How to send money to Russia

Irena · 2023-11-22T10:59:39+00:00

In this article I tell you my personal experience sending money to Russia using some methods that are currently working such as Advcash, Profee, YooMoney or...

SeanFarley1964

Thank you for your help. Visa application in. Do you also have tips on the best way to get Roubles? Is there an alternative to taking large amounts of cash into Russia?

Irena

SeanFarley1964 Hi Sean, in this article you have the different alternatives:

https://russiable.com/how-to-pay-in-russia/

sharb

I have been using SendNomad for about a year, but today they stopped working in the USA.

Help!!!! how do I send money to my fiancee?

Fremenlive

Yes, I am in the same situation,Sharb. That app was a Godsend, now I am left wondering how I will send her money! Help!

jon

hi
thx for the info, I used Advcash to send money to a mir card, there are ID and card verification at certain points, but eventually completed it (with customer support: very helpful) transfer was almost instant. I will use this one in future

sendnomad has gone dark, google playstore has removed its mobile app, plus there are multiple negative reviews on trustpilot

Binance is no longer trading in russia, but it has been taken over via CommEX

Irena

jon Thank you very much for telling us your experience

sharb

just tried to make an account with Advcash, they do not do accounts with USA. No luck there.

Irena

sharb

What countries are not supported?
Afghanistan
Belize
Burundi
Central African Republic
Chad
Cote D'Ivoire
Cuba
Democratic Republic Of The Congo
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Guinea
Haiti
Iran
Iraq
Republika Kosovo
Liberia
Libya
Myanmar
North Korea
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Uganda
United Kingdom
United States
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Yemen
Zimbabwe
Puerto Rico
American Virgin Islands

https://support.advcash.com/hc/en-us/articles/4415811821202-What-countries-are-not-supported-

MaricelDen

Good day everyone! Please help us, How to withdraw cash from ATM in Russia, SPB. Using Visa card issued outside Russia (Kyrgyzstan)
And also which online payment visa, or debit card payment is accepted in Russia, I need to buy food, I need to pay for taxi (in case of emergency) and my upcoming affordable apartment (still searching) around Komendantsky Ave. Thank you very much 😊

Irena

MaricelDen You need a Russian car (MIR) or a UnionPay card (although this is not accepted in all shops and banks). Have a look at this article:
https://russiable.com/how-to-pay-in-russia/

SeanFarley1964

Hi Irena, in your guide it says about the Tinkoff MIR card that "This card is associated with a mobile application (like Revolut) and can be recharged for free with your personal cards."

How does the transfer work? Or is it that I can only add physical cash to the MIR card that I bring into the country? Problem with that surely is that once the euros are converted into Roubles on the MIR card they will stay Roubles?

Irena

SeanFarley1964 Yes, you currently need cash which you need to bring to Russia to top up the card and convert it into rubles

SeanFarley1964

Have encountered another problem. The travel insurance co linked in your guide does not have any payment method so no way of proceeding with the purchase.

Irena

SeanFarley1964 Yes, I know, it's not working. I recommend using Cherehapa

https://russiable.com/category/visa/travel-medical-insurance-russia/

SeanFarley1964

Irena
Thank you for this. I also found this insurer: https://alfarussiainsurance.com/en which has a payment partner in Italy.

clurch

How can I send money to a friend in Chelyabinsk, Russia? Are there special international credit cards that can be used? I heard about international Forex credit cards. Can they be used?

happilyinlove

hey! had to create an account to let you know something about crypto
everything you have to do is create an account in any kind of crypto wallet with built-in possibility to buy and exchange crypto; we use trust wallet due to its simplicity
then you need to buy crypto — in russia they don’t have too many ways to exchange, so btc and eth are best — and send it to person in russia
here comes the problem with cashing crypto out since russian cards are unavailable
so we transfer crypto to non custodial wallet — we use telegram bots, i’m not sure if i can mention them here 🥲 — and then exchange them to rubles (p2p system is very fast). if network is not busy, fees and commissions for 100$ transaction are something around 15$ (i might be wrong, feel free to correct me) and entire process takes up to 15 minutes (sometimes longer, depending on amount of money and transactions in the network)
hope you find it helpful! lots of love, thanks for your content! 🙏🏼💞

Fremenlive

happilyinlove

Hey? Which Telegram bot? I have been sending BTC to a wallet in Russia, now even this has been restricted!

sewer

Fremenlive Hey, you can try with @wallet, or there are other bots using the same blockchain, idk if its allowed to send my personal contact for you to contact me so I can help you, but in any case, if u have any question ill try to answer

Cmartens2

Irena Hi Irena! Thank you so much for the very thorough information. It is extremely helpful! I saw that you mentioned that Korona Pay is working again (I can see Russia as possible in the App, but not on the website). Do you know if there are restrictions on the banks you can send to with Korona? Can you send money to Sberbank for example?

Irena

Cmartens2 Yes, you can

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