Russian visas may become more expensive for tourists from a number of countries

The government has submitted to the State Duma a draft law on the suspension of a number of provisions of international treaties of the Russian Federation on simplifying the issuance of visas to citizens of the European Union, the Kingdom of Denmark, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway, and the Swiss Confederation.

Russian visas may become more expensive for tourists from a number of countries

The draft law aims to synchronize the regime of collecting visa fees for issuing Russian visas with the standards currently established by the European Community, the Kingdom of Denmark, Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway, the Swiss Confederation, whose authorities unilaterally completely suspended the aforementioned international agreements with the Russian Federation on the mutual simplification of the issuance of visas, including increased rates of visa fees.

The cost of Russian visas will be increased depending on the urgency and frequency in the range of $50-300, and the corresponding income from their issuance can increase by 2,8 times.