A Muscovite was able to obtain compensation from bailiffs for a travel ban he only learned about at the border.

Supreme Court Russia supported Lester Filitzs in his demand that the Federal Bailiff Service compensate him for losses after being denied travel abroad. Filitzs learned of this ban only at border control—information about the enforcement proceedings had not been received in his Gosuslugi account.

Travel bans due to debts

Restrictions on Russians leaving the country due to debts amount to millions - according to the Federal Bailiff Service, as of January 1, 2026, the border services were located 8,9 million temporary travel ban orders. In 2025, bailiffs issued 9,2 million such orders.

Why the number of decrees is not equal to the number of people

However, the number of orders does not equal the number of people turned away at the border. Some regional data demonstrates the scale of the restrictions: in April 2026, the St. Petersburg office of the Federal Bailiff Service reported that more than 214 city residents were restricted from leaving the city due to debts. However, this number refers to the number of people subject to the restrictions, not those who were directly denied border crossing.