Electronic single entry visa
In accordance with the decision of the President of the Russian Federation, from August 1, 2023, the system for issuing electronic visas has been launched. Electronic visas will be valid for the whole territory of Russia.
An electronic visa is issued on the basis of a foreign citizen's application filled in electronically on the specialized website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs https://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru or through a mobile app which can be downloaded on the above mentioned website.
An application for electronic visa must be submitted via the website no later than 4 calendar days before the expected date of entry into the Russian Federation. A digital photograph of the face and a scan of the page with the data of the machine-readable passport of a foreign citizen must be attached to the application. No other documents are required to obtain e-visa.
In accordance with the current Russian legislation, the fee should be paid for a visa (via the same website).
An electronic visa entitles you to a single entry into the Russian Federation and stay in the Russian Federation with the following purposes:
1) Guest (private) visit
2) Business visit
3) Tourism
4) Participation in scientific, cultural, socio-political, economic, sports events and contacts, which have connection to such events.
The validity of the electronic visa is 60 days from the date of its issuance, but only with the permitted period of stay in Russia no more than 16 days from the date of entry into the territory of the Russian Federation.
Electronic visas are valid for entry into the Russian Federation and exit from the Russian Federation by air, pedestrian, road and water transport only through checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation. The list is published on the website of an electronic visa (гиперссылка https://evisa.kdmid.ru/).
Transport companies and applicants can check that a foreign citizen has a valid unified electronic visa on a special automated website of the Russian Foreign Ministry at https://evisacheck.kdmid.ru.
NB! The “paper” visas are still issued by the Russian consulates. If electronic visa does not suits your trip to Russia (for example, you need multiple entry or you have a different purpose of your trip), one can apply for a “paper one”. Information about them is also posted on our website.