Mandatory COVID testing upon entry into the Russian Federation. Nuances and what those entering from the DPR say

The Donetsk and Lugansk republics were officially recognized as independent states only by South Ossetia. Republics have the status of self-proclaimed states. In addition, there has been an ongoing armed confrontation with official Ukrainian troops for several years. All this makes visiting the DPR and LPR problematic for any foreigners, and especially for Russians.

The procedure for crossing the border of the Donetsk People's Republic

Adult citizens of the DPR can cross the state border using a republican, Ukrainian, foreign, diplomatic or service passport. And also a sailor's passport.

Minor citizens under the age of 14 can cross the border using a birth certificate, accompanied by one of their parents. Notarized consent of the other parent is not required if he or she has not submitted a statement of disagreement with the child leaving the DPR.

Minor citizens under the age of 14, accompanied by other persons - grandparents, sisters, brothers and so on - can cross the state border using a birth certificate with the notarized consent of one of the parents. Notarized consent of the other parent is not required if he or she has not submitted a statement of disagreement with the child leaving the DPR.

Minor citizens who have reached the age of 14 years can cross the state border using a DPR passport, accompanied by one of their parents. Notarized consent of the other parent is not required if he or she has not submitted a statement of disagreement with the child leaving the DPR.

Minor citizens who have reached the age of 14 years, in the absence of a DPR passport - in connection with its registration, before reaching the age of 16 years, can cross the state border of the Republic with a birth certificate and accompanied by one of the parents. Notarized consent of the other parent is not required if he or she has not submitted a statement of disagreement with the child leaving the DPR.

Minor citizens who have reached the age of 14 years, who travel independently outside the DPR or accompanied by other persons, can cross the state border with a republican passport and the notarized consent of one of the parents.

Additional questions regarding the procedure for traveling outside the DPR can be asked to the hotline operators of the Republican Border Guard Service. Contact number.

Residents of Donbass told how to get a Ukrainian passport

Residents of the part of the Donetsk region temporarily uncontrolled by the Ukrainian government can freely obtain a Ukrainian-style international passport (it is required to travel from Ukraine to the Russian Federation), but this procedure will have some difficulties.

News on the topic Residents of Donbass will receive compensation for destroyed housing: the procedure has been approved. This was reported on Friday, September 4, by the DonPress publication with reference to information from social media users.

“Ukrainians from the ORDO are now receiving foreign passports en masse in order to be able to travel to controlled territories and return back through Russia (a foreign passport will be required at the Ukrainian border when leaving),” the message says.

The issuance of a passport may take a certain period of time - they call the period from 21 to 60 days. There is also information that some managed to obtain a passport using an accelerated procedure - within 10 days. Residents of the temporarily uncontrolled part of Donbass are urged not to believe rumors and find out the processing time personally - at a specific passport office.

At the same time, those who receive a foreign passport for the first time or have an expired passport issued before 2007 (photos were simply pasted into the document then) must go through the identification procedure.

“I found out personally at our passport office (Pokrovsk). For persons who received Ukrainian passport in the now uncontrolled territory and who do not previously have a foreign passport, it is necessary to undergo identification. It takes two months! Only identification + time of receipt of the foreign passport itself. The days indicated are banking days, not calendar days. That is, you need to expect to stay in Ukraine for at least three months in order to get a foreign passport and return back,” says a message from social network users.

For identification in Pokrovsk, the following documents will be required (see photo):

• Ukrainian passport;
• birth certificate;
• marriage/divorce certificate (if any);
• driver's license;
• military ID;
• educational documents;
• employment history;
• omissions;
• pension certificate (if any);
• other identification (if any);
• migrant's certificate;
• extract from the State Voter Register.

You will also need to fill out a form and submit it to the passport office. In the future, a passport will be required when traveling across the border.

Documents Photo: Screenshot

As we wrote earlier, some government institutions in the part of Donbass controlled by the Ukrainian authorities do not serve people who arrived from ORDLO without coronavirus tests or confirmation of undergoing 14-day self-isolation.

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Crossing from Russia

Formally, it is very easy to enter the territory of the DPR and LPR from Russia. The republics have announced a visa-free regime with all states.

When entering the DPR or LPR from Russia, it is important to remember that it will not be possible to travel through them to the territory of main Ukraine. Ukrainians consider it illegal to cross the border at checkpoints not under their control.

