I am travelling to Volgograd Russia in August 06...i have my invitation to Russia and my visa...i wish to travel by car to the seaside in Ukraine...can anyone tell me if i need a visa or invitation to Ukraine?
But if Ukraine comes in the middle of the trip, i.e. you'll be entering Russia twice, to & from Ukraine, then don't forget a multiple entry Russian visa.
Thanks Martin and Cycleserg....i am not a US citizen...i am a New Zealand citizen...i guess the same or similar rule's apply?
Martin...are you saying i will need an entry visa back into Russia...i have a visa for the entire month of August for Russia...i plan a week in Ukraine and then return to Russia to depart back to NZ...do you still think i would need a "multiple visa" or will a visa for the whole month suffice if i am travelling to and fro within the month?
The information for a NZ national, connecting via Russia to Ukraine is:
National NEW ZEALAND (NZ)
Transit RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RU) /Destination UKRAINE (UA)
ALSO CHECK DESTINATION INFORMATION BELOW
RUSSIAN FEDERATION (RU)
Visa not required if continuing within 24 hours and not
leaving the airside (international) transit area.
Passenger must hold onward ticket and all documents required
for next destination.
If continuing by a domestic flight (also including Belarus);
or if airport of arrival is different from airport of
departure within the same Russian city (e.g. arriving at
Sheremetyevo-2 and departing from Sheremetyevo-1 airport
in Moscow):
Transit visa required, as entering territory of Russian Fed.
UKRAINE (UA)
Passport and visa required.
Visitors may be required to show a legitimate invitation from
an official sponsor in Ukraine and are recommended to hold
return ticket.
All passengers must fill out the Immigration Card on arrival.
Card must be presented together with passport when entering
and leaving the country.
Visitors are recommended to hold return ticket.
Non-compliance with entry regulations will result in fines of
between USD 700.- and USD 800.- for carrier and deportation
by same airline on first available flight.
Delta,
If your Russian visa is a 'single entry' then you may only enter Russia once regardless of how long the visa is valid for. If you leave Russia to Ukraine and then want to return to Russia, and if your current visa is single entry, then you're going to need another visa.
Reintroducing an old thread in hope of finding current information. I am considering a connecting flight through Moscow. The stop-over would be some seven hours. I find conflicting information on the web regarding whether or not I would need a Russian Transit Visa for this layover (even on Russia's official site).
Martin gives a link above, but since this thread IS old the link is no longer valid. Does anyone have a valid link with up to the date information?
I still don't know for sure that answer. Last Oct when I visited Russia and Ukraine, I went to an actual passport company($$$$$) to get Russian visa because I only had 17 days before my trip and I wanted to make SURE I got it back on time. They took only 3 days. I ended up with a double entry visa. I first went to St Pete's, then to Kiev. My return flight on Aeroflot went back to Moscow to fly back to LA. I asked the passport company if I needed the double entry because I was flying back to Russia as a transit only. They called someone at embassy( I think) and they said to get the double entry to make sure I would not run into any problems. I called Russian embassy and they were not sure either. It would be wise to just get the visa and not have to worry about stern looking Olga denying you entry. I would not depend on any answers from anybody. Info on Delta site is not clear if you need a visa if you are just changing planes in Moscow airport. Hope this helps, Jet
If you are changing terminals at SVO airport then you need a transit visa each time to transit between terminals. At DME airport there is only one terminal so providing one remains in the international area then no transit visa required.