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Russia travel insurance

Hi all,

I am an Irish citizen applying for a Russia business visa and need proof of travel insurance coverage to support my application. I am unable to find any travel insurance companies which provide coverage for Russia at the moment. Does anyone have any suggestions?

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I'm USA citizen. I went thru Russia last summer (June 2023). Below are two images of the company and receipt for my insurance. Not sure if you can use them for your needs.
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I just got a Russian visa in UK and they didn't ask for proof of insurance. When I've done it in the past I've just shown them a 'worldwide' policy and they were happy with that. If you have a Russian tourist office in IRL they will help you through this, it's in their interest to get as many visas issued as possible.

Obvs when you arrive in Russia it's a good idea to buy health insurance at the first big town. The state will cover treatment for accidents but any follow-up is down to you. Big companies who should cover you (and may have online portals to buy) include Rossgosstrakh and AllfaStrakhovanie.

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This is obviously moot with the current sanctions situation,or then again perhaps not; but when I went in 2018 I bought health insurance online from Alfastrakhovaniya, which cost me not much, and got it printed at a copyshop in Poland before reaching the border. I don't need a visa, but it was listed as a requirement to enter the country, although nobody asked for it.
I also bought vehicle insurance a few days later from the same company at a physical office in Kaliningrad, and that was equally cheap as well as friendly.
Here's the link to the insurance company that I mentioned. I haven't bothered to figure out how you would go about paying nowadays but I hope it helps somehow anyway: https://www.alfastrah.ru/individuals/travel/vzr/russia/
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When he applies for Visa, he needs proof of travel insurance, otherwise he gets no visa.

So I would recommend to get it from the visa agency too.
They can issue a travel health insurance, when you apply for the visa.

And vehicle insurance you get at the border
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When he applies for Visa, he needs proof of travel insurance, otherwise he gets no visa.
I got the visa a week ago, with no travel insurance.
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I got the visa a week ago, with no travel insurance.
Funny and also lucky.

Because Travel health insurance is mandatory for getting a visa.
And it has to be even written on the insurance, that it also works in case of Covid19
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