Tourist Visa

(valid up to 30 days)

Travel visa is required for travel to Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and other countries of the former Soviet Union (except Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Ukraine). It can be obtained from the nearest consulate with official visa support documents. Tourist visa for a limited period of leisure travel, business activities are also allowed. The difference from the business visa is the lower price and the processing time.

Consulates reserve right to decline visa for any reason. We suggest searching to the best possible airfare, and then applying for your visa when you know your travel itinerary. You can book your accommodations such as a hotel room or an apartment (very popular and less expensive alternative to hotels in Europe), while your visa is being processed.

Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and most other former Soviet countries require you to get an official visa support or "invitation" before you can apply for the visa to the Consulate. This "invitation" is usually an official document from a travel agency, registered with the local Ministry of Foreign Affairs, describing services booked for the client.

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Dmitry Medvedev, The President of the Russian Federation

 

Dear friends!

Russia today is an encounter with an undiscovered land.

Visitors have a fresh opportunity to explore and travel a vast array of exciting and ancient cultures, from the grand imperial Russia of St. Petersburg to the timeless small town life of Siberia. One of the most notable features of present day in Russia is a renewed celebration of the wealth of its past and its potential for the future. Throwing off the blanket of communist uniformity, Russia today is a nation of enormous diversity and tremendous vitality, and an open gate for all, this change made it easier in getting travel visas to visit our country. A new Russia is now in full bloom.

Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation