News
07.03.2023
Working schedule during the period 01.05 - 09.05.2023
Dear Applicants!
Please be informed about the Visa Application Center and The Russian Embassy working schedule on May Day celebrations (Golden Week).
Weekends and holidays of the Russian Embassy are not included into the processing time of visa applications and vice versa. Please kindly plan in advance your visit to the Visa Center and book an appointment.
24.02.2023
Working schedule in March 2023
Dear Applicants!
Please be informed about the Visa Application Center working schedule in March 2023.
Important!
Weekends and holidays of the Russian Embassy are not included into the processing time of visa applications and vice versa. Please kindly plan in advance your visit to the Visa Center and book an appointment.
09.11.2022
Working schedule during holidays 2022-2023
Dear Applicants!
Please be informed about the Visa Application Center working schedule during the New Year holidays in 2022 and 2023.
Important!
Weekends and holidays of the Russian Embassy are not included into the processing time of visa applications and vice versa. Please kindly plan in advance your visit to the Visa Center and book an appointment.
27.10.2022
The requirement for negative PCR test when entering Russia is cancelled
When boarding an aircraft and crossing the State Border of the Russian Federation, for foreign citizens it is no longer required to provide a negative PCR test.
For Russians returning to the county, the requirement to undergo PCR testing within three calendar days upon arrival and to comply with the isolation regime until the results are received has been canceled.
At the same time, for all persons arriving in Russia, it remains necessary to fill out the application form posted on the website of Rospotrebnadzor.
15.07.2022
Russia lifted restrictions on the entry of foreigners
Most part of the restrictions on the entry of foreigners into Russia, which were used to combat the spread of COVID-19, have been lifted. Foreigners from any country can again enter Russia by any means of transport without restrictions on the purpose of travel.
However, a negative PCR test is still required to enter Russia.
05.04.2022
Working schedule during the holiday season in April-May 2022
Dear Applicants!
Please be informed about the Visa Application Center working schedule on May Day celebrations (Golden Week).
Weekends and holidays of the Russian Embassy are not included into the processing time of visa applications and vice versa. Please kindly plan in advance your visit to the Visa Center and book an appointment.
23.03.2022
Facemasks cancelled
On March 15, the mandatory use of masks in public places was canceled in Moscow. This decision is due to the steady improvement of the epidemiological situation. Thus, masks are not required to travel on public transport, visit museums, shops and cafes. Other anti-COVID measures are also canceled for organizations: measuring temperature of employees, installing dividing partitions at workplaces, etc.
03.03.2022
QR codes cancelled
Dear applicants!
From March 3, the QR code system is canceled in Moscow, this also applies to foreign guests. Therefore, all restrictions on visiting theaters, museums, and restaurants are lifted. This list also includes cultural and entertainment events. In St. Petersburg, the QR code system will be canceled from March 4.
26.02.2022
New requirements for documents confirming kinship issued in Japan
To the attention of applicants applying for private visas as close relatives of citizens of the Russian Federation.
Starting from March 1, 2022, there will be a change in requirements for the documents confirming kinship with the inviting person issued by the government agencies in Japan.
- These documents should be issued no earlier than three months (90 days) before the date of submitting the visa application;*
- Apostille certification is no longer required.
*The requirement related to the validity period doesn’t apply to the apostilled documents issued by government agencies of Japan, that were already translated and certified by a Russian notary or in Russian Consular institutions.
Please note! The Consular institution has the right to request additional documents for issuing a visa.
10.02.2022
Working schedule during the period 05.03-08.03.2022
Dear Applicants!
Please be informed about the Visa Application Center working schedule from 05.03.2022 to 08.03.2022.
Important!
Weekends and holidays of the Russian Embassy are not included into the processing time of visa applications and vice versa. Therefore