Russia introduced for foreigners entry only passports
All citizens of foreign countries, except for residents of Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and States of the Customs Union, From the first of January are required to enter Russia only if they have a passport.
it was expected That From 1 January 2015 all citizens of the CIS member States, with the exception of the member States of the Customs Union (Belarus, Kazakhstan), will enter Russia only as a result of passports. However, by the first of January of the three " problem " of the CIS countries, citizens of which last year moved to Russia with internal passports (Ukraine, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan), the question Of entry in passports could only be solved With Tajikistan.
From 1 January 2015 citizens of Tajikistan will enter the Russian Federation on foreign passports. About the fact That airlines and Railways of Tajikistan has stopped selling tickets to the Russian Federation on internal passports, the Ministry of transportation of this state said in November 2014.
in Kyrgyzstan a question About the entry on the passport has been delayed because it is the state asked for help on creating a system to produce such documents, said first head of the Federal migration service of Russia Konstantin Romodanovsky. He hoped That in the near future this issue will be resolved.
in addition, their internal passports while still be able to enter the Russian Federation and citizens of Ukraine." in Ukraine the question while suspended, " said the first head of the Federal migration service. Deputy head of the relevant Department of the FMS of Russia Dmitry Demidenko explained to correspondents That the mode of entry internal passports Between Russia and Ukraine will not change Until will not be revised intergovernmental agreement.
" As for Ukraine, the issue is governed by an intergovernmental agreement. Until will not be revised intergovernmental agreement, any change will not, " said Demidenko at a press conference in MIA " Russia today ".
However, the state border service (SBS) of Ukraine did not rule out the possibility of the entry of the Russian Federation passports From January 1, But information on this topic in HCC from the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Until not received." I wish to say That we get letters from other ministries and agencies With inquiries About the possible introduction of the order of travel of the Russian Federation for passports From 1 January. But we also have no such information from the Ministry of foreign Affairs, " quoted the Agency UNIAN messenger of the State border service of Ukraine. According to him, also did not receive data On the use of this procedure to the Ukrainian citizens wishing to leave the territory of Ukraine.