I henhold til data fra Ruslands statistiske bureau blev der i 2008 udstedt mere end 1,5 mio. russiske visa til EU-borgere og 3,5 mio. EU-visa til russiske statsborgere.
According to data held by Russia's statistics agency, in 2008, more than 1.5 million Russian visas were issued to EU citizens, and 3.5 million EU visas were issued to Russian citizens.