MOSCOW, July 26 (RAPSI) – The State Duma has passed in third and final reading a bill on visa-free entrance to Russia and departure for foreign Fan ID holders until December 31, 2018.

Earlier, President Vladimir Putin said about the necessity to draft such a bill.

According to an explanatory not to the initiative, the document has been prepared based on the success of FIFA 2018 World Cup held in Russia and is aimed to extend the term of visa-free regime’s validity until the end of the year for foreigners attended sporting events in the country using Fan ID.