I was born in England, and have always lived here, and wish to backpack around europe. Would I need a visa?
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Yes - definitely. Only citizens of most (not all!) of the other former soviet republics can travel to Russia without a visa. Everyone else needs a visa. The only exceptions are some cruise ship tours, all of which are tightly controlled. You even need a transit visa if your only reason for entering Russia is to change planes to another destination. This is from the website of the Russian Embassy in London - consular section: "To meet the increasing demand, while maintaining high standards of service, the Embassy of the Russian Federation has outsourced its Visa Application Processing to M/S VF Services (UK) Ltd. This service is available to all nationals residing in the UK who wish to apply for a Russian visa. All applications may be submitted without a prior appointment. This new procedure will not only avoid queuing and waiting lists but will also focus on delivering the visas within a very short time. This centre is located at 15 – 27 Gee Street London , EC1V 3RD Opening hours From Monday to Friday: 08:30 - 15: 00 Hours for applications and 16:30 – 17:30 Hours for collection of passports only. Holders of foreign diplomatic and service passports intending to visit Russia on an official business will continue to apply in person at the Embassy. For further details on the documents to provide, please consult the following website and follow the instructions corresponding with the purpose of your visit: http://ru.vfsglobal.co.uk Important Notice: VF Services (UK) Limited will be responsible only for accepting and processing applications. All applications will continue to be assessed by the Embassy of the Russian Federation, London. Timelines and turnaround of visas are as per the discretion of the authority." Additional factoids: You must specify the day you will enter and leave, with a letter of invitation from a Russian tour company that specializes in visa assistance (there are thousands of them, and the service is cheap.) Your total stay must be within the visa period, and can under no circumstances be more than 30 days long. Once in Russia, you must register with the local authorities within 3 days - in each and every place you visit while in Russia. So if you are planning to simply enter and leave whenever the whim strikes you, wandering through the Russian countryside with no plan or itinerary, disabuse yourself of the notion now, and avoid the rush.
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Contact the Russian Embassy in England. You may require a visa or some sort ot documentation if you are travelling on your own rather than with a tour company. Travel agents may be able to help or it may be listed on the net under Russian tourism.
3 :
Yea, you need one, Russian Embassy is the place
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