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Visa Saint Petersburg

Anyone seen any info on if we will need visa's for Saint Petersburg like we did for the world cup? Not sure how they would turn them around in time as we are obviously not confirmed to play there until a few days before.

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  • Daren Lowry

    In reply to David Lilley:

    Yes - I know they won't accept the World Cup Fan-IDs, but it just seems like they're making life more difficult for themselves than it needs to be. They extended the validation period for them beyond the end of the World Cup and it would have been less work for the Russian authorities if they'd just allowed them to be re-used during the Euros.
  • Daren Lowry

    In reply to Daren Lowry:

    Just had a thought. For the World Cup I seem to remember people were able to use the same ticket reference for multiple FAN ID applications. If anyone knows someone with a ticket for a group game in St Petersburg they might be able to use that reference to apply for a FAN ID.

    Apologies if my memory is playing tricks on me!
  • David Lilley

    In reply to David Lilley:

    At last, I have received a substantive reply from the Fan-ID Help Desk.

    Hello!

    Thank you for your suggestions. We've checked the information.

    If you have Follow My Team tickets (conditional tickets) for the UEFA EURO 2020тм quarter-final match, which will be held at the Saint Petersburg stadium (Russian Federation) on 3 July 2020, you will be able to apply for a FAN ID during the round of 16, only after receiving a notification from UEFA that your team has qualified for the next round of the tournament and your ticket(s) has(have) become valid.

    The foreign citizens who hold tickets that have become valid and use their FAN IDs to enter the Russian Federation without a visa will be able to enter and leave the Russian Federation using their FAN ID electronic forms and identity documents recognised as such by the Russian Federation (Passport).

    The PDF file with personal data and a photo of the spectator sent to the email specified by the spectator when applying for the FAN ID serves as the confirmation of the FAN ID electronic form. The PDF file must be printed on A4 paper and carried with you when traveling to Russia.

    The FAN ID electronic form is designed only for visa-free entry into and exit from Russia and does not grant access to the stadium. To access the stadium, you must obtain a FAN ID on a laminated card. During the UEFA EURO 2020тм matches, a sufficient number of the FAN ID Distribution Centres will be operating, including near the Saint Petersburg stadium, where you can quickly get your FAN ID.

    Entry to the Russian Federation using the FAN ID and the identity document recognised as such by the Russian Federation (Passport) is possible from 00:00 on 30 May 2020 to 23:59 on 3 July 2020 (local time of arrival in Russia).

    Departure from the Russian Federation is possible from 00:00 hours on 30 May 2020 to 23:59 on 13 July 2020 (local time of departure from Russia).

    So, they have confirmed what we already suspected. You cannot apply for a Fan-ID until
    -  your team has won their R16 match,
    -  they have qualified for the St Petersburg QF, and
    -  you have received notification of such from UEFA, i.e. your ticket status has been updated.

    They have also confirmed that you need your printed A4 PDF Fan-ID to enter Russia without a visa. The implication is that your application, the acknowledgement email and the approval email would not be enough. You need the email with the PDF link and you need to print it off.

  • Paddy Buckley

    In reply to David Lilley:

    I may be being a bit thick here but does that mean that there is no way of applying until after the R16 game has finished and uefa have upgraded the ticket. I’ve sorted a photo out that is acceptable, is there anything else that we can do beforehand.
  • David Lilley

    In reply to Paddy Buckley:

    It's as you say. If you've got a photo which the application system has accepted then there is nothing more you can do until after the Copenhagen match. Keep the photo on your phone and on your laptop / PC.

    Those who, like me, have already booked transport to St Petersburg are going to be sweating over whether the email with the Fan-ID link comes through before the flight leaves. Those who have not yet booked transport are going to be wondering what flights will be left and how much they will cost when the Fan-ID email arrives.

    When the fixtures were drawn, I rather fancied coming second in the group because I thought the Copenhagen - St Petersburg pairing would be more interesting places to visit than Dublin - Rome. Now, with the potential for missing my flight to St Petersburg through lack of a Fan-ID, I'm hoping we win the group !
  • Anthony Simpson

    In reply to David Lilley:

    How easy will it be to print an A4 PDF fan ID if you ask at your hotel is it easy enough to do . You might have to send it to them by email would this be possible. Or you might have to connect to there printer via WiFi or some other method
  • David Lilley

    In reply to Anthony Simpson:

    It shouldn't be a problem. When you get the email from the Fan-ID team and you open the link in this email, it will download the Fan-ID to your phone as a PDF file. You can send this file to the hotel reception as an email attachment and they can print it off. It's no different from asking them to print off a flight boarding pass. Make sure the printer is enabled for colour printing as the Fan-ID includes your photo which must be printed in colour.
  • Amber Edmondson

    In reply to Anthony Simpson:

    should be fairly straight forward as long as your hotel has that facility but you will need it prior to arriving in Russia
  • Anthony Simpson

    In reply to David Lilley:

    Thanks that shouldn’t be a problem then
  • Peter Titmus

    In reply to Anthony Simpson:

    Famous last words! They are not exactly making it easy ....
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