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Can anyone give me a definite answer? I am traveling from the US to Kiev via a plane change in Moscow. My lay over is only a couple hours. Do I need a $170 transit visa for just stopping at the airport? I am getting conflicting answers everywhere I look and read. Thanks in advance.

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Can anyone give me a definite answer? I am traveling from the US to Kiev via a plane change in Moscow. My lay over is only a couple hours. Do I need a $170 transit visa for just stopping at the airport? I am getting conflicting answers everywhere I look and read. Thanks in advance.

I found this but I'm still confused haha http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations/plan_flight/international_travel_information/visa_passport_information/index.jsp

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I flew on May 29th from US to Senegal West Africa. I had a layover in Spain for 8 hours. I was fine. I think as long as you don't leave the airport you will be fine.

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feli114 is right. If you are traveling and have a layover/change of carrier, etc that is part of your original travel and you wouldn't need any other documents. If you leave the airport that's a different story.

I flew on May 29th from US to Senegal West Africa. I had a layover in Spain for 8 hours. I was fine. I think as long as you don't leave the airport you will be fine.

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feli114 is right. If you are traveling and have a layover/change of carrier, etc that is part of your original travel and you wouldn't need any other documents. If you leave the airport that's a different story.

Thanks for the replies and I hope you are correct but, Russia is a bit different than Spain. I guess I should just wait until Monday and call the Russian Embassy to make sure.

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Which airport in Moscow will you be using?

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Which airport in Moscow will you be using?

SVO both ways. I am flying to Ukraine not Belarus.

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Can anyone give me a definite answer? I am traveling from the US to Kiev via a plane change in Moscow. My lay over is only a couple hours. Do I need a $170 transit visa for just stopping at the airport? I am getting conflicting answers everywhere I look and read. Thanks in advance.

Here is what happened to me over Xmas 2009 when my flight from London to Almaty got canceled and I had to go from London to Moscow (SVO) to Almaty.

I asked the ticked agent at BA if I needed a transit visa to go thru Moscow. She assured me I would be okay, I asked if she was 100% certain and she asked a few co-workers. All said I would be fine to transit thru Moscow. I arrived in Moscow at 0530. The flight to Almaty was at 0830. When going thru passport control, they called someone who could speak English. He looked at my passport and then took all of us (there were two other Americans from Chicago going to Almaty) to a door and said to come back at 0700 to pickup our passports. We arrived at 0700 received our passports and went on our merry way. It was a bit stressful sitting in an airport without your passport wondering if you would get it back and be able to leave. I did not pay the $170 for the transit visa, but the worry was worth about $120 :lol: . So I would say you do not need to pay for the transit visa, but you will have your passport held and if your connecting flight is close in time you will miss it as they are working on Moscow time.

Hope this helps,

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Here is what happened to me over Xmas 2009 when my flight from London to Almaty got canceled and I had to go from London to Moscow (SVO) to Almaty.

I asked the ticked agent at BA if I needed a transit visa to go thru Moscow. She assured me I would be okay, I asked if she was 100% certain and she asked a few co-workers. All said I would be fine to transit thru Moscow. I arrived in Moscow at 0530. The flight to Almaty was at 0830. When going thru passport control, they called someone who could speak English. He looked at my passport and then took all of us (there were two other Americans from Chicago going to Almaty) to a door and said to come back at 0700 to pickup our passports. We arrived at 0700 received our passports and went on our merry way. It was a bit stressful sitting in an airport without your passport wondering if you would get it back and be able to leave. I did not pay the $170 for the transit visa, but the worry was worth about $120 :lol: . So I would say you do not need to pay for the transit visa, but you will have your passport held and if your connecting flight is close in time you will miss it as they are working on Moscow time.

Hope this helps,

Dave

Thank you...this is exactly what I am afraid will happen. I think there is an international law against any country doing this but I really don't want to find out the hard way haha. I'm just going to get the transit visa and not worry about it.

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Thank you...this is exactly what I am afraid will happen. I think there is an international law against any country doing this but I really don't want to find out the hard way haha. I'm just going to get the transit visa and not worry about it.

I know this doesn't directly pertain to your situation but indirectly it may shed some light. My Russian in-laws visited here last Christmas. I had booked their tickets, including a return that went through Copenhagen. They were refused boarding in Chicago as Copenhagen will not allow Russians to transit without a visa! They had to book different connections for the following day and stay overnight in Chicago. Big hassle! So I guess that even though it is usually the case that you can just stay in the airport and wait for your connecting flight without a visa, it is not universally true. And because Russia is one of those countries that is big on '####### for tat' kinds of policies I would be sure to check directly with them to see what their policy is for your situation!

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Can anyone give me a definite answer? I am traveling from the US to Kiev via a plane change in Moscow. My lay over is only a couple hours. Do I need a $170 transit visa for just stopping at the airport? I am getting conflicting answers everywhere I look and read. Thanks in advance.

Here is a link you may have seen

http://www.svo.aero/en/transit/rules/

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My name is not Richard Edward but my friends still call me DickEd

If your pet has a bladder infection, urine trouble.

"Watch out where the huskies go, and don't you eat that yellow snow."

I fired myself from cleaning the house. I didn't like my attitude and I got caught drinking on the job.

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