<P> Since May 2009 international tourists entering by regular ferry via several ports have been able to stay in Russia visa - free for up to 72 hours, provided that they spend the night on - board or in accommodation specifically approved by the travel agency . </P> <P> In addition tourists entering by tourist cruise ships can leave the ship visa - free on tours organized by any authorized local tour company, when entering Russia through the ports of Anadyr, Kaliningrad, Korsakov, Novorossiysk, Murmansk, Sevastopol, Sochi, Saint Petersburg (Big port Saint Petersburg and Passenger Port of St. Petersburg), Vladivostok, Vyborg, Zarubino . </P> <P> Entry to the port of St. Petersburg by regular ferry can be done only from the ports of Tallinn (Estonia) or Helsinki (Finland). It is also possible to travel visa - free for 72 hours from the port of Stockholm with the stop in Helsinki . </P> <Ul> <Li> Japan--Group travel to central and southern Kuril Islands for pre-approved lists of the Foreign Ministry . Visits are carried out on the basis of identity cards and inserts . No visas for citizens of Japan who visit the burial place of relatives located in the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin Island . By pre - authorized list in the regional Russian - Japanese consultations . </Li> <Li> United States--Residents of Alaska who are members of the indigenous population do not require a visa to visit Chukotka Autonomous Okrug if they have relatives (blood relatives, members of the same tribe, native people who have similar language and cultural heritage) in Chukotka . Individuals must be invited by a relative in Chukotka and must leave Chukotka within 90 days . Entry points are in Anadyr, Provideniya, Lavrentiya and Uelen . </Li> </Ul>

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