About Russian Visas

Almost all foreign visitors need a visa.

To apply for a Russian Visa to the Russian Consulate you need to have a visa support letter (invitation) from a Russian Tourist Company or Hotel. We can provide Visa Support to all our clients. Our Russian visa support is valid for travel in all Russia. Our company is officially registered with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our visa support is recognized by every Russian Consulate in the world.

A Russian Visa is a passport-sized document .The visa lists entry/exit dates, your passport number, any children travelling with you, cities to be visited and visa type (Tourist visa or Business visa). It's an exit permit too, so if you lose it (or overstay), leaving the country can be harder than getting in.

We can provide both tourist  and business visa support

Visa Processing

You must process your own visa. To obtain your Russian visa please give the Russian consulate your original valid passport together with photocopies of both your passport and your approved visa support invitation, a completed consular questionnaire, three passport-size photos and consular fees. Please contact the Russian Consulate in your country for a consular questionnaire and information about consular fees.

New visa registration rules

According to the laws of the Russian Federation you can stay in Russia without the visa registration not longer than for 3 days. If you stay in one place longer than for 3 days your visa should be registered. And you should do your registration every time you move from one place to another. So please keep all the tickets (bus, train, airplane, etc.) to attest your movements in the country. To get the visa registration you should provide us with the following documents:
-passport with your Russian visa
-migration card (ask for it on the border when you come to Russia)

We will make copies of these documens and within 3 working days (or less) our manager will give you a special registration document from the Central Registration Department.

Please note:

Visas are accepted for registration only if you have MIGRATION CARD which MUST be obtained on the Russian border. Please REQUIRE the card when entering Russia to escape problems with registration of your visas.

PLEASE REMEMBER that we can register you only within the first 3 days upon your arrival to RUSSIA. Otherwise we could not register you.You will not be allowed to leave the country with an expired visa. Russian customs officials will send you back to St.Petersburg and you will have to pay a fine to get an exit permit.

Many of the overnight trains from St.Petersburg and Moscow to the Baltics and to Europe cross the Russian border after midnight. Make sure your visa does not expire at midnight before you get to the border or you may have problems leaving the country.

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