# Travel to Russia **URL:** https://forum.russiable.com/c/travel-to-russia/5.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forum.russiable.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.russiable.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.russiable.com/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Messenger apps](https://forum.russiable.com/t/messenger-apps/303)
**Author:** [@Cal](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Cal)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/messenger-apps/303 "2026-01-19T09:14:04Z")
I am hearing that whatsapp no longer works in Russia. Does anyone know of the messenger apps that still work in Russia? I know of only Telegram. I’m asking if there are any others that we know of. ? --- ## [Is Foreign travel to the Donbass allowed?](https://forum.russiable.com/t/is-foreign-travel-to-the-donbass-allowed/304)
**Author:** [@Bill](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Bill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/is-foreign-travel-to-the-donbass-allowed/304 "2025-12-31T19:11:16Z")
Has anyone travelled to Donetsk, Lugansk or Mariupol? There seem to be a few hotels that are open in these cities according to Yandex maps. And there is bus service from the Russian side. I’m thinking of taking a bus … --- ## [Visa needed for connecting flight via minsk to Saint Petersburg?](https://forum.russiable.com/t/visa-needed-for-connecting-flight-via-minsk-to-saint-petersburg/301)
**Author:** [@nimishaagarwal50](https://forum.russiable.com/u/nimishaagarwal50)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/visa-needed-for-connecting-flight-via-minsk-to-saint-petersburg/301 "2025-11-21T11:47:38Z")
I’m flying from baku to Saint Petersburg via minsk (one way) as an Indian citizen. I have a russian evisa. Do i need a multiple entry russian visa or separate visa at minsk airport? I’m very confused --- ## [ZenHotels not working in Russia? User reports](https://forum.russiable.com/t/zenhotels-not-working-in-russia-user-reports/298)
**Author:** [@Timsmaling](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Timsmaling)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2025, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/zenhotels-not-working-in-russia-user-reports/298 "2025-11-17T03:09:00Z")
Hi i am unable to Find hotels in Russia using Zenhotels are other people also experiencing this issue? --- ## [Registration in RU](https://forum.russiable.com/t/registration-in-ru/224)
**Author:** [@Himynameis](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Himynameis)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/registration-in-ru/224 "2025-11-16T08:46:58Z")
Hi, I have a question about my upcoming trip, I will be staying one night in Kaliningrad and then 4 in Saint Petersburg and then 10 days in Moscow. I already have an accommodation booked for Saint Petersburg, But they … --- ## [How to get a Russian phone number as a foreigner (new SIM law)](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-get-a-russian-phone-number-as-a-foreigner-new-sim-law/203)
**Author:** [@NorseVictory](https://forum.russiable.com/u/NorseVictory)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2025, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-get-a-russian-phone-number-as-a-foreigner-new-sim-law/203 "2025-11-09T23:44:10Z")
In short, the process is: get notarized translation of your (non-Russian) passport; get SNILS (social security number) at the Pension fund office (or at MFC=Multi-functional Center=МФЦ, Мои документы). At this point yo… --- ## [Visa Registration](https://forum.russiable.com/t/visa-registration/250)
**Author:** [@IlyaIlya](https://forum.russiable.com/u/IlyaIlya)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/visa-registration/250 "2025-11-04T20:48:52Z")
Hello! How can I get my Visa registered upon arrival in Moscow? Normally, the hotel will do this for you, but I am staying at a “rented” apartment that I booked through Zenhotels. Its EXTREMELY frustrating figuring thi… --- ## [Visa to Russia and Belarus](https://forum.russiable.com/t/visa-to-russia-and-belarus/296)
**Author:** [@mwi](https://forum.russiable.com/u/mwi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/visa-to-russia-and-belarus/296 "2025-10-29T12:16:38Z")
I am Polish citizen. I am planning to get to Kaliningrad, then fly to Minsk, fly back to Kaliningrad and come back to Poland. Is it allowed now after January 2025 to do it just holding Belarussian visa ? --- ## [sample medical report](https://forum.russiable.com/t/sample-medical-report/71)
**Author:** [@wargealwhaldwap](https://forum.russiable.com/u/wargealwhaldwap)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/sample-medical-report/71 "2025-10-27T02:50:49Z")
I am following your advice regarding a prescription that is on List 3. On this page you also advise that I obtain an original medical report and provide a link to sample. However, this link is broken (404). Would you p… --- ## [Possible new flight path to Russia through Belarus](https://forum.russiable.com/t/possible-new-flight-path-to-russia-through-belarus/283)
**Author:** [@NorseVictory](https://forum.russiable.com/u/NorseVictory)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/possible-new-flight-path-to-russia-through-belarus/283 "2025-10-22T14:29:32Z")
The USA is lifting sanctions on the airline “Belavia” and resuming air communication with Belarus, which had been closed since 2023 due to sanctions. This was announced by the US President’s representative John Cole dur… --- ## [Travel insurance](https://forum.russiable.com/t/travel-insurance/293)
