# Tourist visa - Can you stay with a friend?

**URL:** <https://forum.russiable.com/t/tourist-visa-can-you-stay-with-a-friend/129>\
**Category:** Travel to Russia\
**Created:** [May 29, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/tourist-visa-can-you-stay-with-a-friend/129 "2024-05-29T14:06:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_S](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@Peter\_S](https://forum.russiable.com/u/Peter_S)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/tourist-visa-can-you-stay-with-a-friend/129/1 "2024-05-29T14:06:50Z")

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Hey, I’m planning a trip in August to visit Russia and some friends. Most of the time I’ll be staying at hotels, but for some part of the trip I would like to stay at friend’s house in a village. I’m wondering if this is even feasible with a tourist visa and how can I make it legal. I heard something about registration at a police station or post office, but I haven’t found any concrete data. Where can I get more information?

Thank you so much for your help! 🙂

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**Author:** ![phoebe](https://forum.russiable.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/41988e/32.png) [@phoebe](https://forum.russiable.com/u/phoebe)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2024, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.russiable.com/t/tourist-visa-can-you-stay-with-a-friend/129/2 "2024-05-30T08:09:29Z")

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Your hotels will automatically register you and there is no need to do any further registration when you stay with your friend for the odd day.