Elektronski vizum v Rusijo
On issuing unified electronic visas
In accordance with the decision of the President of the Russian Federation, from August 1, 2023, the issuance of unified electronic visas valid throughout the Russian Federation will begin to foreign citizens.
A single electronic visa can be obtained by citizens of the following foreign countries, the list of which was approved by Order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated October 6, 2020 No. 2571-r:
1. Austria
2. Andorra
3. Bahrain
4. Belgium
5. Bulgaria
6. Vatican
7. Hungary
8. Germany
9. Greece
10. Denmark
11. India
12. Indonesia
13. Iran
14. Ireland
15. Iceland
16. Spain
17. Italy
18. Cyprus
19. China (including Taiwan)
20. Democratic People's Republic of Korea
21. Kuwait
22. Latvia
23. Lithuania
24. Liechtenstein
25. Luxembourg
26. Malaysia
27. Malta
28. Mexico
29. Monaco
30. Netherlands
31. Norway
32. Oman
33. Poland
34. Portugal
35. Romania
36. San Marino
37. Saudi Arabia
38. North Macedonia
39. Serbia
40. Singapore
41. Slovakia
42. Slovenia
43. Türkiye
44. Philippines
45. Finland
46. France
47. Croatia
48. Czech Republic
49. Switzerland
50. Sweden
51. Estonia
52. Japan
53. Vietnam
54. Cambodia
55. Myanmar
An electronic visa is issued on the basis of an application from a foreign citizen, filled out electronically on the specialized website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at https://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru or through a mobile application posted for download on the specified website.
An application for a single electronic visa must be submitted no later than 4 calendar days before the expected date of entry into the Russian Federation. A digital photograph of the person and a scan of the page with the data of the foreign citizen’s machine-readable passport are attached to the application. No other documents are required to obtain a single e-visa.
In accordance with current Russian legislation, a single electronic visa is paid. Payment is made on the specialized website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs https://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru by bank card. The total amount, taking into account the consular fee, bank commission, transaction costs of the payment system, as well as the fee for preliminary verification of documents, is (taking into account currency fluctuations) about 52 US dollars. When applying for a single electronic visa for children under 6 years of age, only transaction costs of the payment system (about 2 US dollars) are payable.
A single electronic visa gives the right to a single entry
to the Russian Federation and stay in the Russian Federation on a guest or business visit, as a tourist, as well as to participate in scientific, cultural, socio-political, economic, sporting events and to carry out relevant connections and contacts.
The validity period of a single electronic visa is 60 days
from the date of its registration with the permitted period of stay of a foreign citizen in the Russian Federation no more than 16 days from the date of entry into the territory of the Russian Federation.
Unified electronic visas are valid for entry into and exit from the Russian Federation by air, road, rail and water transport, as well as without the use of vehicles, only through checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation, the list of which was approved by order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated October 23, 2020 No. 2741-r.
The specified list of checkpoints is posted on the specialized website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for issuing unified electronic visas https://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru.
Transport companies can check whether a foreign citizen has a valid single electronic visa on a special automated website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs at https://evisacheck.kdmid.ru. Information about the verification procedure is posted there in Russian and English.
