Help with obtaining a unified e-Visa

Russian Federation ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ

Since 1 January 2021, the Russian government has introduced a unified e-Visa for visiting the whole of Russia. This e-Visa allows entry to the country only once for a tourist stay, business or visit to relatives, lasting up to 16 days.In the 16 days of validity of the e-Visa, are counted the day of arrival and departure.

The nationalities and entry points eligible for this visa are listed below. The average time taken to obtain the e-Visa is approximately 4 days. No invitation or voucher is required for this process.

What are the eligibility criteria for the Russian e-Visa?

1๏ธโƒฃ Passport

Travellers must hold a passport that is still valid at least 6 months after applying for an e-Visa.

2๏ธโƒฃ Current visa

You do not need to be in possession of a Russian resident visa.

3๏ธโƒฃ Location

You do not need to be currently in Russia with a valid visa.

Which nationalities are eligible for e-Visa?

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชย Germany
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Andorra
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Saudi Arabia
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ง Barbados
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ญ Bahrain
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Bulgaria
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡น Bhutan
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ญ Cambodia
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ China
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ Cyprus
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ต North Korea
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Denmark
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธย Spain
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Estonia
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Eswatini
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท Greece
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Indonesia
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Iran
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นย Italy
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japan
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ด Jordan
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช Kenya
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ผ Kuwait
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Latvia
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Liechtenstein
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น Lithuania
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ N. Macedonia
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ท Malaysia
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น Malta
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ Mexico
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡จ Monaco
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Myanmar
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway
๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ฒ Oman
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฌ Papua New Guinea
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ญ Philippines
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Czech Republic
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡จ Saint-Lucia
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฒ San Marino
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Singapore
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Slovakia
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Slovenia
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญย Switzerland
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ผ Taiwan
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ด Tonga
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡น Trinidad and Tobago
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฒ Turkmenistan
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฆ Vatican
๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ณ Vietnam
๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ผ Zimbabwe

What are the eligible entry points into Russia?

Airports โœˆ๏ธ

  • Abakan
  • Anadyr (Ugolny)
  • Arkhangelsk (Talagi)
  • Astrakhan (Narimanovo)
  • Barnaul
  • Belgorod
  • Bryansk
  • Grozny (North)
  • Yekaterinburg (Koltsovo)
  • Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Khomutovo)
  • Irkutsk
  • Jukovski
  • Kaliningrad (Khrabrovo)
  • Kaluga (Grabtsevo)
  • Kazan
  • Kemerovo
  • Khabarovsk (Novy)
  • Krasnodar (Pashkovsky)
  • Krasnoyarsk (Yemelianovo)
  • Lipetsk
  • Makhachkala (Uytash)
  • Mineralnye Vody
  • Moscow (Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnoukovo or Zhukovsky)
  • Murmansk
  • Nalchik
  • Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino)
  • Novosibirsk (Tolmatchevo)
  • Ulan-Ude (Muhino)
  • Omsk (Centralniy)
  • Orenburg (Centralniy)
  • Ufa
  • Ulyanovsk (Vostochny)
  • Perm (Bolshoye Savino)
  • Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Yelizovo)
  • Rostov-on-Don (Platov)
  • Saint Petersburg (Pulkovo)
  • Samara (Kouroumotch)
  • Saratov (Gagarin)
  • Sochi
  • Syktyvkar
  • Cheboksary
  • Chelyabinsk (Balandino)
  • Tchita (Kadala)
  • Tyumen (Roshchino)
  • Tomsk (Bogashevo)
  • Vladikavkaz (Beslan)
  • Vladivostok (Knevichi)
  • Volgograd (Gumrak)
  • Yaroslavl (Tunoshna)

