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Visa-Free Travel for Indian Tourists
December 20 , 2024
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- By March 2025, Indian tourists may be able to explore Russia without needing a visa.
- Both held talks about a bilateral agreement to ease visa rules, aiming to introduce visa-free group tourist exchanges.
- In August 2023, Indian travellers became eligible for e-visas to Russia, which are typically processed within four days.
- In 2023, India was one of the top five countries receiving e-visas, with around 9,500 issued to Indian citizens, making up 6% of the total.
- In 2023, over 60,000 Indians visited Moscow, a 26% increase from 2022.
- By early 2024, India was ranked at third among non-CIS countries for business tourism, with nearly 1,700 e-visas issued in the first quarter alone.
- Currently, Russia allows citizens from China and Iran to enter without a visa as part of a visa-free tourist exchange program.
- Indian passport holders currently have visa-free access to 62 countries.
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