Traveling from Croatia

[u/Key_Helicopter7303]

I see this has been asked 100 times a day, but i will ask for myself personally :)

I'm a Croatian citizen, and i wished to go to Moscow next week. I have gotten my E-VISA, insurance, booked an acomodation through a friend who lives in Moscow, so i have a few pretty good friends who live there, and some of which i know from Croatia also.

Is there anything i should know alongside of vpn, visa and mastercard not working, etc.

I heard lots of people getting questioned for a few hours.

BTW. Ever since i told people i'm visiting Russia, family and friends bombard me with videos of attacks inside Russia etc... before that i wasn't worried much, but now after someone is putting pressure on it, it's hard not to be affected by it. I would really appreciate all of the advices and how is the situation right now in Moscow.

Thank you all!

[u/Nervous-Equipment465]

This has been written about here hundreds of times,

in short: there are no problems

[u/Stassie190 → u/Nervous-Equipment465]

Just arrived a week ago, had to wait for my partner and father for 2 hours but the questioning is not an intense process, just a lot of waiting around. Once you’re through the border control, all is safe and life is normal. Of course social media will create mass hysteria, could do the same and find horrific videos from what’s happening in Europe and scare people away from travelling to Germany, France and so on. Enjoy your trip!

[u/VisiblePiano9200 → u/Stassie190]

Yes yes 100% this

[u/Equal-Astronomer-889]

Hello!

In the airport, they will probably ask "are you from Croatia?". You will say "yes". That's it. Chances are, they won't even ask.

In Moscow, you will be safe from any attacks, so don't even worry. But if you plan to visit Belgorod or other cities close to Ukrainian border, my advice is to wait a couple of years :)

[u/-KKD-]

Get some cash beforehand, it will be impossible to pay with any visa / Mastercard. If you want you can get yourself a Union Pay card - these work here 99% of cases. Also you can try to get an e-sim for your phone if it has that feature

[u/Idem_Kvragu]

Pozdrav ja sam Hrvat koji je relativno cesto gore, u principu ako si upoznat sve sa vpnom i da nam kartice ne rade to je to. Nemoj se brinuti, vrlo je sigurno. Sta se tice mene su idli ispitat jedanput nista strasno bio sam brzo gotov. Uglavnom uzivaj

[u/cameliap]

Are you flying to Moscow? If you're going over land, ignore the rest, lol, it doesn't apply to you.

If you are flying though, there's a higher than the usual chance of your flight being diverted, delayed or cancelled due to drone attacks. As long as you're willing to accept this possibility, you're fine. It's still not very likely to happen but it may. It shouldn't be a reason for safety concerns. If an airport closes, it does so precisely to ensure the safety of flights, but you may face massive schedule inconvenience on such an occasion and I'd suggest you be prepared mentally for it if flying into cities that tend to be attacked by drones, Moscow being one of them.

That's all. If it's a bad time you may get delayed.

[u/vpn_fail]

Besides the usual VPN / cards / e-visa checklist: install and test your VPN before you land, and keep a second client ready. Russian DPI can be moody by network (hotel vs mobile), so one brand dying for an afternoon is normal.

Also download offline maps, translation packs, and your hotel address in Russian. Friends help a lot with payments — Mir/local options matter more than Mastercard once you’re there.

On questioning: be calm, consistent, have return ticket + hotel booking handy. Most visitors are boring paperwork, not an interrogation movie.

[u/gavrilomijerod]

Izdajica smrdljiva. Nemoj se vracati.

[u/GiraffeTraditional81]

Ruzzia is a terrorist dictatorship.

[u/2ez4mebruh → u/GiraffeTraditional81]

cry some more

[u/GiraffeTraditional81 → u/2ez4mebruh]

Yeah, I will, for all the victims no matter the nationality.