Apply now. Depending on your nationality you will know if you need a visa or your country is visa-exempt. Some nationalities can also apply to other types of visas for Russia. You can use our visa checker by clicking here. Just choose your nationality and Russia as your destination and you will be able to review the information. If you do need a visa to enter Russia, you will require an invitation letter before applying. A Russian visa can be processed in 9 days for standard processing.
We also have rush and super rush pricing options available for a higher fee. Russia will require a tourist or business invitation letter depending on your nationality.
Here is the full list of options:. Please note the information on this blog is about the Tourist Invitation Letter. You can review the information the other types of visas here.
Also, keep in mind, not all nationalities can apply to Kaliningrad and Far East eVisas. It is a difficult process to obtain an invitation letter and it is a necessary requirement to apply to the Russian visa. To obtain your invitation letter with iVisa, you will only need a few minutes of your time and we do the rest. Familiarize yourself with the information on Russian visas to avoid possible problems and unnecessary waste of time, efforts and money.
Try to figure out the basic components of the visa getting process, as well as the following entry, stay and departure procedures. The visa cost depends on its type and urgency, your citizenship and chosen Russian Consulate as well as on experience and reliability of your local visa assistant. The visa cost consists of the sum of compulsory fees, overhead expenses, prices and quality of the visa assistant's services.
The cost of visa and your waste of time and efforts is determined by the prices and quality of your visa agent's services. A good visa agent will offer you to process a visa with minimal compulsory fees and overhead expenses. Please be noted that there are a lot of different ways to get the desired result in the field of Russian visas. Please be noted that, under the Russian legislation, a foreign national can be invited to Russia only by a Russian legal entity or individual Visa Sponsor , whose name is indicated on the Russian visa.
Often only a Visa Sponsor is able to solve your possible problems e. Visa House is your best visa assistant. Name and reference number of the tourist group - non-applicable. An unexpected problem arose during my visit The first and most important rule is as follows: all your problems should be dealt with by the inviting organization and everything can be fixed without too much trouble if we deal with your problem in time.
The time is really important! Please do not waste it trying to contact any other entities and do not let any information obtained by hearsay influence your actions. It is us and us only who must help you and help you we will.
I have lost my invitation No problem whatever! Just send an e-mail message to [email protected] and a copy will be forwarded directly. I have lost my passport 1. Please contact the nearest police station urgently and report the loss.
You will be provided with a certificate confirming the loss of your passport. Please contact your consulate in Russia in order to be issued a new temporary passport. Please contact us and we will have your visa transferred in your new passport. The police certificate and a new passport are a must! I would like to extend my visa Sorry, this is not possible. Neither a tourist nor a business visa can be extended.
If you happen to overstay your visa, you will need an exit visa in order to leave the country. An exit visa is to be taken care of by the invitation issuer. Please do not waste time trying to contact any other entities and do not let any information obtained by hearsay influence your actions.
Please contact us once you realize that you are unable to leave Russia in time and we will provide detailed instructions as to the paperwork you will have to collect in order to obtain an exit visa. We find it our duty to warn you that the exit visa obtaining procedure is extremely complicated, time-consuming, and, truth to tell, expensive.
We strongly recommend you to avoid overstaying your visa. Can I obtain a new visa without leaving Russia? No, not legally. Here is the explanation why. An entry visa to Russia is processed by the Russian consulates in foreign countries. No entity in Russia can issue a Russian visa. Sometimes people think it a good idea to send their passport from Russia to their country via FedEx and have the consulate or a visa expediting agency send back the new visa once it is ready.
Indeed, this would be the worst possible option to take because in such a case your new visa will be invalid as you will not have crossed the Russian border with this visa and obtained a stamp in your passport. What with one visa expired and the other, invalid, a foreigner founds himself in a most difficult situation.
The only thing he can do is to obtain an exit visa which is a really complicated procedure and leave the country directly. Toggle navigation VisaToRussia. Book online! Russian Passport online Need a new Russian Passport for an adult or a child? Russia Tours online Interested in Russia Tours? Apply now! If the application is submitted correctly and can be taken to processing at once, your invitation will be issued within the requested time frame.
Full information on the processing time options is stated on our website. Normally, once processed, the invitations are sent via e-mail. However, some consulates insist on having a faxed copy presented. When applying online, please indicate both your e-mail address and fax number so that we can send your invitation in the proper way. A multiple entry business invitation must be presented to the consulate in original. The original may also be required if your visa is to be processed by the Russian consulate located in one of the developing countries.
This is why you should indicate the consulate location in your online application form. This enables us to inform you on the necessity of the original before your credit card is charged. The originals are sent via UPS. Full information will be sent you before your credit card is charged and your application, taken to processing. How to obtain a visa? I have booked a hotel in Russia. Do I still need an invitation?
Do I really need to book a hotel? I am visiting Russia on an international cruise. Do I need a visa? I changed my mind and do not need your invitation any more. Your policy must include information about clinics covered in Russia. Citizens of the Ireland and Iran are required to furnish proof of medical insurance that is valid for their entire visa period in the Russian Federation. Citizens of the People's Republic of China applying for a Tourist visa are required to furnish proof of medical insurance that is valid for their entire visa period in the Russian Federation.
Take Note! The Russian Consulate has the right to ask for additional documentation in order to process your visa application, ask you to come in for an interview, or extend the visa processing time of your application.
If you are not a citizen of the United States, you must provide the following in addition to your documents:. In accordance with Russian law, visas cannot be issued to Russian citizens with expired passports. In this case visas are not issued, and they must apply for Russian citizenship, or have their information written into the passport of one of their parents, or obtain a Russian passport.
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. Such a voucher must contain: 1 confirmation number 2 reference number from the Federal Register of tour operators 3 name and address of the inviting organization.
Invitation containing errors will not be accepted. Single or double-entry tourist visas are issued for up to 30 days. The dates are indicated in your voucher. We recommend that US citizens apply for 3-year multiple-entry tourist visas regardless of the dates, number of entries and period of stay indicated in the tourist voucher. When filling out the application online, please indicate a full three year period of stay e. Payments can be made at the Russian Visa Application Centre by major Credit or Debit Cards EU European Union Citizens are required to provide a copy of their health insurance policy card, along with their policy documents that is valid in the Russian Federation for the visa period, except for countries covered by bilateral agreements.
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