Visa Information for Russia

Visa Information for Russia
Visa Information
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You need a visa if your not from the CIS or Israel then you will need a visa and an invitation.
You will need to pay for the invitation, then pay the consulate and you will need to register when you arrive. Regulations are very painful, do not expect to travel very far without some sort of support. The visa regulations for Russia are costly, tedious and take a lot of time.

In short you will need to give money to a travel agent, a visa agent and the government before you can even think of stepping foot inside the country. The longest you are able to stay as a tourist is 30 days.

Nationals of Bosnia and Hercegovina and Croatia can obtain entry by having an invitation for business and a return/onward ticket.

Visas can be obtained on entry for a sum of money (about $100) and prior approval from the foreign ministry at the main airport in Moscow.

Embassy of the Russian Federation, main page

Russian embassies

List of charges and details
Last updated: 12 Jan 2010