North Koreans and citizens from 17 other countries can now visit Russia’s Far East area using a free electronic visa, the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang announced on Wednesday.

Tests for the registration of e-visas have been available on the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs since August 1, the embassy said on its Facebook page. 

In addition to North Korea, citizens of 17 countries can obtain e-visas through a “simplified” procedure: Algeria, Bahrain, Brunei, India, Iran, Qatar, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Kuwait, Morocco, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Tunisia, Turkey and Japan.