CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RUSSIAN E-VISA AND CONDITIONS FOR ITS ISSUANCE
IMPORTANT NOTE ON STAY DURATION
The permitted period of stay in the Russian Federation on the basis of a unified e-visa of up to 30 days DOES NOT IMPLY the possibility of staying for 720 hours net time (24 hours x 30). The day of arrival and the day of departure are counted as two days.
Also, the visa is valid for 120 days. It means that upon receiving the visa, you have maximum 120 days to enter the Russian Federation and you are allowed to stay for maximum 30 days. To determine the allowed staying period, you may use “visa calculator” on our website.
The unified e-visa is a single entry visa. The validity period of a unified electronic visa is 120 days from the date of issue. The permitted period of stay in the Russian Federation on the basis of a unified e-visa within its validity period shall not exceed 30 days from the date of entry.
Your passport must be machine-readable and issued by your country of nationality. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the date of submitting the application for a unified e-visa. If your passport does not meet these requirements, the e-visa application cannot be accepted for processing. There must be sufficient space in your passport for border crossing stamps.
Eligible Countries
Only citizens of the following foreign countries, the list of which is approved by the Government of the Russian Federation, are eligible for the e-visa:
Allowed Border Crossing Points
E-visa is valid for entry through the following border crossing points:
Altai Territory
- • Barnaul
Arkhangelsk Region
- • Arkhangelsk (Talagi)
Astrakhan Region
- • Astrakhan (Narimanovo)
Belgorod Region
- • Belgorod
Bryansk Region
- • Bryansk
Republic of Bashkortostan
- • Ufa
Republic of Buryatia
- • Ulan-Ude (Mukhino)
Volgograd Region
- • Volgograd (Gumrak)
Republic of Dagestan
- • Makhachkala (Uytash)
Sverdlovsk Region
- • Yekaterinburg (Koltsovo)
Stavropol Territory
- • Mineralnye Vody
Trans-Baikal Territory
- • Chita (Kadala)
Irkutsk Region
- • Irkutsk
Kabardino-Balkarian Republic
- • Nalchik
Kaliningrad Region
- • Kaliningrad (Khrabrovo)
Kaluga Region
- • Kaluga (Grabtsevo)
Kamchatka Territory
- • Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Elizovo)
Kemerovo Region
- • Kemerovo
Krasnodar Territory
- • Krasnodar (Pashkovsky)
- • Sochi
Krasnoyarsk Territory
- • Krasnoyarsk (Emelyanovo)
Moscow and Moscow Region
- • Moscow (Vnukovo)
- • Moscow (Domodedovo)
- • Moscow (Sheremetyevo)
- • Moscow (Zhukovsky)
Omsk Region
- • Omsk (Central)
Orenburg Region
- • Orenburg (Central)
Komi Republic
- • Syktyvkar
Lipetsk Region
- • Lipetsk
Murmansk Region
- • Murmansk
Nizhny Novgorod Region
- • Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino)
Novosibirsk Region
- • Novosibirsk (Tolmachevo)
Primorsky Krai
- • Vladivostok (Knevichi)
Perm Region
- • Perm (Bolshoe Savino)
Rostov Region
- • Rostov-on-Don (Platov)
Samara Region
- • Samara (Kurumoch)
Saratov Region
- • Saratov (Gagarin)
St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region
- • Saint Petersburg (Pulkovo)
Sakhalin Region
- • Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Khomutovo)
Republic of North Ossetia – Alania
- • Vladikavkaz (Beslan)
Republic of Tatarstan
- • Kazan
Tomsk Region
- • Tomsk (Bogashevo)
Tyumen Region
- • Tyumen (Roshchino)
Ulyanovsk Region
- • Ulyanovsk (Vostochny)
Chelyabinsk Region
- • Chelyabinsk (Balandino)
Chuvash Republic
- • Cheboksary
Khabarovsk Territory
- • Khabarovsk (New)
Republic of Khakassia
- • Abakan
Chechen Republic
- • Grozny (North)
Chukotka Autonomous Area
- • Anadyr (Ugolnyy)
Yaroslavaya oblast
- • Yaroslavl (Tunoshna)
Republic of Altai
- • Tashanta
Republic of Buryatia
- • Kyakhta
Kaliningrad Region
- • Bagrationovsk
- • Gusev
- • Mamonovo (Grzechotki)
- • Mamonovo (Gronovo)
- • Morskoje
- • Pogranichny
- • Sovetsk
- • Chernyshevskoe
Republic of Karelia
- • Vyartsilya
- • Lyuttya
- • Suoperya
Murmansk Region
- • Salla
Primorye Territory
- • Poltavka
- • Turiy Rog
Pskov Region
- • Burachki
- • Kunichina Gora
- • Shumilkino
- • Ubylinka
St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region
- • Brusnitchnoe
- • Ivangorod (from February 1, 2024 it will be temporarily closed for reconstruction)
- • Svetogorsk
- • Torfjanovka
Republic of North Ossetia – Alania
- • Verkhny Lars
Trans-Baikal Territory
- • Solovyovsk
- • Starotsurukhaitui
- • Zabaykalsk
Republic of Buryatia
- • Naushki
Kaliningrad Region
- • Mamonovo
- • Sovetsk
Primorye Territory
- • Makhalino
- • Pogranichnyy
- • Khasan
St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region
- • St. Petersburg-Finlyandskiy
Trans-Baikal Territory
- • Zabaykalsk
Kamchatka Territory
- • Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Kaliningrad Region
- • Kaliningrad (checkpoints in the cities of Kaliningrad and Svetly)
Krasnodar Territory
- • Sochi (International Center for Sea Passenger and Cruise Transportation)
Magadan Region
- • Magadan
Murmansk Region
- • Kandalaksha
- • Murmansk
Primorye Territory
- • Vladivostok
