Case: Travel to Russia
Travelling to Russia, either for personal reasons or business purposes, has peculiar requirements that you may be unfamiliar with.
Unlike travelling across Western Europe, travelling to Russia requires a visa in the first place. Obtaining a visa has also unique requirements. You will need an “invitation” from a tourist organization, a business company, or an individual, depending on the purpose of your visit, and to enclose that invitation together with your visa application at the Russian Consulate.
Besides, if you will be staying for more than three days in a particular town, even as a tourist, you will need to register at the so called OVIR, depending on the local police department. Please look at our registration page, as there may be changes with time.
Usually, the tourist organization or agency that you have hired will do all that for you. However, if you are travelling independently, you need to be aware of these requisites to avoid problems with your visa application or when leaving the country.
These peculiarities should not prevent you from visiting a very unique and special country. Russian citizens, by the way, have to comply with similar requirements when travelling to Western Europe or America.
St. Petersburg in winter.
Maybe you already have visited many countries, met people from different races, maybe you are already familiar with many sights of the world… Do you want to see a country that occupies two continents and is washed by three oceans, a country with dozens nationalities and customs, a country with a great past and interesting nowadays life?
Russia is huge and it is impossible to make an opinion on the country when visiting only tourist places at Moscow and St. Petersburg. Everyone can find a place in this country that will be kept in your mind forever. It depends on your wishes. You can enjoy mountains in Altay Land, you can try the clean and deep waters of the Baikal Lake.The great forests and untouched nature of Siberia have many wonders.
If you never saw white nights or Northern Lights you can make a trip to Northern Russia… Everywhere you will find a beautiful countryside and towns with amazing monuments that are worth visiting.
And of course, you will have the opportunity to meet and get to know Russian people…
We hope that you will enjoy your time in our country, and that your visit will give you the opportunity to build interesting personal and business relations.
Please have a look at our “about Russia” pages. We will regularly add information about different regions in Russia. You can also have a look at the travel services we are currently recommending.
