beginning September Dmitry Medvedev bill on visa-free regime for transit passengers under consideration by the State Duma.

In case of adoption of the proposed amendments to the law "On the procedure for leaving the Russian Federation and entry into the Russian Federation," foreign citizens who transit through Russian airports and do not possess a Russian visa will be able to legally To stay in Russia for up to 72 hours. For its part, the Ministry of Culture has prepared a list of 11 air harbors, to which the future legislative act will spread.

According to experts, the new rule of 72-hour visa-free stay will increase passenger traffic in Moscow airports by 20-30%, and consumption of tourism services - up to 19, 7 billion rubles

September 17, 2013
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