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Russia Link Ltd can
obtain any type of visa to Russia
Russia Link Ltd is providing business, tourist and
transit visas for visitors to Russia.
Having an excellent working relationship with the Russian Consulates in London and Edinburgh, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Russia, we are
able to provide you with all the necessary support documents you require.
Nationals of Australia,
Israel, USA, Canada
and Turkmenistan can
apply for their visa to Russia
in the United Kingdom
if they can provide proof of residence for more than 90 days (residence
document or utility bill). Otherwise, they can get their visa only in 10
business days.
To obtain your visa you will need to submit the following documents:
Visa Application Form
UK citizens should complete the visa application form, print it
out, sign it, glue a passport-type photo in the space provided.
In accordance with the procedures of the Russian
Consulate, the visa application form should only be printed on A4 paper with
right and bottom margins of 5mm. A failure to meet these requirements will
invalidate your visa application form.
Russian Visa Application Form (the form is available for download only).
Please send the completed visa application form
together with other relevant documents mentioned below to Russia Link Ltd, 7A
Napier Road, London, W14 8LQ
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Passport
You will have to lodge your actual passport, which
will remain at the Consulate until the entry clearance is granted. It should
have a validity remaining of at least 6 months after your exit date from the
country. A full empty page is necessary in order for the Consulate to place
the visa.
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1 Passport-Type Photograph
Please provide 1 recent photograph taken within last
6 months. The photograph should be in colour and meet the following
requirements:
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Taken against a light background (white or
off-white) so that features are distinguishable and contrast against the
background.
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High quality and with the face in focus.
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Printed on normal photographic paper (camera print).
If photograph presented does not meet the
requirements above, your Russian visa application will be considered
incomplete.
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Russian Visa Support Document
(invitation)
There are several types of invitation, and the type
you need will depend upon the purpose of your visit. The types of visa are
listed below. Invitations differ for each type. If you have any difficulty in
obtaining an invitation please contact us.
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Other Documents
Students, self-employed and unemployed applicants
have to provide last 3 months bank statements.
Holders of passports other than UK ones are normally
required to provide copies of the last three months bank statements, a letter
from the employer confirming the visit to Russia, a copy of the medical or
travel insurance certificate valid in Russia, a copy of the return ticket to
the country of residence.
French passport holders
should include copies of their last three months bank statements, a copy of
their travel insurance certificate valid in Russia and a copy of their travel
ticket or itinerary.
Schengen countries, Estonian and Israeli passport holders are required to have a travel insurance certificate valid in Russia to
cover their entire trip. However, it is not necessary to produce the
certificate to the Consulate.
Lithuanian passport holders should submit copies of their last three months bank
statements, a copy of their travel insurance certificate valid in Russia and a letter from their employer
confirming their visit to Russia.
Holders of certain other passports may be
required to provide extra documents in addition to the abovementioned ones.
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BUSINESS VISAS
An official invitation from the Ministry of Internal Affairs is
required. Russia Link Ltd will be able to obtain this through the Consular
Department of the Ministry in Moscow.
This process generally takes 3-5 days. Business visas are available for periods
of 1, 3, 6 or 12 months; single, double or multiple entries. A letter of
introduction from your company is also required.
TOURIST VISAS
You will need a 'Tourist Voucher' and a 'Hotel Booking Confirmation'
from the Russian supplier of your tour or hotel booking. Russia Link Ltd can provide this document complete with the
mandatory reference and confirmation numbers. Maximum validity for a tourist
visa is one month and can be issued for a single or double entry.
TRANSIT VISAS
If you are travelling through Russia
from one country to another and intend to enter Russia for no more than 72 hours
you will need a transit visa. A transit visa is not required if you are not
leaving the transit area of the airport and are simply making an onward flight
connection within 24 hours. An original or photocopy (depending on your
nationality) of your air ticket showing confirmed flights into and out of Russia will
have to support your visa application. A transit visa can be single or double
entry.
PRIVATE VISAS
It will be necessary for you to obtain an Official Letter of Invitation
(Izveshcheniye) if staying with friends or relatives. This invitation should be
obtained by them from their local OVIR office; the process can take anything up
to two months or more. They will need your personal & passport details.
LODGING YOUR VISA APPLICATION AT
THE RUSSIAN CONSULATE
Visa requests may only be passed to the Consulate between  0900-1200 hours Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Same day applications will be lodged that day
provided the application is received and all documents are correct before this
time. Standard applications will be taken to the Consulate the day following
delivery to our office. The Russian Consulate is closed on Wednesday; however,
we have access on this day and are able to lodge same day applications.
POSTAL VISA APPLICATIONS
If you are posting your visa application to us, please check you have
enclosed all the necessary documents listed above. We recommend you send your
documents to us by Royal Mail Special Delivery service as this requires a
signature and also guarantees a next working day delivery by 1300 hours.