Citizens of other states when traveling to unrecognized republics across the border with Russia must have a multiple-entry Russian visa. With a single-entry visa, Russian border guards will not allow them to return to the Russian Federation, and Ukrainian border guards will not allow them to enter the territory of Ukraine.

Documentation

It is enough to have an internal passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation. Border guards of the unrecognized republics do not require Russians to present a foreign passport or submit fingerprints. They will also be allowed in with a foreign passport, but any marks of the DPR or LPR on it will in the future become the reason for refusal of entry into Ukraine. So it’s better to leave your passport at home right away.

Checkpoint in front of Donetsk, DPR

Mandatory COVID testing upon entry into the Russian Federation. Nuances and what those entering from the DPR say

From April 15, the rules for entry into Russia have changed for Russian citizens returning from foreign travel and business trips, as well as citizens of other countries. Now, most visitors - regardless of whether they arrive by plane, train or car - must take a PCR test for coronavirus infection to rule out COVID-19.

“I travel without a virus”

The algorithm, in principle, has been debugged for a long time. At all international airports, departing and arriving passengers can hear the corresponding announcement with explanations almost continuously.

Even during the flight, people are given a questionnaire with all personal data, registration and actual residence address, telephone number and email. So the passenger, on the one hand, leaves all his contacts for Rospotrebnadzor, and on the other, confirms that he is aware of the obligation to undergo a corona test.

When entering the arrivals area, passengers pass through a kind of “gateway”: they are met by representatives of the sanitary service and collected questionnaires. Three days are allotted to take the test and upload the result on the government services portal.

What should those who have never used the public services portal do before? There is no alternative option to declare one’s “purity” from the virus. So you have to register. After all, those who decide to ignore the rules and fail to pass the test face a fine of up to 40 thousand rubles. Now almost all those entering will undergo approximately the same procedure. Apparently, filling out and submitting forms will be organized at land border crossing points.

At the same time, not only Russians, but also citizens of member states of the Eurasian Economic Union must take the test. They must confirm a negative PCR test result for COVID-19 using the “Travel without COVID-19” mobile application.

At the same time, Rospotrebnadzor reminds: until the test result is received, you must comply with the self-isolation regime. But the restriction is most often short-lived: most laboratories manage to send the result by email the next day after taking the smear, or even on the same day.

Residents of the LDPR are scared

It is worth noting that residents of the LDPR were frightened by the new rules of entry into Russia for citizens of the Russian Federation. According to the new rules, Russian citizens, as well as residents of the LDPR who have received Russian passports, enter the country and must also pass a PCR test for COVID-19 within 3 days.

Residents of the DPR express fear that now they will not be allowed into Russia at all.

“Just great news... now everyone won’t leave the DPR?!” - frightened Donetsk residents write on social networks.

According to them, they need to enter Russia to travel to the territory of Ukraine, since it is impossible to get there through checkpoints. Donetsk residents also participate in various events in Russia, including school and student competitions. At the same time, PCR tests are provided for schoolchildren, but the recommendations sent to schools do not contain any information about citizenship.

“Chain letters have already been sent to schools with a requirement for a PCR test to cross the border, and there is no mention of citizenship there,” the Donetsk residents note.

Notifications and Log

Residents of the DPR also report that upon entering Russia, notifications are given out at the border about changes in the rules for crossing the border of the Russian Federation and the algorithm for further actions, and for now everything is limited to this.

“I just crossed the border of the Russian Federation (Kuibyshevo) using a Russian passport. After passport control, as I understand it, there is a person from Rospotrebnadzor (I could be wrong) and gives these notifications, and you also fill out your data in the log - full name, exact address where you will live and telephone number.

Those who had DPR and Ukrainian passports - this does not apply to them. Only for citizens of the Russian Federation,” writes an eyewitness on social networks.

However, there are also those who contradict this information and report that they calmly cross the Russian border without “extra” filling in the logs.

“For some reason they persistently spread such rumors. Nothing anywhere, everyone is passing normally,” writes a resident of the DPR.

There were also those who reported that these innovations do not apply to citizens of the LDPR.

