Will it matter if I cross the Russian border 6 hours after my visa expires?

6/7/2014 2:35:25 AM

I was on a train with a Canadian who experienced this.

We left Irkutsk, Russia heading towards Ulan Bator, Mongolia on the … let’s say Tuesday, the last day of his visa. Seemed ok, but we didn’t actually cross the border until early on the Wednesday. The result – he was a few hours over his visa.

The security and passport people came on the train, took our passports, and announced – “there is problem”. He was whisked off the train, and we debated dividing up his stuff – there’d been no indication what was going to happen.

A couple of hours later (we were at the border for ages) he returned. He’d been fined for overstaying, and apparently there’s a base fine, and an additional fine per day over. Plus a mark in his passport for overstaying, if I recall correctly.

You won’t get stuck in Russia. But you will get in trouble. Get an earlier bus, or if you can, adjust your visa. Either way, don’t overstay.

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