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Russian Consulates and Russian Embassies require a Russian visa invitation in order to issue the applicant a Russian visa. City Realty can quickly and efficiently provide you with this invitation for Russian tourist and for Russian business visas. This consists of a Russian visa invitation or sometimes called a Russian visa voucher that our company issues and either mails, scans or faxes to you. Customers ordering Russian visa support only will be responsible for paying the Russian Consulate fees themselves and the logistics involved in getting their passports to and from the Russian Consulate.

Tourist Visa Invitation type	Processing Time / Price USD
	1-2 days	Same day
Tourist single entry	25	40
Tourist double entry	25	40
Tourist with registration in St. Petersburg	60	70

Business Visa Invitation type	Processing Time / Price USD
	12 days	10 days	6 days	2 days
Business 1 month single entry	260	-	-	270
Business 1 month double entry	270	-	-	280
Business 3 months single entry	260	-	-	280
Business 3 month double entry	270	-	-	310
Multiple entry 6 months	350	-	-	-
Multiple entry 1 year	360	-	-	-

Business Visa Invitation type	Processing Time / Price USD
	20 business days
Multiple entry 1 year	200

Tourist Visa Invitation type	Processing Time / Price EURO
	1-2 days	Same day
Tourist single entry	20	33
Tourist double entry	20	33
Tourist with registration in St. Petersburg	50	58

Business Visa Invitation type	Processing Time / Price EURO
	12 days	10 days	6 days	2 days
Business 1 month single entry	186	-	-	193
Business 1 month double entry	193	-	-	200
Business 3 months single entry	186	-	-	200
Business 3 month double entry	193	-	-	221
Multiple entry 6 months	250	-	-	-
Multiple entry 1 year	257	-	-	-

Business Visa Invitation type	Processing Time / Price EURO
	20 business days
Multiple entry 1 year	143

Documents necessary to receive a Russian visa

Other documents necessary for visa processing by the Embassy or Consulate are:

• Russian visa application form for US citizens only (PDF), this file requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader, if you do not have this program installed on your computer, you can install it for free by following this link to Adobe Acrobat.
  
  Russian visa application form for US citizens (doc)

• Russian visa application form for non-US citizens (citizens of all other countries) (PDF), this file requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader, if you do not have this program installed on your computer, you can install it for free by following this link to Adobe Acrobat.
  

• Original passport with expiration date at least 6 months beyond the end of the visa finish date. You must have 2 free pages (no stamps or marks on these 2 pages) in the passport to which the visa will be inserted

• Two passport photos signed by applicant on reverse side

• Consular visa processing fee payable to the Russian Consulate by cashiers check or money order

• Cover letter (doc)

• Prepaid self-addressed return envelope from a registered delivery service such as DHL, UPS or Fed Ex if you plan to have the Embassy mail the visa to you

• For business visas only, if you plan to stay in Russia for more than 3 months a HIV test is required (please contact the nearest Russian Consulate or Embassy or review its web site for further information)

List of contact information for Russian Embassies and Consulates worldwide

Russian Visa registration

Russian law requires that travelers register their visas if they are staying in Russia more than 3 business days. If travelers are staying in Russia more than 3 business days they should apply for registration immediately upon arrival (on the same day). Travelers who do not have their visas registered are required to pay fines when they attempt to exit Russia or if they are stopped by the police.

• If you are staying at a hotel, the hotel will register your visa.
• If you are staying at an apartment you will have to apply to a local migration department (OVIR) to have your visa registered.

Very often travelers coming to Russia have many questions regarding Russian visa support. To see the answers to the most frequently asked questions, please consult our FAQ page by clicking here or contact us.