Herewith informing you that starting from December 1, 2024 a new Resolution of the Government of the RF will enter into force, which regulates the approbation of updated rules and regulations for entry and exit from/ to the Russian Federation applicable to foreign citizens and stateless persons.
According to the new Resolution, all foreign citizens and stateless persons are required to provide biometric personal data (photographic images of the face and fingerprints) while crossing the state borders of the Russian Federation at Moscow international airports during border control, due to which the duration required for passing border control may be prolonged.
In order to avoid delays and missing the flights, we recommend foreign citizens and stateless persons to arrive at the airport for flights from Moscow 3 hours prior to scheduled departure time.
More detaild information regarding the abovementioned Resulution is available at the link below
http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/document/0001202411130026?ysclid=m3wo2w0s4286489766&index=1