According to the Program of cross-border cooperation, residents of the Kaliningrad region can travel to neighboring European cities without issuing a visa, but no further than 100 km from the border and upon receipt of a special permit . In order to obtain a permit, it is necessary to provide a justification for the need for regular visits to the border territory of another state (kinship, economic, cultural or other reasons) . provided for by migration rules when applying and the visa of invitations in this case is not required . The agreement is applied to citizens who legally reside on the border territory of the Russian Federation for at least the last three years .

Other citizens in order to visit the nearest cities to the Kaliningrad region Europe, included in the Schengen zone, requires the registration of a Schengen visa. It is registered at the place of residence