All seems to be under control!  But I did notice a new requirement from 1/6/2016.

Any prescription drugs taken into Russia need to be accompanied by the doctor's letter/

prescription giving the name of the drug, dosage etc.  No problem so far.  But, further,

we need a 'notarised translation'.  Has anyone been to Russia this summer and had any problems?

http://www.rlus.co.uk/medication.pdf 

I'm not sure if it helps.  Hope it does though.  :s

All the best,

Bob

Thanks for the link - it looks like only mood altering drugs are on the list.  That's a relief!

All the best,

Bob

I found this online. 

http://www.rlus.co.uk/medication.pdf 

I'm not sure if it helps.  Hope it does though.  :s

Omg, how complicated is this. I usually take a copy of my prescription wherever I travel just to be on the safe side. But all that business of solicitors and translations. I bet a lot of people travelling to Russia don't know about this and I wonder how rigidly it is enforced. Glad I've already been to Russia!

Cindy

Hi Elaine, 

Thanks for the link - it looks like only mood altering drugs are on the list.  That's a relief!

All the best,

Bob

No problem Bob.  🙂

But it looks like antidepressants and similar.  One article mentions

over-the-counter drugs eg strong pain relief may well be banned too.

Hopefully by the time you visit, Bob, the mist will have lifted and we'll have better

info.  The visa application isn't too much more complicated than in years gone by.  Except

that you need to list every country visited (as per your passport) with dates.

Some of my stamps were almost illegible so I had to use old calendars to remind me (thank

goodness I kept them).  The fingerprinting takes about 30 seconds.

All part of the fun!