The migration card should be filled out by every foreigner entering Russia. It is divided into two parts, top part of the card is collected by the passport/visa control officials, while the bottom part is collected when the person exits Russia. Migration cards serve as a statistical tool and a record of entry, exit, and registration. The card is also necessary to register at hotels.

Migration cards are available at all ports of entry from Russian immigration officials. Every time one enters Russia, he or she needs a new card. To register your Russian visa, you need to present your migration card. Visitors who have not put a registration mark in the migration card will be considered illegal. The only type of visa that is not supposed to be registered is transit visa. Also note that if you are going to stay in Russia for less than 3 days there is no need to register your visa. Proof of visa registration is a rectangular stamp in the migration card indicating period of validity, date of registration, registration number, name of registering authority and signature of executing officer.

A failure to register Russian visa is likely to result in problems leaving Russia and when trying to reenter Russia in the future. Foreign visitors not submitting migration cards during their last stay in the Russian Federation will be restricted to reentering the country.

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