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General information and principles of issuing Russian visas. Please read that before visiting Russian Embassy or Russian Consulate.
Russian visa
A visa to the Russian Federation is a document, permitting stay in Russia for a specific period of time. Visa lists entry/exit dates, your name, passport details, and a purpose of travel.
It is important for you to apply for the right type of visa, the one that corresponds to the purpose of your trip, in order to enjoy your visit to Russia without legal problems, should it be a tourist journey, a home stay with a relative or friend, a business trip, or a transit.
The purposes of your visit to Russia - which you declare in your application form - should be confirmed by a letter of invitation you get from your host party according to the visa facilitation Agreements between the Russian Federation and EU or by official documents issued by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, its regional offices or the Russian Federal Migration Service or by a tourist contract - tourist voucher and tourist acceptance confirmation of a Russian tourist agency which should have its reference number.
Please be careful about the type of the visa you get which is issued in exact to the invitation you present in the consular section. Type of visa or dates of entry/departure can not be changed or extended.
As it was mentioned the actual purpose of a foreign citizen's entrance into the Russian Federation should correspond to the type of the issued visa. Thereby we do not recommend to resort to the services of an intermediate who suggests issuing tourist visa allowing a short-term stay in Russia to those persons that enter the country not for tourist purposes but for carrying on business. Nonconformity of the claimed entrance purpose with the actual one and the line of business during the stay in Russia is the violation of the entrance or residence regime. Responsibility for this violation is stipulated as a money penalty of 2 000 - 5 000 rubles. In-parallel with the money penalty it could be decided to enforce an administrative exclusion of a foreign national from the Russian Federation with the sequential exclusion for the 5-year term.
After the visa is received it should be checked by the traveler (spelling of the name, dates of travel, passport number, date of birth) and, if necessary, returned to the consular section for corrections.
Please be advised that one can not have two valid visas in one passport, in this case the first visa will be cancelled.
Russian Embassy or Russian consulate assist you with the following types of Russian visas:
Tourist visa
Tourist visa is issued in case you wish to travel to Russia for tourist purposes only.
The visa with the purpose of visit “target tourism” is issued if you enter Russia having arranged a special tour for settling commercial questions with your Russian partners (participation in auctions, exhibitions, negotiations) or for medical consultations and medical examination as well - but once-only, not as a regular practice.
- Single entry, valid up to 1 month
- Double entry, valid up to 1 month
Tourists on board large cruise ships should have the right to stay in the Russian Federation without a visa during 72 hours. They have the right to leave the ship and come back on board the ship only as part of an organized tourist group as per the list. In case a tourist wants to leave the ship alone, he needs a visa.
Business visa
Business visa is required in case you wish to enter Russia for business purposes to participate in principal negotiations (meetings, consultations, conferences, symposiums, congresses) on trade and economical issues.
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- Single entry, valid up to 3 months
- Double entry, valid up to 3 months
- Multiple entries, valid for 1 year, 2 or 5 years
Working visa
Working visa is required in case you wish to enter Russia for a long term employment.
- Single entry, valid up to 3 months
- Double entry, valid up to 3 months
Humanitarian visa
Humanitarian visa is required in case you wish to enter Russia for cultural purposes, science, sports, religion, etc.
This type of visa can be issued as well if the purpose of your visit to Russia is to participate in scientific conferences, seminars, symposiums, congresses or to participate in social and political events - congresses, conferences, seminars, meetings, forums.
- Single entry, valid up to 3 months
- Double entry, valid up to 3 months
- Multiple entries, valid for 1 year, 2 or 5 years
Student Visa
Student visa is required in case you wish to enter Russia to study in any Russian University or attend short term courses.
- Single entry, valid up to 3 months
- Double entry, valid up to 3 months
Private visa
Visits to Relatives and Friends, based only on private invitation from relatives/ friends in Russia.
- Single entry, valid up to 3 months
- Double entry, valid up to 3 months
Transit visa
In case of an airway transit, a visa should be issued for the maximum of 3 days. The applicant who travels through the Russian Federation by car should have a transit visa valid for a period of time which the fastest trip to place of destination takes up. The average daily distance to be covered by car should not be less than 500 km.
Travellers have the right to pass through the territory of Russian Federation without a transit visa in the following cases:
- if travellers make a non-stop air flight over the territory of the Russian Federation;
- if travellers make an international air flight and a transfer in a Russian airport provided and they have due documents to enter the country of destination and an air flight ticket with an indicated date of flight from the Russian transfer airport within 24 hours upon arrival (but for emergency landing). A transit visa is not required if travelers remain in the transit zone of the airport in order to catch an onward or connecting flight within 24 hours of arrival;
- if travellers reside in a country, that has signed a non-visa agreement with the Russian Federation.
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