YOUR VISA COLLECTION
Generally, your passport & visa will be ready to be returned to you
the day after it is received back from the Consulate. The Consulate allows
collections between 1600-1700 hours, but sometimes, particularly in the summer
and at other busy periods, it may be after this time and it is therefore often
too late to post your documents to you that day.
Normally, your documents will be posted to you by Royal Mail Special
Delivery (subject to a charge of £5). A courier delivery is available on
request (subject to an additional charge). If you are collecting in person, you
will be able to have your documents the next day we receive them from the
Russian Consulate.
REGISTRATION IN RUSSIA
You must register your visa within three working days of arrival in Russia. If you
are staying in a hotel, they will normally do this on your behalf.
However, if the visit is only 2 to 3 days, it is not necessary to
register the visa. The individual should ask his/her sponsor (the company indicated
on the visa) to issue a supporting letter. This letter, passport and visa
should be submitted to the Russian authorities (main OVIR office).
In the case of a private invitation, the person who issued the
invitation should submit the documents to the Visa Registration Office (OVIR).
The visa can be registered in person at the central OVIR office (42,
Pokrovka Street, Tel: (+7 495) 207 30 32). The police may
fine an individual if the visa is not registered.
Registration application form may vary from city to city and can be
obtained from local migration authorities. For your convenience, you can
download a general Registration Application Form. Please note that the application form must be printed out as a
double-sided document on a single sheet of paper.
CHARGES AND FEES
The cost of your visa is made up of three parts:
1.
RUSSIAN CONSULATE FEE:
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single entry tourist, HuMANITARIAN and private visa
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processing time
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Price
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Standard
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£75.30
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Express (same day )
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£132.20
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double-entry tourist, HuMANITARIAN and private visa
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processing time
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Price
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Standard
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£90.30
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Express (same day)
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£162.20
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single entry BUSINESS OR WORKING visa
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processing time
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Price
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Standard
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£125.30
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Express (same day )
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£232.20
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DOUBLE entry BUSINESS OR WORKING visa
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processing time
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Price
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Standard
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£155.30
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Express (same day )
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£282.20
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multi-entry
business visa
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processing time
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Price
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Standard
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£225.30
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Express (same day)
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£332.20
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special fees for all types of business, tourist,
private and transit visas*
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processing time
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Price
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Standard
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£55.30
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Express (same day)
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£92.20
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* Special fees are only
applicable for nationals of the following countries:
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Austria
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Finland
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Latvia
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Romania
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Belgium
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France
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Lithuania
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Slovakia
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Bulgaria
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Germany
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Luxembourg
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Slovenia
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Cyprus
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Greece
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Malta
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Spain
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Czech Republic
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Hungary
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Poland
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Sweden
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Estonia
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Italy
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Portugal
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The Netherlands
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SPECIAL
FEES APPLICABLE FOR NATIONAL OF ANGOLA, BANGLADESH, VIETNAM, INDIA, CAMBODIA,
PAKISTAN, SYRIA, TURKEY AND JAPAN
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single entry tourist, HuMANITARIAN and private visa
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processing time
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Price
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Standard
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£60.30
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Express (same day )
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£117.20
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double-entry tourist, HuMANITARIAN and private visa
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processing time
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Price
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Standard
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£70.30
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Express (same day)
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£127.20
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single entry BUSINESS OR WORKING visa
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processing time
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Price
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Standard
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£110.30
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Express (same day )
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£202.20
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DOUBLE entry BUSINESS OR WORKING visa
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processing time
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Price
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Standard
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£120.30
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Express (same day )
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£247.20
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multi-entry
business visa
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processing time
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Price
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Standard
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£145.30
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Express (same day)
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£252.20
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2. RUSSIAN VISA SUPPORT DOCUMENT (INVITATION):
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tourist
invitation
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single entry
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£50
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double entry
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£60
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visa type
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16 working days
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8 working days
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5 working days
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single (1 month)
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£60
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£80
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£90
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single (3 months)
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£70
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£95
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£120
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double (1 month)
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£70
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£95
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£120
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double (3 months)
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£80
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£100
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£140
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business
invitation (multi-entry)
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visa type
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20 working days
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16 working days
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14 working days
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multiple (6 months)
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£160
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£210
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£230
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multiple (12 months)
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£180
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£220
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£250
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3.
LODGING VISA APPLICATION:
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Russia Link Service
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PRICE
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7 Working Days
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£50
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same day
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£60
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TERMS & CONDITIONS
The Consulate may change the procedures and visa requirements at any
time without prior notice.
In the event of loss or damage to any passport or documents received,
the liability of Overseas Business Travel and its trading divisions will be
limited to the actual value of the passport & documents up to a maximum of
£75 per applicant. Overseas Business Travel and its divisions accept no
liability for consequential loss.
The Consulate's visa processing fee is not refundable. Single entry
visas are issued only for the dates mentioned on your invitation (which should
match those on your application form). You do not have the flexibility to
change your entry/exit dates outside of the dates specified on your
invitation/visa.
For travel document holders - the Russian Consulate will consider your
visa application, but may reject it.
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