“My sister called Rospotrebnadzor from Rostov and was told that all tests are needed for citizens of the Russian Federation arriving in the country by any transport, and citizens of the DPR with registration in the DPR do not need anything, even if you are crossing with a Russian passport,” writes another DPR resident in social network.

Also, in turn, Deputy of the People’s Council of the DPR Anastasia Selivanova reported on her Telegram channel that she had submitted an application to Rospotrebnadzor to provide information and clarification on whether these rules would apply to citizens of the DPR.

“I hope that within a week there will be clarifications from Rospotrebnadzor regarding crossing the border by citizens of the Russian Federation and undergoing mandatory PCR tests. In general, I, together with you and Rospotrebnadzor of the Rostov region, are waiting for clarification from the Chief Sanitary Doctor of the Russian Federation,” Selivanova wrote.

So it is worth noting that there is no official explanation of this information for residents of the DPR yet.

Crossing from Ukraine

Those who want to comply with the legislation of Ukraine and enter the DPR and LPR legally will encounter difficulties. The visa-free regime does not apply to unrecognized republics. There are 6 road checkpoints and 7 on the railway along the Ukraine-LPR/DPR demarcation line.

Documentation

To visit the LPR, DPR, in addition to a foreign passport, you must also have a special permit. It is issued to both Ukrainians and foreigners.

Getting permission

Until 2021, the permit application had to be completed in person. The adoption on April 14, 2021 of the “Temporary procedure for controlling the movement of persons across the contact line within the Donetsk and Lugansk regions” made it possible to do this online.

An application for obtaining a permit from an individual is filled out on the website of the Security Service of Ukraine.

To submit an application, you must register, log in using your username and only then fill out the form. The SBU checks the application and makes a decision on issuing/refusing travel to the territory of the LPR, DPR. Permits issued from April 2021 are unlimited. However, their presence does not guarantee unconditional passage across the demarcation line. The decision is made by the Ukrainian border guard during control at the checkpoint.

Check at the Ukrainian border

The grounds for applying for permission may be:

• placement of burials of relatives in territories not controlled by Ukraine;
• death of loved ones or relatives living in the LPR, DPR;
• availability of real estate in unrecognized republics;
• cultural, religious or scientific trip.

The purpose of the trip will need to be documented.

The decision to issue a permit to an individual and the control rules at the checkpoint are significantly influenced by the situation on the demarcation line. That is why it is recommended that Russians check the possibility of traveling to the DPR and LPR by calling:

• +38 (Coordination Center);
• +38 (Coordination group “Lugansk”);
• +38 (Coordination group “Donetsk”);
• +38 (Coordination group “Mariupol”).

The applicant can send photocopies of documents to the website. 10 working days are given for approval of the pass.

According to the rules

Checkpoints on the Ukrainian side are open. We are ready to receive people here every day. Checkpoints are open from 8:00 to 16:00. To travel you need an identity document and an electronic pass issued by the SBU.

Representatives of the “republics,” for their part, open only the “Elenovka” checkpoint (a village 30 km from Donetsk). You can drive every Monday and Friday from 09.00 to 16.30. But in order to cross the checkpoint, you need to fulfill a number of conditions - and this is the whole problem.

How to officially get to Donetsk

1. Submit a request for travel permission to the “interdepartmental operational headquarters.” You can do this through the chat bot @ShtabDNR_bot or send an email to “Healthy Movement”: [email protected]

2. To be allowed through, you must have registration in the territory of the “DPR” and a reason to come here.

3. The application is promised to be reviewed within 10 days: the answer will be sent by email or phone. If it is positive, you will be given an entry date - this is the day you need to be in Elenovka.

4. After crossing the border, you need to fill out a consent form to be sent to a hospital for testing for coronavirus. Or take a paid express test right at the checkpoint.

5. If the result is negative, you must write a consent for 2-week self-isolation at home. If positive, then you will be sent to one of the hospitals for treatment.

“I needed to get to Donetsk last fall. I sent an application to the headquarters, all the necessary conditions were met: registration in Makeyevka, parents there. I was allowed entry and a date was set, but due to problems at work I was unable to arrive on the desired day. I called this headquarters and they told me to resubmit my application. I did it and waited another 10 days. And for the second time I was refused. Where the logic is is not clear. In general, I still haven’t been able to get home,” Klymenko told Time

migrant Lydia.

