Mobile Communications and Internet Access in Russia

Wi-Fi is widely available throughout Russia. If you wish to use mobile services, you must complete the required verification within the first 24 hours after arrival.

To stay in touch with your family and friends in Taiwan, we recommend using Yandex Telemost: https://telemost.yandex.ru/

Before purchasing a SIM card, you must create an account on the Gosuslugi (State Services) portal and verify your biometric data at a Russian bank.

You will need to provide the following:

  • Your passport and a notarized translation into Russian.

  • Your SNILS (Individual Insurance Account Number), which can be obtained at a My Documents Multifunctional Center (MFC). Processing takes less than 5 days.

  • Verified biometric data.

  • Your device identification number (IMEI). A SIM card can only be used with one registered device.

Payments in Russia

We recommend bringing cash in an amount of up to USD 10,000 or its equivalent in another currency.

- Visa and Mastercard cards issued outside Russia will not work in Russia.

Entry into the Russian Federation

WHEN ENTERING RUSSIA, YOU MUST DECLARE THE FOLLOWING:

  1. Goods for personal use exceeding €10,000 in value and/or weighing more than 50 kg.

  2. Cash and/or traveler's checks exceeding the equivalent of USD 10,000.*

  3. Monetary instruments (promissory notes, bank checks, securities).

  4. Cultural valuables and objects of cultural heritage.

  5. Weapons, their essential components, and ammunition.

  6. Medicines containing narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and their precursors, as well as poisonous and potent substances.

  7. Alcoholic beverages and beer in quantities from 3 to 5 liters.

  8. Human biological samples.

  9. Encryption (cryptographic) devices.

  10. Radio-electronic equipment.

  11. Species of wild fauna and flora covered by CITES.

Since March 2, 2022, the export of foreign currency cash and monetary instruments denominated in foreign currencies exceeding the equivalent of USD 10,000 from the Russian Federation has been prohibited. The amount is calculated using the official exchange rate established by the Central Bank of Russia on the date of departure.

When declaring cash and monetary instruments exceeding USD 100,000, you must provide documents confirming the origin of these funds.

Failure to declare goods exceeding the permitted value and/or weight limits, as well as goods subject to import or export restrictions, may result in administrative or criminal liability.

For more information on customs regulations and the transportation of goods, please visit: customs.gov.ru

Important! All foreign nationals must complete migration registration within one week of arriving in Russia. Please contact your university for more detailed information!

Useful Contacts

112 — Unified Emergency Number in Russia (ambulance, police, and fire services).

Russia's main government services portal: gosuslugi.ru (available in Russian).

Representative Office of the Taipei-Moscow Economic and Cultural Coordination Commission in Moscow

Website: https://www.tmeccc.org/ru_ru/index.html

Address:

25 Yermolayevsky Pereulok, 5th Floor, Moscow 123001, Russia

Telephone:

+7 (495) 909-3786

Consular Section:

  • Telephone: +7 (495) 909-37-86 (ext. 411)

  • Email: consulrus@mofa.gov.tw

General Inquiries:

- Email: rus@mofa.gov.tw

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