Visitor Visa

Tourist Visa

* Business Visa

Validity Periods

up to 90 days

up to 30 days

up to 5 years (taking into account the fact that the period of stay on the territory of the Russian Federation may not exceed 90 days for every 180 days)

Cost of the Invitations

700 rubles (not including the cost of international delivery service [from 2,000 rubles])

1,000 rubles (delivery of the original invitation is not required)

depends on the validity of the visa and the number of entries granted by the visa

Invitation for Visitor Visa

Invitation for Tourist Visa

In order to arrange a private (visitor) visa invitation, the host, who is a resident of the Russian Federation, should:

1. Collect the following documents:

• copy of the foreigner's passport
• copy of his/her passport
• proof of his/her income
• Letter of guarantee (in which he/she undertakes to provide residence, as well as medical and financial support to the invited person)
• visitor visa invitation application

1. Pay a state fee at the bank and attach the proof of payment to the package of collected documents.
2. Visit the office of the Federal Migration Service at the place of his/her residence, wait in line and submit the prepared package of documents.
3. Allow the waiting time, specified during the process of submitting documents (the processing time frame for visitor visa invitations cannot exceed 30 days). If the invited foreigner is a citizen of a country included in the list of high migration risk countries, the person who invites him/her to visit Russia shall be interviewed by an FMS employee.
4. Visit the office of the FMS on a named day, wait in line and obtain the invitation addressed to the foreign citizen (or a reasoned refusal to issue the invitation in written form).
5. Send the invitation to the foreigner by international delivery service.

In order to obtain an invitation for tourist visa, 3 simple steps must be taken. The whole process will take less than 1 day:

1. fill out the Application Form online on our website
2. pay 1,000 rubles service fee for arranging the tourist visa invitation
3. Instantly receive the invitation letter by e-mail or fax.

The inviting party, as well as the foreign citizen himself/herself, can complete these steps.

Visitor Visa

Tourist Visa

The owner of the place, where the foreigner will temporarily stay, has to register him/her with the Migration Service. This can be done by visiting a local office of the FMS during the hours of service and waiting in line.

The following documents are required to register a foreign citizen:

• copy of the foreign citizen's passport
• copy of the host's passport
• migration card, completed by the foreigner
• written consent for the registration of the foreign citizen obtained from each co-owner of the residential property
• copy of the residential property ownership certificate
• certificate of payment of the state duty for registration
• filled out registration application form

Citizens of the Russian Federation who host foreigners without proper registration are subject to a fine of 2,500 to 5,000 rubles.

Customers, who apply for a tourist visa invitation on out website, get a free migration registration service. You will need to:

1. notify us about your arrival within 7 working days after crossing the Russian border and provide your  migration card and a copy of your passport with the visa stamp
2. visit our office to pick up the notification of the migration registration (courier delivery is available).