In order to ensure state security, to protect public health and not to spread the new coronavirus infection in the Russian Federation, from March 18, 2020 to May 1, 2020 the issuance of electronic visas for visiting the Far Eastern Federal District, Kaliningrad Region, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region has been suspended.
Russian Federation Electronic Visa Application System
Visa is required when traveling to Russian Federation
Please read ''
Terms of Service'' upon applying.
Russia e-Visa Application Service provides e-Visa application agency service.
Final immigration inspection will be done by local immigration officer upon arriving to Russian Federation.
Issuance of e-Visa is required to undergo immigration inspection, but does not gurantee to pass the inspection.
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What is an e-Visa?
In order to travel to Russian Federation, people of many nationalities are required to obtain a visa.
There are several types of visa. Among them, electronic visas that can be applied for over the internet are referred to as ''e-Visas''.
e-Visa is valid for 30 days from the date of grant. Visitors are able to stay up to 8 days, and no extension accepted.
An e-Visa is valid for a single entry only.
*Length of stay is counted by a date, not time. (i.g. If entry is on August 1st 12:00, you are to leave Russia by August 8th 23:59. NOT August 9th 11:59.)
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Required documents
Required documents for an e-Visa application are as follows.
- Passport*1
- Email Address
- Credit card or Paypal account
- Image data of ID photo*2
*1The passport must leave at least two blank pages facing for stamps. The validity of the passport must be of at least 6 months from the date of application.
*2 Please refer requirements and submit as specified.
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Purpose of the Trip
Allowed purposes of the trip with e-Visa are as follows;
- Tourist
- Business
- Cultural Relations
- Sport Relations
- Scientific-technical Relations
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FAQ (Excerpt)
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How long does an inspection of an application take?
The e-Visa inspection will be conducted by the government of Russian Federation Federation.
The inspection time is 5 days at maximum.
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I have made an error in application acceptance form. Can I revise?
If there is an error in the application information submitted by the Applicant and the application procedure has not yet been completed by performing the final confirmation on the user page, it is possible to correct that error, excluding e-Visa type and purpose of the trip.
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I got my e-Visa application granted. Is there anything else I have to do before traveling?
Please print a copy of the e-Visa on A4 paper.
The e-Visa can be downloaded from User Page.
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Service Overview and Terms of Service (Excerpt)
We accept application 24/7.
Service fee is USD 40.
It includes handling fees (consulting fees, support fees, system usage fees and application agency fees) and tax.
The service provides various features including optimized application form, status check on user page, group application and so on.
If the notification email does not arrive, it may be for one of the following reasons.
- There is a mistake in the email address.
- An email filter is set.
- You are using a mobile phone that is set to block emails from certain domains.
- The inbox is full.
Please contact customer support with the correct email address or a different email address that can receive the notification email.
For mobile phones, please ensure that your phone permits reception of email from the domain of the customer support email address before contacting support.
Submitted information will be encrypted and stored securely.
Credit card information (credit card number, expiration date and CVV) is sent directly to Paypal without being stored in our database.
If you wish to cancel the Service for your own reasons, please contact customer support immediately. Once we receive the email, we will check the status of the application. If we have not already submitted the application to the government of the Country, we will charge 50% of the service fee as a cancellation fee, cancel the Service and refund the remainder of the service fee. We cannot cancel the Service or refund the service fee if we have already submitted the application to the government of the Country.
We will cancel a provision of the service if we requests the Applicant to perform the required application procedure in the course of the Service, but the Applicant fails to carry out that procedure before the application deadline and an additional 60 days pass after the application deadline. We do not refund in this case.
Please be sure to read ''Terms of Service'' in full and agree before applying. If you do not agree with the terms, we cannot accept your application.