Visa-free entry for Indians In Russia from March 2025 – Details Inside

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Dil Bar Irshad | December 16, 2024 | 04:02 PM IST | Articles/Editorials, Featured by VoM, India, Russia, World | Follow on Google News

Visa-free entry for Indians In Russia from March 2025 – Details Inside

Visa-free entry for Indians In Russia: If indian visitors wish to visit Russia, there is a good news for them. As Russia is planning visa-free entry for Indian tourists, tourists will not face issues, as earlier reported in obtaining visas.

What’s the Earlier Process, and what’s new going to happen?

Earlier, the tourists from india were required to obtain visas based on travel purposes. Like, if a Indian visit has to visit to tourists destinations in Russia, they had to seek/obtain visas for tourist purpose, and similarly, goes for other purposes.
Presently, it in in effect. But as Russia is planning visa-free entry for Indian tourist by March 2025, if this happens, the Indian visitors won’t face this issue, would be able to travel without visa.

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Is Visa-Free Entry on Cards !!

In June month of the year, the authorities of Russia and India, had a discussion on a bilateral agreement on visa relaxation requirements. As presently, visitors have to apply for a Unified e-visa (UEV), which nearly takes four days, for processing. This proves beneficial for the tourists, and provide travel access for different purposes. The citizens from 55 counties, including India, could visit Russia Federation through UEV.

What’s the Influx Ratio of Indian Tourists in Russia?

Russia has witnessed nearly 26% increase in tourists influx in year 2023, as compared to year 2022. India ranks high in terms of travellers from non-CIS Nations. In first half of 2024, about 28, 500 Indian travellers visited Moscow, with 1.5-fold increase, as compared to the same period of last year.

How Indian Tourists Can Apply For UEV

Those who are keen to to visit Moscow, though present effective system of UEV, can consult the Consular Division of Russian Embassy. Through, online link, given here, booking can take place.

Dil Bar Irshad

Dil Bar Irshad is a seasoned journalist, hails from Jammu Kashmir's Doda, covers political, social, business stories, index stories.