Do I require a visa for transit in Moscow?
Dec 30, 2014, 5:36 am
#1
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Do I require a visa for transit in Moscow?
Hello all,
I will be flying from JFK to Yerevan via Moscow - Sheremetyevo. I will arrive at Terminal D and then depart from Terminal D again. I will have around 4 hours of connection time in Moscow. Do I require a transit visa? (I hold US Passport)
Thank You.
I will be flying from JFK to Yerevan via Moscow - Sheremetyevo. I will arrive at Terminal D and then depart from Terminal D again. I will have around 4 hours of connection time in Moscow. Do I require a transit visa? (I hold US Passport)
Thank You.
Dec 30, 2014, 9:40 am
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Dec 30, 2014, 10:12 am
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SU has 4 daily flights to EVN, so you won't get stranded for long. No need to worry about changing terminals either: you can connect between E, F and international sector of D visa-free, and SU does not use the other terminals except for holiday charter flights.
Dec 30, 2014, 10:14 am
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Ah ok, thank you very much, but I have read that I still have to pass through passport control, why is that?
Dec 30, 2014, 11:06 am
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Actually you don't (and can't - without a visa). You will pass a security check, and either the officials or the airline staff might check your passport, but that's not what the passport control is.
Dec 30, 2014, 11:11 am
#7
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I see, thanks again Temedar, how are the aeroflot flights generally from JFK to Moscow and to Yerevan? This will be my first time with Aeroflot, always I have flown via Paris or Vienna. But I heard good things about Aeroflot lately, and Air France has recently not been up to par.
Dec 30, 2014, 2:01 pm
#8
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You're welcome.
Are you flying economy or business? Economy class on Aeroflot is, well, economy
I think most people here consider it to be better then DL or UA on transatlantic flights, though the meals were slightly downgraded recently. I'm afraid I don't have an opinion on AF economy (only flew business with them in the last years). SVO to EVN is a short flight, however you do get a free meal even in economy.
Are you flying economy or business? Economy class on Aeroflot is, well, economy
I think most people here consider it to be better then DL or UA on transatlantic flights, though the meals were slightly downgraded recently. I'm afraid I don't have an opinion on AF economy (only flew business with them in the last years). SVO to EVN is a short flight, however you do get a free meal even in economy.
Dec 30, 2014, 9:30 pm
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You're welcome.
Are you flying economy or business? Economy class on Aeroflot is, well, economy I think most people here consider it to be better then DL or UA on transatlantic flights, though the meals were slightly downgraded recently. I'm afraid I don't have an opinion on AF economy (only flew business with them in the last years). SVO to EVN is a short flight, however you do get a free meal even in economy.
Are you flying economy or business? Economy class on Aeroflot is, well, economy
I think most people here consider it to be better then DL or UA on transatlantic flights, though the meals were slightly downgraded recently. I'm afraid I don't have an opinion on AF economy (only flew business with them in the last years). SVO to EVN is a short flight, however you do get a free meal even in economy.
Jan 7, 2015, 3:26 pm
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I am flying in two days. After my trip I will post a detailed trip report regarding the trip that I took From New York-Moscow-Yerevan all with Aeroflot. I hope my trip report can serve other people who are thinking whether to take Aeroflot to some destination via Moscow, especially for US citizens that may doubt the visa situation.