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I have a dual citizenship - British and Israeli. I'm currently studying and living in the UK. I want to go to Russia to visit my family (I have some family which I haven't seen in a while).

Since there is no visa requirement for Israelis to enter Russia, can I travel with my Israeli passport to Russia? I do not want to pay for the visa for my English passport.

All Israelis (who are living in Israel) are banned from entering the country, but UK residents are not.

Is there any legal problem with what I want to do?

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According to Timatic's COVID travel information page:

  1. Passengers are not allowed to enter. This does not apply to:
  • nationals of the Russian Fed. and their family members;
  • permanent residents of the Russian Fed.;
  • British nationals and residents of the United Kingdom if arriving from the United Kingdom;

So you can indeed enter Russia at this time. You will use your British passport to prove you're a British national and then use your Israeli passport to gain visa-free entry. Showing two documents at once at immigration is common practice, so airline personnel shouldn't give you trouble for it. The Israeli passport will serve as an equivalent of a Russian visa, allowing you free passage.

Update: OP was able to travel successfully:

@JonathanReez it worked! They asked me for both passports both times, just like you said, and it all went without any disturbances!

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