Russian tourist visa for Nepalese citizens
In order to obtain tourist visa, Nepalese citizen need to submit visa application form, tourist invitation letter and also a list of other documents to Russian embassy or consular section. It is possible to obtain a tourist invitation in a travel agency which has its own reference number.
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An appearance of such invitation may be different, but it must contain of two parts: tourist voucher and tourist invitation confirmation. In an invitation must be complete information about travel agency and foreign tourist and also about trip’s plan and places where he is going to stay during the trip.
Inasmuch Nepal is in the list of High Migration Risk countries, so the presence of tourist invitation letter does not guarantee an issuance of a tourist visa. Nepalese citizen must prove in the Russian consular section that his visit purpose is only tourism. If a decision to issue a visa to foreign citizen has been made, so it will be issued for the period indicated in the tourist invitation letter. The validity of tourist visa does not exceed 30 days. Tourist visas are for single or double entry.
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Russian private (homestay) visa for Nepalese citizens
Nepalese citizen need to apply for private visa in order to visit his Russian friends or relatives. He needs a homestay invitation to apply for it. This invitation need to be sent by an inviting person.
For doing this, an inviting party needs to contact Federal Migration Service section on his residence’s administrative unit and submit an application for the issuance of a private invitation. Also it is necessary to collect and submit a list of documents. Among them must be passport copies of invited person and inviting party and also incoming statement of an inviting party and a guarantee letter in which he commits financial liabilities to pay for the deportation of invited Nepalese, if he violates visa regime or Russian law. Inasmuch Nepal is in the list of High Migration Risk countries, so an inviting party has to pass an interview with FMS officer.
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After homestay invitation application will be considered, then an inviting party will receive a refusal with indicated reasons or a homestay invitation letter on the FMS letterhead for Nepalese citizen, which is need to be sent to him. After that Nepalese citizen need to contact Russian embassy and submit a list of necessary documents for visa issuance. In case of visa issuance, it will be issued for the period indicated in the invitation. The maximum validity of homestay visa is 90 days. Homestay visa is for single or double entrance.
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Russian business visa for Nepalese citizens
Nepalese citizen can obtain a business visa, if he will have a business invitation letter sent from Russia by an organization interested in his visit.
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The business visa invitation letter can be obtained by either of these ways:
- Russian Business Invitation Letter from organization (possible to get Online);
- Russian Invitation Letter from FMS;
- Telex Russian Invitation;
Letter from an organization can be issued only by those organizations which are authorized in FMS or in the Consulate department of the Ministry of foreign affairs. In that case, this letter prints on the organization’s letterhead and notarizes by a stamp and sign of official representative. In that letter is a request to Russian embassy for business visa issuance for certain foreign citizen.
In order to issue a business invitation on FMS letterhead, an organization need to submit a list of documents to statutory authority with a request for visa issuance to the certain foreigner. If there is a positive result, then a business invitation will be issued on the forgery protected state sample letterhead. If there is some problem, a refusal in written form will be given with the reasons of the refusal.
If you order an invitation through Telex, the Ministry of foreign affairs of Russian Federation will send an order to Russian embassy in Nepal. Such invitation has its own number which has to be given to an invited foreigner.
Read more: What is the difference between Telex and the original invitation
Usually business visa issues for the period indicated in an invitation. The maximum validity of business visa is 1 year. Such visas are for single, double or multiply entrance.
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Russian work visa for Nepalese citizens
If Nepalese citizen wants to visit Russia for a work under an employment contract, he need to obtain work visa. He needs a Russian work permit and a work invitation letter to do it. Company authorized in the Russian Federation and interested in foreign employee can help with an issuance of such invitation. It takes about 1,5 month, then these documents are sent to an invited employee and he applies for the work visa.
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An advantage of work visa regarding to other types is that their possessors can stay in Russian Federation without leaving during the visa validity. It is allowed to cross the borders without any limits for them. Usually work visas issue for 1 year, after that they should be prolonged (it can be done while you stay in Russian Federation).
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Russian Electronic Visa from Nepal
An electronic visa (hereinafter referred to as "e-visa") is a new type of a visa document. A visa invitation to Russia is not required for obtaining an e-visa. To obtain an e-visa to Russia use our “E-visa to Russia” service.
An e-visa can be only single-entry. The permitted stay in Russia on an e-visa is up to 8 days from the date of entry within its validity period.
The validity period and/ or permitted stay on an e-visa cannot be extended. To obtain an e-visa a foreign citizen needs a digital passport photo and a completed application form containing full and valid data at the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
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In compliance with the Russian Government Regulation, Nepal is currently not listed among the foreign states eligible for an e-visa.
We recommend citizens of Nepal obtaining a common tourist visa for a stay up to 30 days.
Russian consular section in Nepal
Nepalese citizens can apply for Russian visa in the following Consular sections:
Actual addresses of Russian embassies in Nepal
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Embassy of Russia in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
- Address: P.O. Box 123, Baluwatar, Kathmandu.
- Phone number: (8-10-9771) 441-21-55, 441-10-63.
- Fax: (8-10-9771) 441-65-71.
- E-mail: ruspos@info.com.np
- Web: http://www.nepal.mid.ru
Frequently Asked Questions
- Tourist Visa - e.g.: tourism, sightseeing;
- Business Visa - e.g.: conferences, business negotiations;
- E-Visa - e.g.: short-term visits;
- Work Visa - e.g.: employment in a Russian company;
- Private Visa - e.g.: visiting friends in Russia (though a tourist visa is cheaper and more effecient??).
To obtain a Russian visa you need:
- Fill in our online order form and get a Visa invitation to Russia
- Refer to our Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Russian Visa Application, use your personal data and information from the Invitation to Russia