By the way, you can leave the “DPR” only if you have registration in Ukraine. And if you are released, you need to sign an agreement that you will not return to the “republic” until the end of quarantine.

Because of these rules, very few people now pass through checkpoints. For example, according to the State Border Service of Ukraine, in March 2021, 2 thousand people crossed Novotroitskoye, in March 2019 - 213 thousand.

There is another checkpoint in Donbass - Stanitsa Luganskaya. This is the only checkpoint where both sides allow people through every day from 8:00 to 16:00. Checkpoints are crossed on foot. To get to Lugansk, you also need to send an application to the local headquarters indicating the reason for the visit.

To submit an application, you need to send a blank email. You will receive a link to the application form in response. It needs to be downloaded and filled out in Russian in a text editor. No typos allowed. One wrong letter can result in a refusal. If entry is allowed, you must undergo 14 days of self-isolation or provide a “fresh” negative test for COVID-19.

Last week, a message from a UN representative appeared that all checkpoints in Donbass might open in June. Also Klymenko Time

said that President Vladimir Zelensky said this at a press conference, but his words were denied by the “LPR.”

Customs regulations

Customs rules for visiting the DPR and LPR do not differ from the usual rules for crossing the Ukrainian border. The presence of weapons, ammunition and explosives is checked with special attention.

Each of the unrecognized republics introduced its own rules.

You can import duty-free into the DPR:

• goods worth up to 500 euros and weighing up to 50 kg;
• products worth up to 200 euros.

You can import duty-free into the LPR:

• goods worth up to 200 euros and weighing up to 50 kg;
• fuel in the car tank + 10 l.

Customs officers of the DPR and LPR are united in their approach to tobacco products and alcohol. Both republics allow the import of up to 200 cigarettes per person and up to 1 liter of strong alcohol, 2 liters of wine, 5 liters of beer.

The main requirements are reflected in the following table:

Note! If the rules are violated, the excess will be confiscated.

When going to Donbass, you should inquire about the rules for transporting luggage into the territory of this republic. They apply both when entering from Ukraine and from Russia.

Transportation of goods from the Russian side

To cross the border between Russia and the Donetsk People's Republic, a person undertakes to provide the following documents:

1. International delivery note.
2. Phytosanitary certificate.
3. Veterinary certificate.
4. GTD of the Russian Federation.
5. Certificate of state registration of individual entrepreneur (photocopy).
6. Foreign trade participant accreditation card.

The person also undertakes to provide all documents used for “customs clearance” of the transported goods.

During the transportation of goods across the Russian border, a person will be issued a Carriage Obligation. This document is issued in two copies and represents a referral to customs. The essence of this document is that the responsibility of delivering cargo to customs falls on the shoulders of the driver. If this requirement is not met, a report will be drawn up against the driver.

Example of an international veterinary certificate

The Carriage Obligation indicates the date and time of entry into the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic along with the goods. This document also indicates the date when the driver can carry out customs clearance of goods. Usually the driver is given 4-5 days to report to customs.

The driver entering the territory of the republic is obliged to pay customs duty on the car. The cost of collection for a machine whose carrying capacity is not 20 tons is 5 euros. The cost of collection for cars over 20 tons is 10 euros. There is no fee for passenger cars.

Transportation of goods from the Ukrainian side

Crossing the DPR border from the Ukrainian side requires the provision of the following documents:

• waybill;
• contract for the provision of goods;
• specification for the contract (if available);
• invoice for payment (if available);
• invoice and delivery note;
• certificate of state registration of individual entrepreneurs (photocopy);
• foreign trade participant accreditation card.

Sample bill of lading

The driver crossing the border of Ukraine and the DPR with goods is also issued a Carriage Obligation. The cost of customs duty is similar to the prices proposed for transporting goods from the Russian side.

Finally, watch the video from the “Donbass Realities” channel about the current situation in the DPR and LPR:

Rules and procedure for crossing the border

The DPR, for its part, does not impose any special requirements on those entering from the territory of the Russian Federation.

The main rule is the presence of mandatory documents for all travelers, including animals.

The procedure for passing is no different from what happens when crossing the border, for example, with Abkhazia or Belarus.

In addition, there is a list of property permitted for transportation into the Republic:

Reference! If something imported into the territory exceeds the established norms, the entire excess is subject to duty.

