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What sort of visa do I need?

+1 vote
Hello, I am an Australian travelling to Russia for 3 nights and then on to Africa and then back to Russia russia for 4 nights. This is all within 30 days.

Could you please confirm if I would qualify for for a multiple entry tourist?

Many thanks.
asked May 15, 2015 in Russian Visa by dudey (160 points)

1 Answer

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Double-entry tourist visa only works if you exit and re-enter again through a CIS country (former USSR without the Baltic states).

In your case you're going to Africa and even though the Soviet Union tried to make some African countries Soviet, it has never succeeded. So you do not qualify for a tourist visa. Instead, you should get a double entry business visa.

To apply: http://waytorussia.net/Services/VisaSupport/Business.html
answered May 15, 2015 by admin (5,930 points)
Double entry visa
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