Automotive ๐Ÿš™

  • Bagrationovsk (Kaliningrad)
  • Blagovechtchensk (in winter)
  • Brusnichnoe (Leningrad)
  • Burachki (Pskov)
  • Chernyshevskoe
  • Gusev (Kaliningrad)
  • Ivangorod (Leningrad)
  • Kiakhta (Buryatia)
  • Kunichina Gora (Pskov)
  • Lyutta (Karelia)
  • Mamonovo (Grzechotki or Gronovo)
  • Morskoe (Kaliningrad)
  • Pogranitchny (Primoriรฉ)
  • Poltavka (Omsk)
  • Shumilkino (Pskov)
  • Sovetsk (Kaliningrad)
  • Svetogorsk (Leningrad)
  • Chernyshevskoye (Kaliningrad)
  • Torfyanovka (Leningrad)
  • Turiy Rog (Primoriรฉ)
  • Ubylinka (Pskov)
  • Verkhniy Lars (North Ossetia-Alania)
  • Vyartsilya (Karelia)

Seaports ๐Ÿšข

  • Amurzet
  • Blagovechtchensk (in summer)
  • Kaliningrad (including Svetly)
  • Khabarovsk
  • Korsakov
  • Magadan
  • Nikolayevsk-on-Amur
  • Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
  • Posiet
  • Saint Petersburg (Passenger port or Major port - Maritime station section)
  • Sochi (via the International Cruise and Passenger Traffic Centre)
  • Vysotsk
  • Vladivostok
  • Zarubino

Rail ๐Ÿšƒ

  • Hasan (Primoriรฉ)
  • Makhalino (Penza)
  • Mamonovo (Kaliningrad)
  • Naushki (Buryatia)
  • Pogranichny (Kaliningrad)
  • Saint Petersburg-Finland (Leningrad)
  • Sovetsk (Kaliningrad)
  • Zabaykalsk (Transbaikalian Krai)

Terrestrial ๐Ÿ‘ฃ

  • Ivangorod
โšช๏ธ โšช ๐ŸŸข
Normal case processing

Authorities issue documents without significant delay

How much does a unified visa for Russia cost?

Single fare per passenger

  • 1 entry into Russia
  • 99 places of entry
  • 60 days to use it after issue
  • Issued in 4 days
  • 3 reasons: tourism, business and family visits
  • Free for children under 6

Consular fees for 374 € per passenger

What are the advantages of the unified e-Visa over the traditional visa?

No voucher or invitation required

100% online,
nothing to post

Quicker to obtain

Official document from the authorities

The Russian electronic visa in summary

Format Electronic only
Number of entries 1
How long does it take? 96 hours
Length of stay 0 to 16 days
Validity 60 days
Consular fees 374 €

For a travel to Russia, the electronic visa is compulsory. Since 1 January 2021, you can visit the entire country with the unified electronic visa. The Russia visa allows you to stay 16 days in the various Russian oblasts for the purpose of visiting relatives, for business or tourism.

With your e-Visa for Russia, you can enter 52 airports, 8 railway stations, 1 land border, 23 car borders and 13 different seaports.

Le electronic visa Russia is available online for a fee of 374 € per passenger, excluding service charges. It is not possible to obtain your visa for Russia on arrivalWe advise you to apply online. 4 days before you leave for Russia.

When should you travel to Russia?

Between April and September, in Moscow and St Petersburg, the temperatures are very pleasant. From June, night falls late in St Petersburg, making for a fuller day than in winter. However, the winter period can also be festive at New Year and Christmas.

Places to visit in Russia

Located in north-west Russia between White Lake and the Baltic Sea, escape to Karelia, the land of lakes and nature parks. Discover unique wooden architecture on a hydrofoil trip to Kiji Island, right in the heart of Lake Onega.

Travel the city of Moscow on board a cruise ship while sampling Russian gastronomy. For an atypical tour of St Petersburg, accompanied by a guide, opt for a rooftop tour and enjoy breathtaking views as you admire the domes of the cathedrals as well as the main sights.

Practical information

  • Official country name Russian Federation
  • Location Eastern Europe - Northern Asia
  • Capital : Moscow
  • Area surface area: 17.13 million km2
  • Language Russian
  • Currency Rouble
  • Climate : Continental
  • Time zone UTC +2 to +12

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