The moratorium on issuing unified electronic visas for foreigners to enter Russia has been officially lifted. This follows from the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers published on 2022, July 15 on the state portal pravo.gov.ru .
The ban on issuing entry documents was introduced at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2020. At that time, the Government reported that this measure was exceptional and temporary. However, it eventually took the authorities more than 2 years to cancel it.
At the same time, the Cabinet of Ministers, in accordance with the decision of the operations center for combating coronavirus infection, introduced a number of significant exemptions for the entry of foreign tourists into Russia. In particular, now citizens of foreign countries do not need to provide additional grounds for arriving in the Russian Federation (study, work, treatment, etc.). At the same time, the norm applies both when crossing the sea, air, and land borders. The only requirement is the result of a PCR test done no later than 48 hours.
As for the e-visa itself, the mechanism of its operation remains unchanged. Citizens of 52 countries, including India, have the right to issue a document, it will be possible to enter Russia through any specially equipped checkpoint, regardless of the subject of the Russian Federation, and travel throughout the country.
