visa info

[lynnemac]

Is it required to get a visa on a Scandinavia/Russia cruise for the one day stop for St Petersburg, Russia?

 

Thanks.

[Ashland]

If you've booked an excursion either through the ship or with a private company it will automatically include a blanket visa. Ours with TJ Travel did.

[njkruzer]

Ours with Alla tours did also.  If you want to get off by yourself without a tour then you need one.

[steamboats]

With ship tours and private tour operators you don´t need a visa for St. Petersburg. You´re under a group visa. For private tour operators you have to provide your passport data.

 

Since a couple of years you can apply for a free online visa only for St. Petersburg if you want to go out on your own. It´s not a full visa for Russia but just for the shore stop in St. Petersburg.

 

steamboats

[crazyank]

57 minutes ago, steamboats said:

Since a couple of years you can apply for a free online visa only for St. Petersburg if you want to go out on your own. It´s not a full visa for Russia but just for the shore stop in St. Petersburg.

U.S. citizens are not eligible for the online visa.

[steamboats]

6 hours ago, crazyank said:

U.S. citizens are not eligible for the online visa.

 

I just checked... Sorry, I´m German and didn´t think it´s not available for US. BTW, UK is also not on the list but all EU countries (not that I checked each - plus Switzerland, Norway...), Arabian countries, Japan, China and North Korea!

 

Anyway it´s currently suspended.

 

steamboats