**Author:** [@grebron](https://forum.russiable.com/u/grebron)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/travel-insurance/293 "2025-10-21T16:03:32Z")
I am trying to buy a russian travel insurance which is needed in order to get a visa for travelling to Russia. However, I am unable to make the transaction using my Swedish debit cards. The recipient is a company in Bela… --- ## [eSIM card](https://forum.russiable.com/t/esim-card/291)
**Author:** [@Krasiu](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Krasiu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 4:04am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/esim-card/291 "2025-10-15T04:04:21Z")
Hello. There are some changes with SIM cards in Russia. As I noticed in Holafly it’s not possible to get eSIM card in Russia. I’m planing on my next trip to Russia so maybe you have different options to solve this issue… --- ## [Our amazing trip to Russia (Aug 2025, from the Netherlands)](https://forum.russiable.com/t/our-amazing-trip-to-russia-aug-2025-from-the-netherlands/288)
**Author:** [@Pauline](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Pauline)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/our-amazing-trip-to-russia-aug-2025-from-the-netherlands/288 "2025-10-10T08:10:22Z")
With a big thank you to Irena, because thanks to all the tips on your blog, my husband and I had a wonderful time in Russia! We spent a whole month there, starting with about a week and a half in Moscow and then traveli… --- ## [Russia dreaming 2026](https://forum.russiable.com/t/russia-dreaming-2026/262)
**Author:** [@Yulia](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Yulia)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/russia-dreaming-2026/262 "2025-10-08T08:59:40Z")
Hello all, I have just spent 3 weeks in Russia- I took two long distance trains 1 Sochi 2 Nizhny Novgorod, I spent days swimming, op shopping, looking for flea markets, eating, roaming the metro from place to place and … --- ## [Customs Declarations](https://forum.russiable.com/t/customs-declarations/290)
**Author:** [@simonwolf](https://forum.russiable.com/u/simonwolf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/customs-declarations/290 "2025-10-08T08:53:18Z")
Hi, I’m looking for some advice, in a couple of weeks I will be moving to Moscow and I plan on bringing more than $10,000 worth of cash through, but I can’t find any clear outlines of how it works exactly. Do I need pro… --- ## [Posting clothes parcel UK to Moscow](https://forum.russiable.com/t/posting-clothes-parcel-uk-to-moscow/289)
**Author:** [@RSB](https://forum.russiable.com/u/RSB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/posting-clothes-parcel-uk-to-moscow/289 "2025-10-06T17:28:55Z")
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on what would be the quickest method to send a parcel of clothing from UK to Moscow? Thanks in advance --- ## [Question about Tourist Invitation for Moroccan Citizens](https://forum.russiable.com/t/question-about-tourist-invitation-for-moroccan-citizens/287)
**Author:** [@Abdilah](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Abdilah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/question-about-tourist-invitation-for-moroccan-citizens/287 "2025-09-29T12:34:01Z")
Hello, I am a Moroccan citizen and I would like to apply for a Russian tourist visa from Morocco. Before making the payment, I would like to confirm: :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Is the PDF tourist invitation (sent… --- ## [Inquiry about Tourist Invitation for Moroccan Citizen](https://forum.russiable.com/t/inquiry-about-tourist-invitation-for-moroccan-citizen/286)
**Author:** [@Abdilah](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Abdilah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/inquiry-about-tourist-invitation-for-moroccan-citizen/286 "2025-09-29T11:20:25Z")
Hello, my name is Abdelilah Alhyane and I am a Moroccan citizen. I want to purchase a tourist invitation for Russia from 25/12/2025 to 05/01/2026. Can you please confirm: Is the invitation accepted by the Russian Vis… --- ## [How long does it take to get a QR code after submitting USID registeration?](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-a-qr-code-after-submitting-usid-registeration/271)
**Author:** [@Tay](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Tay)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-a-qr-code-after-submitting-usid-registeration/271 "2025-09-25T12:25:37Z")
Hi, I completed the RUID app requirements including profile photo, voice recording and passport photo, but have not yet received my QR code. It sayes it takes a mere minutes, but it has been over 8 hours. Am I missing so… --- ## [travel to Lugansk](https://forum.russiable.com/t/travel-to-lugansk/285)
**Author:** [@alapaka](https://forum.russiable.com/u/alapaka)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/travel-to-lugansk/285 "2025-09-24T19:41:20Z")
hi there, I would like to travel to Lugansk city, is this possible at this time on an e-visa? thanks and aloha, al --- ## [Ban on euro exports](https://forum.russiable.com/t/ban-on-euro-exports/280)
