# Temporary Prepaid sim card **URL:** \ **Category:** Travel to Russia\ **Created:** [August 16, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/temporary-prepaid-sim-card/170 "2024-08-16T07:53:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eawedat](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/8e8cbc/32.png) [@eawedat](https://forum.russiable.com/u/eawedat)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/temporary-prepaid-sim-card/170/1 "2024-08-16T07:53:15Z")
What companies offer prepaid sim card ? As a tourist, i need for example sim card for one month or two months, According to MTS website, I should have Russia citizenship, Thanks ---
**Author:** ![phoebe](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/41988e/32.png) [@phoebe](https://forum.russiable.com/u/phoebe)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/temporary-prepaid-sim-card/170/2 "2024-08-16T09:13:46Z")
If your phone is e sim compatible its buy far the cheapest option ---
**Author:** ![SilentFog](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/f07891/32.png) [@SilentFog](https://forum.russiable.com/u/SilentFog)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/temporary-prepaid-sim-card/170/3 "2024-08-18T06:05:29Z")
@phoebe Hi there. Do you know where to buy the best value eSIMs from within Europe? Everywhere I’ve looked so far has been incredibly expensive. ---
**Author:** ![antoniob](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@antoniob](https://forum.russiable.com/u/antoniob)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/temporary-prepaid-sim-card/170/4 "2024-08-18T12:39:51Z")
> @eawedat As a tourist, i need for example sim card for one month or two months, > > According to MTS website, I should have Russia citizenship it’s not a requirement. You get a SIM and account at any MTS/Megafon/Beeline/etc office. Passport is required. The new law will require collection of biometric data (face picture, voice sample), and the IMEI of the phone that you will use the SIM on will be registered, ie. SIM will be tied to a given phone. Non-resident foreigners will already SIM will have to update their registration until 01.03.2025 otherwise teleoperator must deactivate their SIM. ---
**Author:** ![antoniob](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/77aa72/32.png) [@antoniob](https://forum.russiable.com/u/antoniob)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/temporary-prepaid-sim-card/170/5 "2024-08-18T12:53:20Z")
and needless to say, e-SIM will no longer work from 01.03.2025 because the requirement for a registered IMEI number on the russian operator. ---
**Author:** ![Bill](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Bill](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Bill)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/temporary-prepaid-sim-card/170/6 "2024-08-18T13:52:59Z")
I usually buy a prepaid SIM card when I enter Russia. They are super cheap. Find them either at the airport or at any of the many cell phone stores in the big cities. I purchased a Tele2 card 8 months ago and it was good for more data than I could possibly use and lasted around 1 month. It worked all over the Ural areas as well as Moscow. 1 year ago I remember having to buy a different SIM card for Crimea. Their network seemed to be different from most of Russia.