Profiling and Immigration control

Check-in for our flights at Domodedovo International Airport may begin with an extra procedure called profiling, conducted by Transaero security personnel. In the course of profiling, every customer has his/her passport, visa and flight documents (air tickets, baggage tags) checked according to the requirements of all countries included on the itinerary (original place of departure, transit points and final destination).

Transaero security personnel will check the following:

•     Whether the passport produced by the passenger is accepted by authorities in the country of destination;

•     Any additional requirements for document validity;

•     Any travel restrictions due to earlier visits to certain countries;

•     What airports will be used at transit points;

•     The possibility of visa-free travel between airports at transit points;

•     Any transit visa requirements;

•     The possibility of obtaining a transit visa upon arrival at the transit point, if required;

•     The conditions for visa-free transit, if allowed (booking status of the connecting flight, the minimum and maximum connection time at transit points);

•     The possibility of night transit in an airport, availability of visa-free transit hotel accommodations, and hotel rates;

•     The requirement, if any, for a minimum amount of funds a traveler must have to cover accommodations, meals, expenses, etc;

•     Is Entry visa requirements at the destination;

•     The possibility of obtaining a visa upon arrival at the destination, if required;

•     What documents are required as proof of the purpose of your trip;

•     Tourist voucher requirements;

•     Any requirements for minimum funds, host guarantees, medical insurance coverage or inoculation certificates;

•     Whether the passenger is required to have return air tickets from the place of destination or tickets to a third country;

•     Any visa documents required for return travel, or entry into and exist from a third country.

Passport and visa documents are identity documents necessary and/or sufficient for domestic or international air travel, and visas or equivalent documents.

There are several different types of identity documents that enable their holders to travel between countries. A passport is the most widely used document accepted by every country in the world. In rare cases, passports issued by certain states may not be recognized by other states.

Visa documents are forms issued by embassies, or other documents issued in a country other than the place of departure entitling their holder to enter the country of destination without a visa. There are several different types of visa documents that enable legal entry into a country of destination or transit through the territories of other countries. These are visas, identity documents for temporary or permanent residents, refugee documents, temporary replacements for lost documents valid for one trip, work permits, crew documents, passports issued by international organizations, military identity documents, diplomatic and official identity documents, etc.

General rules for departing passengers:

Russian citizens are allowed to travel to the CIS countries and CIS citizens, to Russia, if they have:

•     A travel passport (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan);

•     A general or travel passport (Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine);

•     A child birth certificate (Kazakhstan and Ukraine);

•     A visa (Georgia and Turkmenistan).

In most cases, Russian and CIS citizens can travel to foreign countries beyond the CIS if they have:

•     A travel passport;

•     A visa to enter the country of destination;

•     Air tickets with confirmed seats in both directions;

•     For transit stopovers, an air ticket with confirmed seats for a connecting flight departing within 24 hours, a transit visa if the passenger intends to leave the airport, a visa to enter the country of destination, and return air tickets with confirmed seats on the flight.

To leave the territory of Russia or the CIS, foreign citizens are required to have:

•     A passport valid for international travel;

•     A visa necessary to enter the country of destination.

Transit visas necessary for the countries of transit:

•     An air ticket, if necessary, for a flight to leave the country of destination;

•     Valid entry visas to return to Russia or the CIS.

Foreign citizens who wish to enter Russia must have a valid Russian visa obtained well in advance (before departing to Russia) from a Russian consular office outside of Russia.

Russian international airports have consular offices whose staff can assist emergency requests from foreign nationals wishing to leave Russia by air.