I went to Russia in 20 13, and I heard that I don't need a visa, so I can be exempted from the visa for 72 hours. Is it true?/You don't say.

According to Russian media reports on the 3rd, the Russian State Duma recently passed a bill to implement a 72-hour visa-free system for foreign tourists passing through Russia in the future, and China was included in the list of the first countries to enjoy visa-free.

At the end of 10, the Russian State Duma passed the bill drafted by the Russian Ministry of Culture to attract foreign tourists in the first instance. The main content of this bill is to implement a 72-hour visa-free system for air transit Russian tourists from 20 countries.

China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore in Asia, the United States and Canada in America and some major European countries were all included in the first list.

If this bill is finally passed in the Russian parliament, it will be implemented from June 1, 2065438.

The Director of the Tourism Department of the Russian Federation said that after the implementation of the 72-hour visa-free system, it is expected that 500,000 foreign tourists will be attracted to Russia within one year. According to the current daily consumption of 500 euros (about 4 100 yuan) by each foreign tourist in Russia, the Russian tourism industry will gain considerable benefits in the future.

The interpretation clause of this visa-free system bill also clearly points out some conditions for transit foreign tourists to enjoy visa-free.

The main condition is that foreign tourists in transit must buy air tickets from Aeroflot, and fly to 1 1 airports that can provide international transit in major cities in Russia. These airports include Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport and Domo Airport.

Jiedovo Airport and Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg. When foreign tourists arrive at one of the airports in Russia 1 1 and intend to enter the country, they must show their passports, Russian air tickets, travel itinerary and reservation orders to the Russian Customs.

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