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Russian Visa

St. Petersburg Hotels can also help you receive a Russian visa invitation. This is the document that is necessary to receive a Russian visa. Only Russian Consulate’s can issue the actual visa but in order to receive one, you will have to have the Russian visa invitation (sometimes called a voucher).

Applying for the Russian visa invitation is easy, just pick the type of Russian visa invitation you will need and click on the appropriate button to take you to the Russian visa invitation application.

Guests staying in St. Petersburg hotels usually only require a Russian tourist visa which is good for single entry travel with up to a 30 day stay. We also offer a double entry Russian tourist visa invitation – allowing 2 entries within the 30 day period. Finally, for business people coming to St. Petersburg for longer trips, we can also offer a multiple entry business visa invitation good for 6 months or 1 year

Tourist Visa Invitation type Processing Time / Price USD
1-2 days Same day
Tourist single entry
25
39
Tourist double entry
25
39
Tourist with registration in St. Petersburg
60
70


Business Visa Invitation type (sent by Telex) Processing Time / Price USD
20 business days 12 days 4 days
Business 1 month single entry - -
259
Business 1 month double entry - -
259
Business 3 months single entry - -
274
Business 3 month double entry - -
274
Multiple entry 6 months -
348
-
Multiple entry 1 year
163 *
363
-



IN EUROS: PURCHASE YOUR VISA INVITATION FOR EURO STARTING AT 20 EURO

Tourist Visa Invitation type Processing Time / Price EURO
1-2 days Same day
Tourist single entry
20
30
Tourist double entry
20
30
Tourist with registration in St. Petersburg
50
58


Business Visa Invitation type (sent by Telex) Processing Time / Price EURO
20 business days 12 days 4 days
Business 1 month single entry - -
175
Business 1 month double entry - -
175
Business 3 months single entry - -
185
Business 3 month double entry - -
185
Multiple entry 6 months -
235
-
Multiple entry 1 year
110 *
245
-


Business visas can only be applied for within 45 days of the applicant's planned entry into Russia

*This is for a paper invitation that must be mailed to you. Postage is not included and is extra. Express postage is charged at market rates (approximately 100 USD per package).

POST DELIVERY OF THE VISA INVITATION IS NOT INLUDED AND THE CHARGE WILL BE BETWEEN $10 and $100 or 10 EURO and 80 EURO.

For business visa support, please fax a copy of the first page of your passport to +7 812 315 9151 or scan a copy and email to office@hotels-st-petersburg.com.

After receiving your visa invitation or voucher, you should bring or send a copy of it along with other accompanying documents (listed below) to a Russian Embassy or Russian Consulate in your country.

Before sending in your documents to the Russian Consulate, we suggest that you call the Embassy or Consulate or check its web site to receive information related to processing in your country. Some Russian Consulates will request the original of the visa invitation instead of a copy. This is the usual practice for business visas, however sometimes a telex can be sent to the Russian Consulate.

f you discover that the original invitation or voucher is required by the Russian Consulate, please tell us and we will send it to you by express post. We require that Express postage be paid by the customer.

Below is a list of additional documents necessary for visa processing by the Russian Consulate:
  • Russian visa application form for US citizens only (PDF), this file requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader, if you do not have this program installed on your computer, you can install it for free by following this link to Adobe Acrobat
    Russian visa application form for non-US citizens (citizens of all other countries) (PDF), this file requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader, if you do not have this program installed on your computer, you can install it for free by following this link to Adobe Acrobat
  • Original passport with expiration date at least 6 months beyond the end of the visa expiration date. You must have 2 free / clean pages (no stamps or marks on these 2 pages) in the passport to which the visa will be inserted - they should be side by side
  • Two passport size photos
  • Consular visa processing fee payable to the Russian Consulate by cashiers check or money order
  • Cover letter (doc)
  • Prepaid self-addressed return envelope from a registered delivery service such as DHL, UPS or Federal Express if you plan to have the Russian Consulate mail the visa to you
  • For business visas only, if you plan to stay in Russia for more than 3 months a HIV test is required (please contact the nearest Russian Consulate or Embassy or review its web site for further information)
New visa regulations
  1. A foreign citizen can obtain a visa to Russia ONLY in the country of his/her citizenship. Exceptions include those who have a residence permit for a foreign country for the period more than 90 days.
    A visa may also be issued in a country other than an applicant's own in case of urgent necessity, such as participating in international, governmental, official, scientific, sport and cultural events. A final decision in these cases would be left up to the consulate.
  2. A multiple entry business visa allows nationals of all countries to stay in Russia up to 90 days out of the period of 180 days.

Russian Visa Registration

Visa registration

Russian law requires that travelers register their visas if they are staying in Russia more than 3 business days. If travelers are staying in Russia more than 3 business days they should apply for registration immediately upon arrival (on the same day). Travelers who do not have their visas registered are required to pay fines when they attempt to exit Russia or if they are stopped by the police..


  • If you are staying at a hotel, the hotel will register your visa.
  • If you are staying at an apartment you will have to apply to a local migration department (OVIR) to have your visa registered.

Please note due to licensing issues Moscow Hotels cannot issue Russian visa support to citizens of the following countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Chad, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Nigeria, N. Korea, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri-Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam.


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