Single-entry transit visa is issued to the citizens of Italy, citizens of other countries and persons without citizenship for an entry to the Russian Federation with a purpose of travelling in transit through the Russian Federation territory for a period up to 10 days (by road or railway) or for period up to 3 days (by air) based on tickets valid for exit from the Russian Federation, a visa allowing an entry into a neighbouring country according to the itinerary, a visa of a destination country or a passport of this country.

A transit visa is issued to a foreign citizen travelling thorough the territory of the Russian Federation by a private vehicle or a truck for a period necessary for a travel by a shortest route (but for no more than 10 days). The visa duration is calculated in this case based on an average supposed daily mileage, which is 500 km.

Double-entry transit visa duration may not exceed one month. In case when a foreign citizen needs to travel through the Russian Federation to a third country and then return by the same way through the Russian Federation in a period exceeding one month, it is necessary to obtain a single-entry transit visa, the second transit visa must be obtained in a Russian Consulate of a destination country.

A transit visa is not needed:

• in case of a non-stop air transport flight over the Russian Federation territory;
• in case of a change of planes in an airport of the Russian Federation with a transit area, providing a subsequent flight to a destination country is executed within 24 hours from the arrival date to the Russian Federation.

IMPORTANT! If you are planning to leave the transit area, a transit visa must be obtained!

Please note!  All trips between Russia and Belarus are considered to be domestic. Therefore, one must go through the border and passport control only in one of these countries. Due to this reason the passengers heading to or from Belarus with a transfer in Russia must obtain a transit visa. Furthermore, US citizens that have a transit on the Russian territory have to apply for a transit visa even if the duration of their stay within the transit zone of the airport is less than 24 hours.

Please note! Medical insurance policy must contain:

1. contract date;
2. policy number;
3. first name, last name and date of birth of a policy holder;
4. details of the insurer;
5. a policy must be valid for the whole duration of the;
6. list of medical and medical transportation services including repatriation of remains;
7. coverage territory – the whole world or the Russian Federation; Europe, including Russia;
8. coverage for at least 30.000 EUR;
9. signature of the insurer and stamp of the insurance company.

Insurance policies, letters of confirmation from insurance organizations not containing the above-mentioned information, set forms with the seals of the insurance companies and other insurance documents not fulfilling the indicated requirements are not considered.