# Tourist versus Private Visa **URL:** \ **Category:** Travel to Russia\ **Created:** [January 25, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/tourist-versus-private-visa/54 "2024-01-25T00:57:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Abhay\_ddn](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@Abhay\_ddn](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Abhay_ddn)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/tourist-versus-private-visa/54/1 "2024-01-25T00:57:07Z")
Hi Irena, I have a three year multiple entry tourist visa and have made a trip as well. Q- I have already made a trip to the two cities A and B listed in my visa application. If I now want to visit city C that was not in the original visa application, can I do this using the same three year multiple entry visa? Q- If my stay is less than 30 days eg. 2 to 3 days and I stay at a hotel the whole time, is it permitted to know someone in that city and visit them say at a restaurant as long as I do not stay with them anywhere? Or in that scenario, I would need to get a new private visa? ---
**Author:** ![Irena](https://forum.russiable.com/user_avatar/forum.russiable.com/irena/32/7_2.png) [@Irena](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Irena)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/tourist-versus-private-visa/54/2 "2024-01-26T13:11:17Z")
@Abhay_ddn Once you have obtained the tourist visa you can move freely around Russia and visit whoever you want ---
**Author:** ![Abhay\_ddn](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@Abhay\_ddn](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Abhay_ddn)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/tourist-versus-private-visa/54/3 "2024-01-31T04:12:20Z")
Thank you for clarifying. Also, in your opinion/experience , if I visit the same city A s second time in June that I just visited in Jan, I am sure Russian immigration at the airport would red flag and ask me more questions? What do you think? ---
**Author:** ![Abhay\_ddn](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@Abhay\_ddn](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Abhay_ddn)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/tourist-versus-private-visa/54/4 "2024-01-31T04:50:29Z")
The reason I want to visit so soon again is that I want to visit my friend there in the summer. I will be staying at a hotel not with the friend. ---
**Author:** ![Irena](https://forum.russiable.com/user_avatar/forum.russiable.com/irena/32/7_2.png) [@Irena](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Irena)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/tourist-versus-private-visa/54/5 "2024-01-31T12:44:54Z")
@Abhay_ddn It doesn’t have to, you can visit Russia again for tourism ---
**Author:** ![Abhay\_ddn](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@Abhay\_ddn](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Abhay_ddn)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/tourist-versus-private-visa/54/6 "2024-01-31T16:32:13Z")
Thank you very much for your feedback. ---
**Author:** ![lee19k24](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ac91a4/32.png) [@lee19k24](https://forum.russiable.com/u/lee19k24)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 9:41am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/tourist-versus-private-visa/54/7 "2024-02-07T09:41:28Z")
Hey Irena, I have applied for a 3 year multiple entry. After my first trip to Kaliningrad, After my return to the U.S. do I need a voucher to return to Russia for additional visits? ---
**Author:** ![Irena](https://forum.russiable.com/user_avatar/forum.russiable.com/irena/32/7_2.png) [@Irena](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Irena)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/tourist-versus-private-visa/54/8 "2024-02-07T12:54:31Z")
@lee19k24 No, just your passport with your visa ---
**Author:** ![Kaiama](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/71c47a/32.png) [@Kaiama](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Kaiama)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/tourist-versus-private-visa/54/9 "2024-02-27T23:29:37Z")
@Irena Yes, I can confirm that I put Moscow on my visa application and stayed in several locations not in Moscow.