Tightened Security Measures During FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 And FIFA World Cup 2018

Foreign citizens will have to undergo migration registration within one day of arrival in Russia during the FIFA competitions.

The measures were introduced by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 202 dated May 9, 2017 "On the Application of Tightened Security Measures during FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 and FIFA World Cup 2018" (the Decree), which applies from 1 June 2017.

Recent developments

The Decree establishes tightened measures applicable during these events, particularly within the territories of Kazan, Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Sochi from 1 June 2017 until 12 July 2017, and the territories of Volgograd, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Kaliningrad, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov-On-Don, Samara, Saint Petersburg, Saransk and Sochi from 25 May 2018 until 25 July 2018.