Is Russian visa required if traveling by Allegro?

rio · Post by **rio** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:52 pm

Is the visa required for the non-EU person with Finnish residence permit if traveling by Allegro? I have remembered reading somewhere that there is possibility to travel visa free by Allegro. Is it true?

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betelgeuse · Post by **betelgeuse** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:16 pm

There's no exemption for it so you need a visa:

http://www.vr.fi/fi/index/junaliput/ven ... jeita.html

interleukin · Post by **interleukin** » Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:22 am

If you take the cruise to St. Petersburg, you can skip the visa.

foca · Post by **foca** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 2:07 am

why would russian border guards brother if you have a residence permit in Finland ? they look at your passport not at your status in Finland. If you come from outside EU and not out of the country whose citizens do not require visa ( for example Turkey) you should get one.

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:42 am

foca wrote:If you come from outside EU and not out of the country whose citizens do not require visa ( for example Turkey) you should get one.

I understand the latter point that there are number of countries whose nationalities are allowed visa free travel ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_polic ... free_Entry ), but not the first part. Citizen's of EU countries ARE required to have a visa, as are most of the other foreigners, exception being those coming on that one cruise line (or few specific cruise lines?).

eva888 · Post by **eva888** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 3:00 pm

Absolutely! I literally have gotten thrown off that train on the way to St Petersburg for not having the visa (US citizen with Finnish residence permit). Don't let it happen to you - get it taken care of!

onkko · Post by **onkko** » Tue Jan 14, 2014 9:44 pm

rio wrote:Is the visa required for the non-EU person with Finnish residence permit if traveling by Allegro? I have remembered reading somewhere that there is possibility to travel visa free by Allegro. Is it true?

I assume you are talking about train, that hope was abolished over 2 years ago and cant find anything new about that.
Cruises are different, according to internet thats not limited to finns. http://www.saimaatravel.fi/en/cruises-vyborg

foca · Post by **foca** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:38 am

Rip wrote:
foca wrote:If you come from outside EU and not out of the country whose citizens do not require visa ( for example Turkey) you should get one.
I understand the latter point that there are number of countries whose nationalities are allowed visa free travel ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_polic ... free_Entry ), but not the first part. Citizen's of EU countries ARE required to have a visa, as are most of the other foreigners, exception being those coming on that one cruise line (or few specific cruise lines?).

I meant that all EU citizens require a visa , and that there are countries outside EC whose citizens do not require an entry visa ( like Turkey). the official position of the Russian government is that visa regulations apply only to countries that do not allow Russian citizens to enter without visa..

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