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If it is a matter of days before your visa becomes valid most airlines will not allow you to check-in to your flight. If they do let you check-in, depending how early you arrive, the Russian immigration police may not let you enter the country, they may fine you before allowing you to enter, or they may return you to your point of origin on the next available flight.
If you reach Russia a few hours before the day your visa begins, they may detain you in airport transit until it turns midnight and only then let you enter the country. |
Enter Russia on or after the visa's validity date