Russia Visa Free Travel Applications Opened

                                                     Once again foreigners from all countries can visit Russia without visa. Russia has announced visa free entry for all nationals to attend an upcoming football tournament, EURO 2020.

Why Visa Free Entry to Russia?

4 matches of Euro 2020 football tournament will be played in a city of Russia, Saint Petersburg. So, Russia has offered visa free entry for football lovers in order to make this event highly successful. This list of 4 matches in Saint Petersburg is as follows:

1. Saturday 13 June – Group B: Belgium v Russia (22:00, local time).
2. Wednesday 17 June – Group B: Finland v Russia (16:00, local time).
3. Monday  22 June – Group B: Finland v Belgium (22:00, local time).
4. Friday  3 July – QF1: Winner 6 v Winner 5 (19:00, local time).

When to Travel Visa Free?

Visa free entry will start 14 days in advance from the first match which will be played in Saint Petersburg. It means you are allowed to enter Russia without visa from 30 May 2020 or later when you want.

You can stay in Russia maximum up to 10 days after the last match in saint peters-burg. It means you can stay there until 13 July 2020. You have to leave Russia before 13 July 2020 or on 13 July 2020.

Requirements of Visa Free Entry:

There are three major requirements to get visa free entry to Russia regarding Euro 2020 football tournament:

1. Valid Passport.
2. Match Ticket
   • You have to buy at least one ticket of any match which will be played in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Do not buy tickets of matches which will be played outside Russia.
3. Fan ID       

•       The government of Russia issues this documents. It is free of cost. You need to get it in order to enter Russia without visa. You have to buy match ticket first and then you can apply for fan id.

      If you have these three documents, you do not need to get Russia visa. You will be allowed to enter Russia without visa. There is no other requirements to get this visa free entry.

        You can buy match ticket from official website of UEFA. The ticket application portal is currently open and keep on accepting applications for tickets until 18 December 14:00 CET (central European time zone). However, tickets will be granted at the end of January 2020 but you have to submit application now.

      Usually you have to create account first at UEFA website and then you can apply for match tickets.

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