**Author:** [@dott](https://forum.russiable.com/u/dott)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2025, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/ban-on-euro-exports/280 "2025-09-24T02:06:12Z")
On 15.8.2025 I traveled by bus from Tallinn to St. Petersburg. I had euros with me which I had to exchange for dollars because euros cannot be exported from the EU. Greetings Jozef. --- ## [Obtaining a visa as a western citizen](https://forum.russiable.com/t/obtaining-a-visa-as-a-western-citizen/284)
**Author:** [@Flyingwhite](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Flyingwhite)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/obtaining-a-visa-as-a-western-citizen/284 "2025-09-21T06:06:48Z")
Hi all I must admit before I started I thought in this day and age obtaining a Russian visa as a UK passport holder would be nye on impossible but it’s now proudly sitting in my passport, so I thought I’d put down my ex… --- ## [Entry from Kaliningrad to Poland for UK citizen](https://forum.russiable.com/t/entry-from-kaliningrad-to-poland-for-uk-citizen/277)
**Author:** [@WMarn](https://forum.russiable.com/u/WMarn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/entry-from-kaliningrad-to-poland-for-uk-citizen/277 "2025-09-13T06:14:16Z")
I’m a British citizen and passport holder. Will I be able to enter Poland at a land border from Kaliningrad? I have all necessary documentation and insurances. --- ## [Russia’s Digital Profile for Foreigners](https://forum.russiable.com/t/russia-s-digital-profile-for-foreigners/232)
**Author:** [@Irena](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Irena)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2025, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/russia-s-digital-profile-for-foreigners/232 "2025-09-12T17:52:12Z")
Russia has recently launched (on an experimental basis) a system that collects personal, biometric, and even genetic data in some cases :open\_mouth:. The article explains what it is, how it works, who it affects, what p… --- ## [Invitation dates](https://forum.russiable.com/t/invitation-dates/282)
**Author:** [@Harryj](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Harryj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/invitation-dates/282 "2025-09-10T01:07:58Z")
Hey everyone. I have got an invitation for a student visa and the date of entry is from the 5th but It won’t let me put that into the visa application as it is before today’s date. Does it matter if the date of entry is… --- ## [Anyone take the Test of Russian Language as a Foreigner (ТРКИ) Recently?](https://forum.russiable.com/t/anyone-take-the-test-of-russian-language-as-a-foreigner-recently/274)
**Author:** [@kozmikpetukh](https://forum.russiable.com/u/kozmikpetukh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/anyone-take-the-test-of-russian-language-as-a-foreigner-recently/274 "2025-09-09T23:51:59Z")
I’m interested in taking this test in Moscow, confident I’ll pass the 1st certificate (equivalent to Euro B1) level, if not 2nd certificate. I’ve found one test center but not sure it’s active atm If anyone’s done the t… --- ## [Cross Belarus-Russia border by train or bus](https://forum.russiable.com/t/cross-belarus-russia-border-by-train-or-bus/276)
**Author:** [@Eliton](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Eliton)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/cross-belarus-russia-border-by-train-or-bus/276 "2025-09-07T08:52:23Z")
So, i will start my degree in Russia 1 October, and i think i commit a mistake…So, i bought a flight from Brazil to Lithuania and bought a bus ticket from Vilnius to Minsk thinking i could cross the border with Russia by… --- ## [HOW IS THE BORDER SITUATION CROSSING BY RIGA TO MOSCOW ? , THANKS](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-is-the-border-situation-crossing-by-riga-to-moscow-thanks/281)
**Author:** [@FARID](https://forum.russiable.com/u/FARID)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-is-the-border-situation-crossing-by-riga-to-moscow-thanks/281 "2025-09-07T08:45:24Z")
HOW IS THE BORDER SITUATION CROSSING BY BUS OR TRAIN FROM RIGA TO MOSCOW FOR A COLOMBIAN?PLEASE , THANKS --- ## [E-visa form](https://forum.russiable.com/t/e-visa-form/279)
**Author:** [@Nattaliaa](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Nattaliaa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/e-visa-form/279 "2025-09-01T06:29:38Z")
Hello. Today I wanted to apply for an e-visa again. But I ran into a problem where in the “Which organization or which person are you going to visit?” section in the “Telephone number” field they really want a number. W… --- ## [How to Make Video Calls with Russia After the WhatsApp and Telegram Ban](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-make-video-calls-with-russia-after-the-whatsapp-and-telegram-ban/270)
**Author:** [@Irena](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Irena)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/how-to-make-video-calls-with-russia-after-the-whatsapp-and-telegram-ban/270 "2025-08-26T08:49:24Z")
Since August 2025, voice and video calls on WhatsApp and Telegram have been blocked in Russia. Text messaging still works, but calls won’t connect at all. Roskomnadzor, the Russian internet regulator, says the measure is… [Previous page](https://forum.russiable.com/c/travel-to-russia/5.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.russiable.com/c/travel-to-russia/5.md?page=3)