Features of traveling by car

To travel to the territory of the Donetsk Republic by personal transport, you must have a Green Card, driver's license, and technical passport for the car. Naturally, every citizen must have an identity card with him.

If minor children are traveling with adults, a birth certificate is required, and if one or both parents are absent, written permission from them to take the child out or proof of the reason for the absence (for example, a copy of the death certificate). The document must be certified by a notary.

Entry by car into the DPR is most often prohibited by the Ukrainian military. The reason for refusal is a lack of trust in tourists or their inability to correctly explain the purpose of their visit. Reasons such as visiting a child or other close relatives, as well as the presence of real estate in the Donbass, work flawlessly.

As for the Russian side, the Russian military freely allows everyone into the Donetsk People's Republic. Entry into Russia from the DPR is carried out in a similar manner. Only passports are checked.

Important! No duties are charged for travel by personal transport from either the Ukrainian or Russian side.

Travel by car

The rules for entry into the DPR for Russians have one more condition regarding cars. If a citizen travels in a personal car, he must apply for a green card, which is mandatory to obtain when traveling to Europe, the Schengen zone. The card is an analogue of the domestic OSAGO policy.

Documents confirming the right to drive a car and a driver's license are also required. A similar set of papers is required to travel on our roads.

Traveling from the DPR to Russia by car is carried out under the same conditions.

Entry rules for foreigners

Citizens of any state have the right to enter the territory of the Donetsk People's Republic, if necessary. Entry rules will vary depending on whether it comes from the territory of Russia or Ukraine.

In case of departure from the Ukrainian side, a resident of another country will need to first contact the Security Service on a general basis online to obtain a permit. With its help you can cross the border.

In addition to general passport data, a foreign citizen will need to indicate the purpose of his visit to the occupied (according to the Ukrainian authorities) territory. The purpose could be to visit relatives, check your property in Donetsk, or visit a child who is studying at a university in this territory.

It is advisable to document the purpose so that the border guards do not have unnecessary questions and reasons not to let the foreigner leave Ukraine. The site allows you to send several files at once, so you need to attach a scan of documents about kinship or the presence of real estate in the DPR, a certificate about the child’s education in this republic. Be sure to indicate the route you plan to take. It is better not to deviate from it further.

When applying for a permit, you must select the type of pass in the form. The disposable one is issued for 2 weeks, and the reusable one can be used for a year.

A request for a permit is considered by the SBU within 10 working days. But often this process drags on for a month, since the security forces of Ukraine are in no hurry to let foreigners into the conflict zone.

If a foreign resident wishes to enter Donbass from Russia, he should be aware that for these purposes he will need a foreign passport. And you can return to the Russian Federation only if you have a visa document.

Important! If you are in the Russian Federation with a single-entry visa, it is better not to go to the Donetsk Republic, since returning from the DPR to Russia will be impossible. In addition, the situation will be complicated by the fact that it will also be impossible to travel to Ukraine, because this requires a visa, and in addition to this, a pass, and this must be issued before the trip. In general, the situation will become a dead end and will have to be resolved at an informal level and at great expense.

Entry rules during normal times

Authorities solemnly issued the first DPR passports to citizens in March 2021. Permission to cross the border for cars with license plates of the people's republics was also signed.

DPR passports

For now, citizens of the self-proclaimed republic retain the passports of the Ukrainian state.

On November 4, 2021, a new decree 665 of Russian President Vladimir Putin came into force, which allows citizens with DPR passports to enter Russia without a visa. It is not necessary to have a Ukrainian passport to cross the border.

Subtle question

The passport of the Donetsk Republic is issued to citizens who have reached the age of sixteen. The state fee for processing this document is currently 248 rubles. The first passports were issued to citizens aged 16, 25 and 45 years.

Also, people who lost their Ukrainian state passports became owners of new passports. You can obtain a document indicating your affiliation with the DPR at local branches of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Certification of citizens of the Donetsk People's Republic is not without problems. One of the pressing problems is the increasing number of young people who have crossed the sixteen-year threshold. Not all young people had the opportunity to travel to territories controlled by the Kyiv regime to obtain Ukrainian-style documents.

A considerable number of middle-aged men and women in the civil service or associated with the republic’s militia do not have the opportunity to extend the validity of their current Ukrainian passport.