- • Zarubino
- • Posiet
St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region
- • Big port Saint Petersburg (Marine Station, Fort Constantin, English Embankment and Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment)
- • Vysotsk
- • Passenger Port of Saint Petersburg
Sakhalin Region
- • Korsakov
Khabarovsk Territory
- • Nikolayevsk-on-Amur
St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region
- • Ivangorod
Amur Region
- • Blagoveshchensk
Jewish Autonomous Oblast
- • Amurzet
Khabarovsk Territory
- • Pokrovka
- • Khabarovsk
Rules, Conditions & Procedure
No Invitations Needed
E-visa applicants are not required to submit an invitation letter, hotel booking confirmation or any other document confirming the purpose of their travel to the Russian Federation.
Permitted Activities
The unified e-visa entitles you to enter the Russian Federation and stay in the Russian Federation for private or business visit, tourism, as well as for participating in scientific, cultural, socio-political, economic, sporting events and carrying out relevant communications and contacts. If the purpose of your trip to the Russian Federation is none of the above, you have to apply to a diplomatic mission or consular post of the Russian Federation for a regular (not electronic) visa.
Freedom of Movement
Foreign citizens arriving in the Russian Federation on the basis of a unified e-visa have the right to freedom of movement within the entire territory of the Russian Federation, except for visits to territories, organizations and facilities to which a special permit is required.
Extension Policy
The period of validity of an electronic visa and/or the permitted period of stay may be extended only in cases where it is impossible to leave the territory of the Russian Federation due to the need of emergency treatment or unsurmountable circumstances (force majeure) or natural disasters. Extension is carried out by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
Existing Visas
If you have a valid Russian visa in your passport, you do not need to apply for a unified e-visa. You can visit the Russian Federation with a regular visa within its validity period without the restrictions established for the unified e-visa. The validity of a regular visa cannot be extended by obtaining an e-visa.
Application Timing
The application can be submitted no earlier than 86 days and no later than 6 days before the expected date of entry into the Russian Federation.
Data Consent
Before completing the unified e-visa application, you will need to give your consent to the automated processing, transmission and storage of the data in your application for the purposes of issuing a unified e-visa.
Correction Process
If the processing of the application reveals that any of the information stated therein is incorrect, it will be no longer processed and be returned to you for editing with the fields to be corrected being indicated and comments. An application shall be returned for editing no later than two calendar days from the date of submission. In case such necessity occurs, our agents will get in touch with you through the contact info you provide.
Mandatory Information
Indication of date, month and year of birth is mandatory when filling out the application form. If your full date of birth is not specified in your passport, the unified e-visa application cannot be accepted for processing.
Minors
If you are travelling with minor children indicated in your passport, a separate application for a unified e-visa must be submitted for each child. All minor children travelling with their parents must have a separate e-visa.
Accuracy & Revocation
The information you provide in your application must be complete and accurate. Any incorrect information may lead to the revocation of the already issued visa at the border crossing point of the Russian Federation or in the territory of the Russian Federation.
Medical Insurance
Foreign citizens staying in the Russian Federation on the basis of unified e-visas are required to have a medical insurance valid in the territory of the Russian Federation for the entire duration of their stay, with the exception of citizens of the following foreign countries who are exempt from this requirement on the basis of reciprocity.
Refusals
A unified e-visa may be refused in cases established by the legislation of the Russian Federation.
Application Status & Decisions
- Processing: All applications undergo a validation process. If your application is correct, its status will change to “Accepted for processing”. If incorrect data is found, the status will change to “Correction required”. You will need to edit and submit for reprocessing.
- Completion: Once a decision has been made, status will change to “Processing completed”. You can download a PDF file with the result which is sent to your email.
- Positive Decision: Be sure to print the notification with your e-visa or save it on your mobile device. You will need to show the notification to the representatives of a transport company when boarding and to the border officers.