If applying for a minor, please provide a copy of their Birth Certificate, in which it is evident that at least of the parents is not a citizen of the Russian Federation. A printed visa application filled out at visa. Please provide one recent photograph not more than 6 months old of yourself. The photographs should be:.
Note: Please follow these instructions carefully. If photographs presented do not meet these requirements your application will be considered incomplete. Important notice: Processing time is a minimum and may vary from case to case. Your visa application processing will start from the day your application was dispatched to the Consulate. Therefore please add few more days to the indicated timings, depending on whether you will apply at the Russia visa application centre in person or by post.
VFS is not involved in the process of assessment of visa applications, or their grant or refusal, and shall not be liable or responsible for any delay by the Consulates or the Embassy of the Russian Federation in USA, in assessing, granting or refusing any visa application.
Please note: If in your online visa application you answered "NO" to questions about previous places of work and educational institutions, you must attach a signed cover letter confirming that you did not really have previous jobs or studied in educational institutions.
Please note that if your application form requires any corrections or if you did not have a possibility to complete an online application form before visiting the Visa Application Centre, our team members will be happy to help. Please make sure that at the end of the electronic visa application you have chosen the visa application center that you are planning to visit.
If you do not, the visa center staff may have to ask you to fill out a new visa application form. To avoid confusion when choosing a passport category in the application, note that a diplomatic passport is issued to a civil servant who travels internationally for official state affairs. An official passport service passport, as well as a special passport is issued to the civil servant for travel related to work, and accompanying dependents.
A tourist or ordinary passport is a document issued by the national government for the purpose of international travel, which certifies the identity and citizenship of its owner. After completing your application form, please print it, sign it and submit it to the Russian Visa Application Center along with all supporting documents, payment and passport. Make sure that the signature on your application form is identical to the signature in your passport.
We would like to assure you that we pay special attention to the processing of your personal data. By sending us your visa application, you confirm that you have accepted our Terms and Conditions. Transit visas are normally valid for maximum of 3 days if travelling by air and 10 days if travelling by car.
Visa Invitation is not required. The Russian Consulate issues a Transit visa upon presentation of your travel documents and visa to the country of destination if necessary.
If you have difficulties while acquiring your Transit visa, you may want to apply for a Tourist visa. Transit visa is required only for those travelers who are going to leave the customs zone of the airport. You can get a transit visa at the Russian Consulate upon presenting your tickets to and from the Russian airport.
The period of stay allowed in the relevant Russian territory is 8 days with an E-visa. The validity of the visa is 30 days to enter Russia from the date of approval. Foreign tourists who wish to visit Russia for longer tourist stays , or travel to regions not available with an E-visa, must apply for a tourist visa at the nearest embassy or consulate of Russia. An E-visa for Russia is an a electronic visa which allows eligible citizens to visit a certain territory of Russia for a short stay.
There are currently around 55 countries that can obtain an E-visa to travel to Russia. The type of E-visa required will depend on the territory of Russia the applicant wishes to visit.
All of the different types of Russian Visa are single entry electronic visas and permit a total stay of 8 days in the relevant region. An approved Russian online visa is valid for 30 days to enter the designated region from the date of issue.
The Russian visa policy states that all foreign citizens eligible to obtain an electronic visa must fill out a simple online application form with basic personal, passport, and travel information, to receive an approved E-visa sent by email.
If the traveler meets all the requirements set by Russia, the visa will be approved in between 2 and 4 business days. The copy of the approved E-visa sent by email must be printed and used to board transportation for Russia, alongside the same passport used to complete the online application. An approved Russian E-visa functions as either a tourist visa, business visa , a visa for humanitarian reasons, or a visa for transit purposes. If the traveler requires a longer period of stay or wishes to visit a Russian territory not served by the online application , they must apply for a visa at the nearest government diplomatic office of Russia.
Below you will find a full list of all the nationalities for which an E-visa for Russia is available. There are currently 3 types of Russian E-Visa available for foreign citizens, each of which permits a short stay in a different territory of Russia during its validity. Petersburg and Leningrad regions of Russia. Each type of approved Russian electronic visa allows the holder to enter the relevant territory at select air, sea, and land checkpoints in the region Please see our Russia e-Visa FAQ for a full list.
A Russia-wide E-visa is also expected to be introduced by the Russian government in Please check this site periodically for updates about the implementation of this visa type. Russian visa laws state that travelers from more than countries are required to apply for an embassy visa to visit Russia , no matter the intended length or purpose of the stay.
In order for a foreign citizen to obtain a Russian embassy visa, they must request a consular appointment well in advance of the date of intended travel. Russia embassy visa protocol usually requires the applicant to attend this appointment with a completed application form and supporting documentation depending on the type of visa required.
It is also necessary to pay an embassy visa fee determined by the government of Russia. Those who submit a Russian embassy visa application should be aware that it may take up to 2 weeks or more to be processed and approved. By applying for an embassy visa, foreign citizen can also obtain a visa for purposes not available through an online application or for longer periods of stay, for example a student visa or work visa. See the list below for nationalities that require a visa in advance from a Russian embassy.
Travelers who are nationals of the countries shown in the list below do not need a visa for Russia , provided the duration of the trip is within the visa exemption limit. Currently there are around 50 visa-exempt countries for Russia.
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