General Information
Most
foreigners need a visa in order to travel to Russia. Please read
the following information carefully in order to avoid any
possible delays. If you fail to follow the listed requirements,
your visa application will not be accepted.
The
Consulate General accepts visa applications from 9 am till 12 pm
Monday through Friday. The pick-up hours are from 4 pm till 5:30
pm.
Effective from November 1,
2008 in order to streamline and improve visa issuance
procedures, as well as relevant security measures, the Consulate
General would like to encourage visa applicants unable to submit
their documents at our office in person to channel their
applications and related inquiries through the following
recommended visa processing service agencies:
Any Russian visa requires
some form of visa support documents and it is always issued only
for the period of stay specified by such documents. Please note
that Russian visas cannot be adjusted or extended. All paperwork
once submitted is not subject to any changes of the announced
visa processing period, the period of stay in Russia, or number
of entries indicated by visa support documents available at the
moment of submission. If applicants need to make changes in
submitted paperwork, all documentation will be returned to them
for resubmission. The visa fee is not refundable.
Visa is a courtesy of the
State and in certain cases the Consulate General reserves the
right to consider your visa applications for as long as it seems
necessary or require additional documents. Any visa applicant
may be interviewed by a consular officer if deemed necessary.
According to the Russian Law
on Citizenship Russian citizens, regardless of any other
citizenship they have, remain Russian citizens unless they
complete the official procedure of renouncing Russian
citizenship (please visit the Russian language section of our
website for additional information on citizenship issues).
Therefore applicants who used to be citizens of the USSR or of
the Russian Federation must submit additional documents which
confirm that they are no longer (or have never been) citizens of
the Russian Federation (for example «Visa to Israel», or stamp
in their passport proving that they left for "permanent
residence abroad" before February 6th, 1992, or an official
document certifying that their Russian citizenship was
renounced), otherwise such applications will not be accepted. (Если Вы иммигрировали с
территории бывшего СССР или Российской Федерации, Вам необходимо представить
документальное подтверждение того, что Вы не состоите в гражданстве
Российской Федерации. В соответствии с российским законодательством, за
гражданами Российской Федерации не признается гражданство другого
государства и они должны въезжать в Россию и выезжать из России по
действительному российскому загранпаспорту.)
When you receive your visa
please check it for any mistakes (passport number, date of
birth, validity, etc.) and, if necessary, return it to the
Consulate General for corrections. The Consulate General will
not be responsible for any mistakes in the visas, which were not
brought to our attention prior to your departure from the United
States.
Processing time, requirements
and fees are subject to change without notice.
Upon your arrival in Russia
your visa must be registered with the respective Russian
authorities.
Currently
citizens of the following countries can travel to Russia without
a visa:
Argentina (up to 90 days in
every 6 months); Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Bosnia and
Herzegovina (up to 30 days for tourists and up to 90 days for
other visitors with original tourist vouchers or letters of
invitation); Cuba; Hong Kong (up to 14 days); Israel (up to 90
days in every 6 months); Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Macedonia (up
to 30 days for tourist and up to 90 days for other visitors with
original tourist vouchers or letters of invitation); Moldova;
Montenegro (up to 30 days); Serbia (up to 30 days for holders of
Serbian biometric passports issued after April 9th, 2008);
Tajikistan; Thailand (up to 30 days); Uzbekistan; Ukraine;
Venezuela (up to 90 days in every 6 months).
For additional information
contact the Visa
Desk.
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