Visa processing time and fees
The standard prosessing time for a visa application is 5 working days (day of submission of the documents is included).
The visa fee for the citizens of the EU-member states coming within the Russia-EU Facilitation Agreement is 35 EURO.
The visa fee for the citizens of the EU-member states coming within the Russia-EU Facilitation Agreement is 35 EURO.
Only in cases related to humanitarian or health reasons (need of urgent treatment, serious illness or death of a close relative) the visa can be issued the same day if the applications are supported by required documents.
If the urgency of the trip to Russia is proved by the supporting documents submitted by the applicant (e.g. proof of important unexpected visit, etc.) the visa can be issued within 3 working days. Please note that the copy of the applicant’s flight tickets cannot be considered as a proof of the urgency of the trip.
The visa fee for the citizens of the EU-member states coming within the Russia-EU Facilitation Agreement in this case equals to 70 EURO.
The visa fee for the citizens of the EU-member states coming within the Russia-EU Facilitation Agreement in this case equals to 70 EURO.
In accordance with the Russia-EU Visa Facilitation Agreement the length of procedures for processing applications for multiple visas can take up to 10 days.
The visa fees for the citizens of other countries may differ.

