UMnyango Wezangaphandle WaseRussia umemezele ukuthi uhlelo lokukhipha ama-visa wokuhlala amafushane (ama-e-visa) kubavakashi bangaphandle seluhleliwe futhi selulungele ukwethulwa, kodwa usuku lwalo lokwethulwa luzoncika esimweni nge-COVID-19 ezweni futhi emhlabeni.
Iphrojekthi yaseRussia yama-visa e-elekthronikhi iqale ngo-2017 kepha abanikazi be-e-visa bavunyelwe kuphela ukungena eRussia ngezindawo ezithile zokuwela esifundeni iFar Eastern Federal District, eSt. Petersburg, eLeningrad naseKaliningrad futhi babengenalo ilungelo lokushiya lezo zifunda. Manje, abantu bakwamanye amazwe abaphethe ama-e-visa bazokwazi ukuwela umngcele ezifundeni eziningi zaseRussia futhi bahambe ezweni lonke. Ochwepheshe bakholelwa ukuthi ngenxa yalokho, ukungena kwezivakashi kuzokhuphuka ngo-20-25%.
Uhulumeni waseRussia wagunyaza imithetho yokukhishwa kwama-e-visa ngoNovemba. Izicelo zingafakwa kuwebhusayithi ekhethekile ephethwe nguMnyango Wezangaphandle noma ngohlelo lokusebenza lweselula. Abafakizicelo kumele balayishe izithombe zabo nama-passport scans bese bekhokha imali eyi- $ 40 yama-visa (izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka eyisithupha zithola ama-e-visa mahhala). Ama-visa azosebenza izinsuku ezingama-60, azokhishwa zingakapheli izinsuku ezine. Abanikazi be-E-visa bazovunyelwa ukuchitha izinsuku ezingafika kwezingu-16 eRussia.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Russian Foreign Ministry announced that a system to issue short-stay, single entry electronic visas (e-visas) to foreign visitors has been set up and is ready to be launched, but its launch date will depend on the situation with COVID-19 in the country and in the world.
- Russian electronic visa project initially started in 2017 but e-visa holders were only allowed to enter Russia through certain crossing points in the Far Eastern Federal District, St.
- Now, foreign nationals holding e-visas will be able to cross the border in many Russian regions and travel across the entire country.