The government of the Russian Federation announced the renewal of regular flights on a reciprocal basis starting Nov. 9 with nine new countries, the RACUS Organization has announced.
Key Takeaways:
- The government of the Russian Federation has announced the renewal of regular flights on a reciprocal basis from Nov. 9.
- It has decided to remove restrictions on air traffic to various countries; Thailand is open only to fully vaccinated individuals.
- The group of Russian state universities, RACUS, has released guidelines for students to organize their arrival in Russia.
Russia will officially return the air traffic from the following countries:
- Tunisia
- Iran
- Bahamas
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Oman
- Slovenia
- Sweden
- Thailand
This move will welcome international students who have decided to pursue higher education in the country’s top 20 leading state universities of the RACUS group. RACUS has noted that Thailand is open only to individuals vaccinated against COVID-19.
Moreover, air traffic restrictions with Austria, Finland, Switzerland, and the United Arab Emirates will no longer apply.
The organization has expressed its excitement to welcome new international students to Russia, releasing its guidelines to help students organize their arrival in the country.
Students with valid visas (the visa must be valid for at least 35 days from the date of arrival in Russia) can fly to continue their studies, RACUS announced.
The organization encourages students who do not have valid visas to send a request of invitation, with a copy of their passport that is valid for at least two years, to the email education@racus.ru.
Within 35-45 days, students can expect to receive invitations to continue their studies and obtain study visas at the Russian embassies in their home country.
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