RUSSIAN VISA

IntouristUK is the Russian Visa Specialist since 1938. We offer the most competitive prices, fastest processing time and a truly unique service.

All visitors to Russia require a valid Russian travel visa. The granting of a visa to enter Russia is a legal requirement at the discretion of the Russian Consulate.

Russian travel visa types available

Tourist Russian Visa - for general Tourists
Business Russian Visa - for Business Travelers
Private Russian Visa - for Private Visitors
Transit Russian Visa - for those crossing Russia on their way to other countries

Regardless which type of Russian visa you need to enter Russia, you can have single entry or double entry Russian visa. Only the Russian visa for business travelers allows you to get multiple entries Russian visa.

The process of applying for a Russian visa

The process of applying for a Russian visa is very complex and even a small mistake can lead to the decline of your Russian visa and make you travel to Russia impossible. Therefore, once you have booked the Russian visa service with IntouristUK, we will make sure that the Russian visa application form is filled out correctly according all legal requirements and that there will be no problems with the further process of getting a Russian visa. Please find more information about the Russian travel visa application process on our Applying for a Russian visa page.

Russian Visa Invitation

All travelers to Russia required an Invitation for a Russian visa. It could be simple a visa support letter from a hotel. However for business and private Russian visas it is required to obtain an Invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before applying for a Russian visa. Please find more information about Russian visa support letter / Russian visa invitation on our Russian Visa Invitation page.

Russian Visa Support documents

To process the Russian travel visa, we will require the following documents from you:

Original passport
Completed Russian visa application form
One passport sized photograph
Russian visa support letter / Russian visa invitation document

More information about the required Russian visa support documents for different types of Russian visas are specified on the relevant Russian visa pages.

Russian Registration Service

Help in getting your Russian visa is not all that IntouristUK offers within its Russian visa services. We also tell you that after you enter Russia you must get a Registration of Foreigners paperwork at an OVIR office (Office of Visas and Registration). Getting these documents within the first 72 hours of your travel to Russia is a legal requirement. Travellers that stay in hotels do not have to register because the hotel will register them. If not please find more information about our new visa service on our Russian Registration Service page.

IntouristUK's Russian Visa Services

IntouristUK's prices are all advertised in detail so our costumers know exactly where their money goes!

Prices include:

Full Email & Telephone visa support
Russian visa centre and Russian embassy fees
Russian visa processing
Submission of your Russian visa application to the Russian embassy
Pick-up of the completed Russian visa from the Russian embassy with our in house courier service

Simply send us your passport, passport photo and application form and we'll take care of the rest!

Avoid the stress, the time queuing at the Russian embassy, and you can even rest assures that your Russian visa application will be successful because our specialists checked and submitted it.

We will post the completed Russian visa back to you or you can even pick it up from our London or Glasgow office.

In addition to organising Russian visas, we can also help with visa applications to Belarus, China, Mongolia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Details of how to apply for these are provided on the relevant visa services pages.

If you book your holiday with us the visa support documents for tourist visas will be included. However, if our other services are not required, our full Russian visa service and Russian visa invitation can also be arranged.

*Restrictions do apply to certain nationalities. Contact us if you believe this will concern you.

Russian Visa Applicant Requirements

If you are a UK resident, or have been resident in the UK for more than 3 months, you can apply for your Russian visa with us via the Russian Embassy London or Russian Consulate Edinburgh. Otherwise, you should apply for your Russian visa via the Russian consulate in your home country or state. For example the Russian Embassy Dublin, Russian Consulate San Francisco, Russian Embassy Washington, Russian Consulate New York, Russian Consulate Wellington, Russian Consulate Seattle, Russian Embassy Canberra and Russian Consulate Sydney.

Click on the links below for further information about each type of Russian visa, our additional Russian visa services and prices:

Tourist Russian Visa
Business Russian Visa
Private Russian Visa
Transit Russian Visa
Applying for a Russian visa
Russian Visa Invitation
Russian Registration Service