As happens almost always, today enterprising businessmen are making good money from human problems. The business of issuing illegal passports is actively developing, despite strict warnings from the republican authorities.

At the end of 2021, this problem was solved thanks to a decree of the Russian President. Now residents of the DPR do not need to present a Ukrainian passport to cross the border with Russia.

The issue of recognition

Considering that the Russian authorities do not officially recognize the statehood of some regions of the republics, the procedure for crossing the border is somewhat complicated. According to some reports, an informal alternative has already been found. The specifics of the border crossing procedure have not yet been disclosed.

Moscow’s tactics regarding the informal recognition of passports of citizens of both republics makes it possible to somewhat reduce the degree of social tension. This allows citizens from both sides to cross the border without hindrance, as well as to slowly establish a shuttle business.

Ukraine has already stated that it does not recognize republican passports. To cross the border between the DPR and Ukraine, citizens still need Ukrainian passports. The international community is in no hurry to recognize the new passports of DPR citizens. Of all the countries, only South Ossetia expressed solidarity with the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics.

The authorities of both republics, in turn, put pressure on citizens who have relations with both Russia and Ukraine. Only those citizens who have received a new type of passport will be able to participate in local elections and demonstrate civic activity.

Features of visiting the DPR

On the territory of the Donetsk National Republic there is a visa-free regime for all countries. This is due to the status of an unrecognized territory.

Citizens of the Russian Federation can enter the DPR using any identification document. Citizens decide for themselves whether they need to present a foreign passport upon entry. Foreigners have the right to cross the border of Russia and the DPR if they have a visa to the Russian Federation.

There are both road and railway checkpoints into the republic. Regular buses leave from Moscow every few hours. From Rostov airport you can get to the republic by taxi.

The absolute basis for admitting a person is the passport of a citizen of the DPR. Residents of the republic have the right to freely visit the territory of the Russian Federation without applying for a visa.

Crossing the border from Russia

Getting to Donbass from the territory of the Russian Federation is easy. The Donetsk and Lugansk Republics are considered self-proclaimed; their state sovereignty is not recognized by other countries. According to international standards, entry into the unrecognized territory is carried out visa-free.

The border between the DPR and Russia is open to citizens of any country. Representatives of the Russian Federation can enter the republic by presenting an internal or foreign passport. Using the latter is undesirable, since it marks the departure from the country.

The Ukrainian side considers entry into the DPR and LPR to be an illegal crossing of its own border. If you need to travel to Ukraine in the future, problems may arise. Likewise, it is impossible to enter the country through Donetsk, crossing the border from the Russian Federation.

How can a foreigner get to Donetsk from Russia? In this case, a visa is not required. Citizens of other states can freely visit the DPR. But there are some subtleties here too. If the visa to the Russian Federation is one-time, then it is impossible to return back to its territory - you will have to apply for a new permit. It won’t be possible to get to Ukraine either. Even if you have a visa, entry into the country is carried out through official entry points.

The procedure for crossing the border from Ukraine

Getting into the republic from Ukraine is more difficult. The border of the DPR and LPR with Ukraine is called the line of contact. You can cross it with a special pass. Since the territory of the republics is considered temporarily occupied by an illegal government, an anti-terrorist operation zone is located between the two states. It is through it that the DPR-Ukraine border is crossed.

Permission can be obtained on the SBU website. However, its presence does not guarantee entry into the territory of the republic. The border guards have the final say.

The question of how to leave Donetsk for Ukraine is often raised. Citizens of the DPR, if necessary to visit the country, order a pass through the SBU. Natives of other states can return to Ukraine if they entered the DPR through its territory.

Rules and advice for crossing the DPR/RF border

1. If your trip involves crossing the territory of the Russian Federation in transit (for example, flying by plane from Rostov to Egypt or another country), present your passport upon entry. Otherwise, since border control must put a stamp upon departure, an unpleasant situation may result.
2. Fill out the entire migration card in advance. In the “inviting party” column, enter the city where you are going. In the “departure date” column, enter a date with a margin of time (maximum 90 days).
3. Sample of filling out a migration card
4. Clearly and promptly comply with requests from customs officers and border guards. Don't ask them unnecessary questions.
5. Save your migration card; you will need it when you leave.
6. Do not walk through the checkpoint area. In case of emergency, ask the border guards for permission.