Russian Tourist Visa from Norway
If Norwegian citizens are planning to enter the Russian Federation in order to see some national architectural or cultural monuments, they can apply for tourist visas. An invitation to get a tourist visa is issued by tourist companies. An important condition in this case that a tourist company must have its own reference-number. This type of invitation to visit Russia for Norwegian can be made within 1 working day.
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The outward appearance of the invitation can be different (depends on a usual procedure of issuing an invitation in a tourist company) However, any invitation must contain the information on the company as well as the passport data of an invited tourist. The cities such tourist is planning to visit during his trip to Russia and the places he/she will stay at should also be indicated.
A tourist company must indicate in an invitation the scheduled dates of the tourist’s arrival to and the departure from the RF as well as the total number of entries. Maximum period for a tourist visa to Russia for Norwegian citizens is 30 days with maximum 2 entries.
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Russian Private Visa for Norwegian citizens
A citizen of Norway who wants to visit his/her relatives or friends located in Russia can apply for a private visa. In order to do this he/she has to present at the consulate a private invitation. Such invitation can be issued by an inviting party at the appropriate department of the Federal Migration Service (the FMS). An individual should apply for invitation at the department of the Federal Migration Service at the place of his/her residence, while representatives of legal entities should go to the FMS departments at the place of their registration in order to have their invitations issued.
Find out why: Why not apply for a private visa?
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Wherein a Norwegian citizen will be checked on having any deportations from Russia, any criminal convictions or unpaid penalties. If a foreigner turns out to be unabiding, he/she will be refused in an invitation (with indicating a reason for that).
Having an invitation a private visa to Russia can be obtained for a period of up to 90 days.
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Russian Business Visa from Norway
Those citizens of Norway who are planning to visit Russia to participate in seminars or auctions, to sign agreements with their Russian partners or to look for new business partners should apply for a business visa.
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It is necessary to provide an invitation at a consulate in order to receive a business visa.
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;
An Invitation on the letterhead of an inviting company is a letter where such a company sends a request to a consulate of the RF to give a visa for a certain foreign citizen. The issuing of this invitation takes only one day.
An invitation sent by telex is an requirement from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to a consulate of the RF. With such an invitation a foreigner must quote at the embassy the number he/she would be given by an inviting party.
An invitation on a special FMS form is issued by an authorized federal body. It can be received after giving in an application to have it. It will be given only in case the investigation held by the authorized body will prove that the invited foreign citizen didn’t have any criminal convictions in the Russian Federation, does not have any unpaid penalties or deportations from the country.
Read more: What is the difference between a telex and the original invitation
Maximum validity of a business visa for citizens of Norway is 5 years.
Get a Russian Business Invitation from Norway on the letterhead of an accredited company
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Issuing of a Business Invitation to Russia for Norwegian citizens on the FMS form
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Get a Business Invitation to Russia for Norwegian citizens by a Telex
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Work visa for Norwegian citizens
In order to receive a work visa to the Russian Federation a citizen of Norway must have an invitation. Such invitation would be issued only in case this foreigner has the right to work in the Russian Federation or has a special card of the employee of the foreign representative office.
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After the arrival to the RF a Norwegian citizen must be registered at the Migration Service. A company which is employing a citizen of Norway to work in the RF should assist him/her with issuing his/her invitation and visa.
To obtain a work visa a citizen a Norway should do the following:
- To receive a work permit (an employer should lend a hand with this);
- To receive an invitation and to obtain a visa for a period of 90 days;
- To come to Russia and register at the Migration Service;
- To extend a work visa (it is extended for a whole term of a work permit);
- To register at the Migration Service for the term of the extended visa.
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Russian Electronic Visa from Norway
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.
Read more: Electronic visa to Russia for foreigners
Apply for e-visa Cost €10.00
Russian consulate in Norway:
Norwegian citizens may obtain Russian visa in these Consular centers of the Russian Federation:
Current Addresses of Russian Embassies in Norway
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Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Norway, a Consulate department of the Embassy
- Address: Drammensveien 74 Oslo
- Tel: (8-10-47) 2255-17-63
- Fax: (8-10-47) 2255-17-64
- E-mail: consul@online.no
- Web: www.norway.mid.ru
- Business hours: Mon.-Fri. — from 08.30 to 12.00; from 13.30 to 16.00
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Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Kirkenes
- Address: Rådhusplassen 2, P.B. 98, 9915 Kirkenes
- Tel: (8-10-47) 7899-37-37
- Fax: (8-10-47) 7899-37-42
- E-mail: genkons@online.no
- Web: www.kirkenes.mid.ru
- Business hours: Mon.-Fri. — from 09.00 to 12.00
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
