Stamp on crossing a border is a print which is put into your passport to prove that you have passed the border control during the crossing of the Russian borders.
Information about stamp in a passport:
Why you get a stamp crossing the border?
Stamp with the date of crossing a border put in your passort when entering Russia is required in the following situations:
- Temporary registration;
- Obtaining a Russian work permit;
- Appeal to the Executive authorities of the Russian Federation.
Consulate staff decides whether to issue you a multiple-entry visa by the stamps in your passport on a Russian visa. Also such stamps are effective tool to prevent violation of migration policy regarding the duration of your stay in Russia.
How to decipher information on the stamp?
Stamp in a passport confirming a fact of legal crossing the border, must look the following way:
- Icon meaning the way of crossing the border (on the photo it is a plane, aslo there are icons of a train and car).
- Country where passport were stamped and an authority which stamped it (in our case it is Russia and checkpoint).
- Number of stamping tool, which was used to stamp by an officer of border service.
- Date of crossing a border of Russia (on the photo it is 20 March 2016).
- Arrow of entry/exit. If the arrow is pointed to the right of the date (like on the photo) it means that you left the country. If arrow points to the date, it means that you entered the country.
- Shift number of an employee which put a stamp.
- Name of a border checkpoint where you crossed the border (in this case it is Sheremetyevo).
Consulate staff decides whether to issue you a multiple-entry visa by the stamps in your passport on a Russian visa. Also such stamps are effective tool to prevent violation of migration policy regarding the duration of your stay in Russia.
Q&A
If you have questions ask them in comments. I will try to answer them all.
Lilasha says:
Hi there, how can I check to see if I’m still banned from entering Russia due to an expired visa? Is there a person I can contact? The people I’ve tried are asking for lots of money.
jhon says:
if we leave russia without departure ( exit) stamp on our passport and after 1 year we enter to russia back?
what is the migration law for not having exist stamps for foreigners who want to enter back to russia
a says:
And HOW are you going to leave the Russian Federation without departure (exit) stamp on your passport page near with valid Russian visa? :)) LOL
And HOW after 1 year you going enter to the Russian Federation back without valid Russian visa? :)))
try it in the usa better first… LOL :))))
Rodney says:
I just want my passport stamped. Can I get the stamp if I do not have a VISA?
a says:
LOL :)))) no.
Marco Gobbo says:
Why some Russian stamps are blue and some as pink? I got blue stamps in my passport in June and August 2016, after that only light pink stamps… Why?
a says:
just different ink.
Till ~2014 they were blue, till mid 2019 — orange, now — pink. Earlier (<2010) a mix of violet, blue or cyan
Take a look to russia entry stamps under UV light ( sometimes officer`s signature is done by UV pen)