Russia → Montserrat: Short-stay tourist

The online form asks for a digital copy of your government-issued ID, as a PNG, JPEG or JPG file.

Source: Government of Montserrat, Immigration Department: online eVisa application form (the page shows no date)

You enter your passport number, place of issue, date of issue and expiry date on the form. The guide says your passport should be valid for the duration of your trip. The Montserrat Tourism Authority says it must be valid for six months after your planned date of return. If you hold more than one passport, the FAQ says you must show the same passport you used for the online application when you arrive.

Source: Government of Montserrat, Immigration Department: eVisa FAQs (the page shows no date)

The Immigration Regulations say that a person on a temporary visit must, if an immigration officer requires it, show that they have a job elsewhere and intend to return to it, or a return ticket, or enough money for their stay and their return fare. The law gives no amount. An officer can refuse entry to someone likely to become a public charge.

Source: Government of Montserrat: Immigration Act, Cap. 13.01, with the Immigration Regulations and Visa Exemption Order (revised edition, law as at 1 January 2019)

The combined application and processing fee is US$50. Only credit card payments are accepted (the guide names Visa, MasterCard and American Express). The fee is not refunded, even if your travel plans change. If you don't have a credit card, the FAQ says you cannot apply online and may apply at the nearest British Embassy or Consulate instead; it gives no further details of that route.

Source: Government of Montserrat, Immigration Department: Tourist Visa Guide (the page shows no date)

The Government of Montserrat's Immigration Department lists your nationality under "Countries Requiring a Visa", so you need a visa to travel to Montserrat. The visa is an eVisa: you apply and pay on the portal immigration.ms, nothing is put in your passport, and you don't go through a British embassy or consulate. The Government says most applications are processed within 24 hours, though some take longer. The only eVisa offered is valid for travel for one year from the date of issue, for multiple entries, for visitors and business travellers. Anyone outside Montserrat with a valid passport can apply. An eVisa lets you travel to Montserrat but you still face the normal immigration checks on arrival.

Source: Government of Montserrat, Immigration Department: Tourist Visa Guide (the page shows no date)

The Montserrat Tourism Authority lists a completed Immigration/Customs Declaration form among the entry requirements and asks visitors to complete it online before they arrive, on the Government's portal travelmontserrat.gov.ms. We could not open that portal (it showed a browser check), so we can't list what it asks for.

Source: Montserrat Tourism Authority: Getting Here By Air, entry requirements (the page shows no date)

When you arrive, tell the immigration officer you have been issued an eVisa. Officers check it electronically, and the FAQ says you can show a printout of your online confirmation or the confirmation email on your phone. The eVisa works at any authorised port of entry. It only lets you travel to Montserrat: it gives no permission to work.

Source: Government of Montserrat, Immigration Department: eVisa FAQs (the page shows no date)

The guide says that in certain cases an invitation letter or other supporting documents are necessary, and that you will be told by email at the address you give. It doesn't say which applicants, or what the documents must contain. The application form itself asks for no invitation letter, hotel booking, bank statement or proof of funds.

Source: Government of Montserrat, Immigration Department: Tourist Visa Guide (the page shows no date)

The FAQ says every family member needs their own application and eVisa, and that minors need an eVisa too.

Source: Government of Montserrat, Immigration Department: eVisa FAQs (the page shows no date)

The Immigration (Visa Exemption) Order in the Immigration Act (law as at 1 January 2019) also exempts people who hold a valid entry visa for the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada or an EU member state. The eVisa pages don't mention this, so ask the Immigration Department (visa@gov.ms, +1 664 491 2555) before you rely on it.

Source: Government of Montserrat: Immigration Act, Cap. 13.01, with the Immigration Regulations and Visa Exemption Order (revised edition, law as at 1 January 2019)

The FAQ says all applications for children under 16 must be accompanied by applications for the accompanying adults. It doesn't explain how this works for a child travelling without an adult, or what other documents it expects for children.

Source: Government of Montserrat, Immigration Department: eVisa FAQs (the page shows no date)

The form asks for your name, gender, date of birth, country of birth and nationality (marital status is optional), your home address, email address (typed twice) and phone number, and your date of arrival in Montserrat. The address where you will stay in Montserrat is optional on the form. The details must match your real information exactly: the FAQ says that if the data in your application doesn't exactly correspond with your facts, you will be treated as arriving without a visa.

Source: Government of Montserrat, Immigration Department: online eVisa application form (the page shows no date)