Traveling to Russia and beyond
If you do not meet the conditions for applying for an electronic visa, then you must apply for a regular or paper visa. For example, citizens of the United States, Canada, Great Britain or Australia must apply for this type of visa. You may also need a longer stay than allowed by the e-visa.
The most common regular visa is the tourist visa, although there are also business, private, student, transit, humanitarian or work visas, depending on the purpose of your trip.
You apply for this type of visa at the Russian consulates or visa centers in your country, no earlier than 90 days before the start of your trip. It is attached to your passport and to obtain it an invitation is required.
In this section you will find guides on how to get a Russian regular visa in different countries, such as: USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, China, India, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, etc.
Applying for a visa to travel to Russia from the United States or Canada, whether for work, business, study or tourism, is not as complicated a process as it may seems. In this article, I'll explain how to gather all of the documents you'll need to …
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I’ve had to apply for tourist visas to Russia for family and friends on several different occasions and in different countries. In this article, based on my experience, I want to explain step by step how a Canadian citizen can obtain a visa on …
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Since September 2012, American citizens can apply for a 3-year multiple-entry Russian visa. In this article I explain step by step how to apply for this type of visa and how to obtain the visa support documents. I also explain the additional …
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A frequently asked question is where to apply for a Russian visa if you are in a foreign country. Well, to request and process the Russian visa in a foreign country, you must have legal residence in that country, and go to the Russian consulate or …
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In this section I have compiled the official websites of the Russian Embassies and Consulates located worldwide (from New York to Sydney, passing through London, Paris, Berlin or New Delhi), as well as the existing Russian Visa Centres, sorted …
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