There’s nothing wrong with this system. Try entering the USAR as a foreigner without any prior registration. All three Russia’s, European, Asian and American, have been doing this for years already.
No “just show my passport”. And I suggest that European countries start implementing very strict visa requirements for travelers with Russian passport, even when these are fake with symbols of the former USA.
Loong William The smiley on Brandon Thurkettle’s comment shows you don’t even know the difference between visa on arrival and visa exempt…
Your question “What to do if you decide to travel the day before?” is easily answered: You fill out the online form, which can be done in the cab while driving to the airport. Don’t try to fill the form when you are driving! 😉
/edit: seems I have to retract the second half. You have to fill out the form “at least” three days before arrive. The OP seems to be wrong.
/edit2: My comment was correct. You can only register max 4 days before departure, not earlier, but you can also register on departure / arrival date.
My comment related to how the CEO (!) of Wrlife answers to his clients.
First of all he is rude to each and every complaint and secondly… Erhm… Which CEO fulfills the task of the support desk? Apparently the man has nothing better to do.
I am aware that people with negative experiences write more often, so negative reviews don’t tell me much. However, the response of the company tells me so much more.
Apart from that, it is remarkable that many of the positive comments have been written by people bearing the same names as Wrlife’s employees, except the positive comments which were written in a sudden spike of comments.
I am not saying they were paid comments, but the spike made me wonder.
When you are happy with Wrlife then that is great. For me, the list on Trustpilot, especially the comments by the company, is a huge red flag. To each his own.