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You can enter with a vehicle on a normal tourist visa.

Auto turizm will be on your invitation if you are specifically being invited with the purpose of driving.

Whatever your invitation says, make sure it matches your answer on the application form for the visa.
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You can enter with a vehicle on a normal tourist visa.

Auto turizm will be on your invitation if you are specifically being invited with the purpose of driving.

Whatever your invitation says, make sure it matches your answer on the application form for the visa.
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We crossed from Ukraine to Russia June 10th I think it was. The Ukraine guards wouldn't let us out unless we purchased Russian vehicle insurance. Green card they called it. We went into a shed with a bed in it, and a large lady who was very polite charged us $60 each for a form she filled in.......all before we got out of Ukraine.
We were never asked for it to get into Russia????....it all seemed a bit of a scam to us.
When I get home, I'll post a copy of it so anyone can download it and fill their own details in....
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Currently in Kiev about to cross into Russia

After closely looking at the situation, this American has decided best to move on.


Looking at border crossing at Sumy (UA) and stay a night in Kursk (RU)


Will hope the hotel I choose will register me to RU and hope the crossing will be smooth.


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We are off into the Crimea next month, I'm still unsure whether to ride through UA or northern Europe, Moscow then head south, this puts lots of extra miles on our trip but got to be a better option than bullet holes eh. Some people have got away with not having an Auto tourism Visa, but I would hate being turned away at the border on such a formality, also I was in Rus last year and didn't bother registering my visa at all despite being told that there was a $1000 fine so I suppose its whatever mood the guards are in.
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