To travel in the solar Caucasus was not hopelessly spoiled by bureaucratic difficulties, it is necessary to prepare in advance all the necessary documents for this. Those who are planning to visit Abkhazia during their holidays will not be at all unnecessary to find out whether they need a passport for this. All about the intricacies of entering Abkhazia for Russians and residents of other countries you can learn from our article.
Do I need a passport for a trip to Abkhazia?
The answer to this question depends on which citizen of which country he was asked. Thus, residents who recognized the sovereignty of Abkhazia of the Russian Federation on the border are required to present an internal civil passport and a birth certificate for children. Inhabitants of the rest of the post-Soviet space will have to prepare a valid foreign passport, which will be stamped with permission to visit Abkhazia. Residents of non-CIS countries will first need to obtain a visa to enter Russia, and already from its territory to cross the border with Abkhazia , while presenting a foreign passport. Alternatively, you can go to Abkhazia and through Georgia, but first you need to get permission from the Abkhaz Foreign Ministry. For this purpose, an application, a scan of a photograph and a public passport must be sent to the e-mail or fax of the Foreign Ministry. Within five working days, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia will send an e-mail address or fax to its decision on issuing a visa to visit this country.
Trip to Abkhazia - important information
Going to Abkhazia on a business trip or just relaxing, you need to remember some of the features of this country. As you know, Abkhazia borders on Russia and Georgia, but the position of these countries regarding the sovereignty of Abkhazia is radically different. The Russian Federation recognized the independence of Abkhazia, thereby reducing the formalities in matters of entry and exit for its citizens to a minimum.
Georgia does not recognize the independence of Abkhazia, considering it a temporarily occupied territory. Thus, all tourists. Those who have entered Abkhazia from across the Russian border from the point of view of the Georgian authorities are violators. That is why it is not worth dreaming about traveling to Georgia for those who have a stamp on the crossing of the Russian-Abkhaz border in their passports - they will be refused a visa to Georgia. Those who, with a similar mark in the passport, want to go directly to Georgia from Abkhazia, are simply arrested on the border.
Rules for entry to Abkhazia for tourists
Now a few words about the very procedure of crossing the Russian-Abkhaz border. In order to get to Abkhazia, you need any convenient way to get to the city of Adler, which is on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. From here to the border with Abkhazia, a stone's throw away - some 10 km.
Passes the border along the river Psou, which means that for its crossing it is necessary to overcome the bridge - automobile or pedestrian.
Those who are poisoned on a trip to Abkhazia by car will have to pay a duty of 150 rubles for a car and 300 rubles for a freight car.