Visa

ORDER RUSSIAN VISA INVITATION

Express to Russia is a non-Government based service that is officially registered as a Russian tour operator and is officially authorized to issue Russian visa invitations (sometimes called a Russian visa voucher or Russian visa support), the document necessary for foreign travelers to apply for a Russian visa at their local Russian Consulate. It is impossible to apply for a Russian tourist visa without this document. You can order visa invitation here.

FIND THE NEAREST RUSSIAN CONSULATE

After receiving your visa invitation or voucher, you should visit the website or contact the Russian Consulate in your country to learn how to submit your documents and apply for a Russian visa. You can find contact details all Russian Consulates worldwide at the official website of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

LEARN THE CONSULATE REQUIREMENTS

Usual requirements are: Visa Invitation; Original Passport valid for at least 6 months after the visa expiry date with at least 2 clean pages; Russian visa application form; 1-2 passport size photos; Travel Insurance (not required for US citizens); Consular Visa Processing Fee

Different countries have different rules — please see the Consulate website for more details.  Some Russian Consulates will request the original of the visa invitation instead of a copy. This is frequently the practice for business visas, however often business visas invitation can be sent electronically directly to the Russian Consulate. If you discover that the original invitation or voucher is required by the Russian Consulate, please tell us and we will send it to you by express post. We require that express postage be paid by the customer.

FILL IN VISA APPLICATION FORM

Applicants should fill in visa application on-line and print it out. Please note that any other application forms are not acceptable.

APPLY FOR VISA AT THE CONSULATE OR USE FULL VISA SERVICE

Russian visas can be applied for directly with the Russian Consulate. Express to Russia also acts as an expeditor and agent between our customers and the Russian Consulates in the US, UK and Canada, delivering visa applications to the Russian Consulate on behalf of our clients — please see our full visa support service for more information. This can save our customers time and money by alleviating the necessity for our customers to travel to the Russian Consulate themselves and to wait in long lines to apply.

IMPORTANT! A foreign citizen (and non US citizen) can obtain a visa to Russia ONLY in the country of his/her citizenship. Exceptions include those who have a residence permit for a foreign country for the period more than 90 days. US citizens can apply for Russian visa in any Russian Consulate in any country.