Visa application / entry requirements: Russian Federation

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AUTHORITY

SERVISUM Berlin

all German States, independent of residence

NEWS 

August 2023
E-visas are now issued for all regions of Russia. The allowed stay with an e-visa is 15 days.

April 2021
It is now possible to apply for all visa categories again.
Please note, however, that for business visas for technical purposes, which now fall under the category "Work" - "Installation Work" - "Common For Job", an official "EMS" invitation from the Ministry is required.
Entry from Germany to Russia is currently only permitted on a direct flight.

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German and other citizens can apply for an E-Visa for a stay of up to 16 days.
The visa can be applied for at the earliest 40 and at the latest 4 days before entry, within 60 days from the date of issuance of the visa can then be entered for 16 days.

More information click here.

How to apply for an E-Visa for these regions with SERVISUM can be seen in the lower black box on the right side.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL VISA CATEGORIES

  • visa application form
    fill in online via https://visa.kdmid.ru
    Please select "GERMANY" (the country where the visa is applied for) at the very beginning.

    Please read these information first and fill out the application form completely to avoid any delays.

    The Russian Missions attaches increasing importance to the exact completion of visa applications. (E.g. If the private address is given, a telephone number must be included, although this is not a mandatory field).

  • passport
    original, at least valid for 6 months after journey and minimum two free pages

  • passport picture
    original, biometric, white background, photo requirements
    It must not older than 6 months!

  • overseas health insurance
    The confirmation must contain the following points: Amount of cover (min. 30.000 €), list of medical services, validity for Russia, validity for the travel period (sample)

    non-German applicants
  • current residence registration (Meldebescheinigung) and NEW: proof of permanet residence (green card) (if EU citizen) or
  • valid residence permit for Germany (if not EU citizen)

FOR TOURIST VISA

additional to minimum requirements above

  • Visa Support Letter and Voucher 
    from hotel or travel operator 

  • proof of social connection to Germany
    e.g. payslip, bank statement, school certificate, matriculation, or similar

    if private visa:
  • copy of marriage certificate

FOR BUSINESS VISA

additional to minimum requirements above 

  • company letter
    from employer in Germany 
    with salary details, cost assumption, position in company etc. (sample)

  • letter of invitation
    from company in Russia
    If it is a ministerial invitation (brownish, in DIN A5 format) the original invitation is always required.
  • Please note: an invitation from the Russian Migration Service (FMS) is required for technical services and this purpose of travel is not covered by a "normal" business visa


    Here you will find a list of all information that must be included in an invitation (only in German at this time).

    when applying for ANNUAL VISAS
  • official ministerial letter of invitation in original
    An annual visa can also be approved with a company invitation, if the traveler can prove at least one business visa (with entry and exit stamps) within the last 365 days and the invitation is then available in original and in Russian language. 

You can order invitations for business or tourist visas very easy with us!

click here to order a business invitation

click here to order a tourist invitation/visa support letter

More information can be found in one of the black boxes on the right.

HANDLING TIME (VISA) (nlow) 
ordinary: minimum 7 working days
express: please ask, depends on place of issue
special visa and annual visa with company invitation: minimum 11 working days


Website of the embassy: https://russische-botschaft.ru/de/



Please attach the SERVISUM-Order Form to your assignment for regular visa.

 
You'll need the Adobe Reader to display PDF files. You can download the latest Version here.

Embassy fees

FOR GERMANS

regular

express

embassy fee single

74.50 €

148.00 €

embassy fee double

119.00 €

236.50 €

embassy fee multiple

222.00 €

443.00 €

Artionis fee

67.00 €

102.00 €

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total

143.00 € to

294.00 €

253.50 € to

556.00 €

Application Help

Do you have troubles with the online application form?

We'll help you!

Please fill out the following "Antragshilfe"-PDF and we create your application.


Citizen of: USA, Australia, Georgia and Canada have to fill out an additional form.

Citizen of: Great Britain and Northern Ireland have to fill out an additional form.


fee per applicant:
40.00 € (plus VAT)

Form

Order Letter of Invitation / Visa Support Letter

A letter of invitation for business visas or a visa support letter for tourist visas can be ordered via SERVISUM by filling out one of the following order forms and sending it by e-mail to einladung-rus@servisum.de:

Before completing the online visa application, please wait for the invitation/visa support letter to be sent to you, as you will need to enter any resulting information in the visa application.

E-Visa

We can help you to apply for the eVisa for Russia.

Please fill out the following form and send us all documents via email:

  • scan of passport (JPG)
    coloured, first double page with personal data
  • biometric passport photograph (JPG)
    coloured, not older than 6 months

fees per applicant:

visa fee
+ 90,00 € (SERVISUM fee, plus VAT) 
plus administration fee (4,50 €, incl. VAT) per order

processing time: about 4 days

E-Visa Application Form

You can place an order for the pre-check and/or the pick-up of your documents via using the visafinder.


OUTSOURCING

Due to the outsourcing of the visa departments of the Russian representations to Artionis Germany GmbH, an additional service fee per visa has to be paid, which will be charged to you by SERVISUM.