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28 June 2022

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28 June 2022

Certificate adoption

The Russian COVID passport has been in use since late January 2021.

Instrument type

Both vaccination and immunity based

Certificate name

Russian COVID passport

Timeline

Already in use

Certificate details

This QR code based document is issued if

(i) have been infected and recovered from the disease or

(ii) received the second dose. The document contains date of vaccination, name and series of the vaccines, and the doctor’s signature.

Certificate format

Electronic format, QR code based

Entry protocol

For general measure

All non-Russian travellers, including minors, must submit a certificate of a negative COVID19 PCR test taken within 48 hours of their arrival in Russia before boarding the trip. The certificate must be written in either English or Russian. However, Russian nationals are not required to perform a COVID-19 PCR test before departure, regardless of their country of origin.
Only nationals and citizens of the following countries are permitted to enter Russia for tourist purposes:
- Russian Federation
- United Arab Emirates
- Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Austria
- Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria
- Colombia, Costa Rica, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Cuba, Czech republic
- Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican republic
- Egypt, Ethiopia
- Finland, France
- Germany, Greece
- Hungary
- India, Iceland, Iraq, Iran, Ireland, Italy
- Japan, Jordan
- Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea (Rep.), Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait
- Lebanon, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg
- Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongola, Morocco
- Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Macedonia, Norway
- Oman
- Peru, Portugal
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria
- Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunis, Turkey
- United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan
- Venezuela and Vietnam

For other measures

Here are the exemptions for those who are not allowed to enter Russia:
- Employees of accredited or appointed diplomatic missions and consular offices of foreign states in the Russian Federation, international organizations and their delegates, other authoritative operations of foreign states located on Russian Federation territory, as well as family members of these people, with no constraint on the originating country.
- Nationals of other nations may travel without regard to their country of origin if they are traveling for one of the following reasons:
  - To meet close relatives (spouse/parents/children/grandparents/siblings) or to travel with family members who are Russian Federation nationals. Documentary confirmation of connection is required.
  - To operate in Russia as a high qualification specialist, the organization inviting this category of travellers must apply for OK to board confirmation through GOSUSLUGI.RU, and the traveller must travel with a printed copy of this confirmation.
  - For medical treatment, evidence of travel must be provided, and a special visa must be obtained if a visa is necessary (dependent on nationality). The medical facility must request for OK to board confirmation through GOSUSLUGI.RU, and the traveller must travel with a printed copy of this confirmation.
  - To study in Russia, students must provide an invitation letter from a Russian university as well as an OK to board confirmation. The university must submit an application for OK to board confirmation through GOSUSLUGI.RU