Tourist visa

A tourist visa is issued to citizens of Slovakia and other countries entering the Russian Federation as .

Tourist — a person visiting Russia for recreational, educational, sports, professional, business and other purposes without engaging in activities related to income from sources in Russia.

The basis for issuing a tourist visa is a or a .

Confirmation of the admission of a foreign tourist is a document issued by an organization, information about which is contained in the Unified Federal Register of Tour Operators. An extract from the Unified Federal Register of Tour Operators from the website of the Federal Agency for Tourism must be attached to the confirmation of the admission of a foreign tourist.

Confirmation of booking a place in a hotel is a document issued by a hotel or other accommodation facility, information about which is contained in a Unified List of Classified Hotels, Ski Slopes, Beaches. An extract from the Unified List of Classified Hotels, Ski Slopes, Beaches from the website of the Federal Agency for Tourism must be attached to the confirmation of booking a place in a hotel.

Based on a single or double tourist visa for up to 3 months or a multiple-entry tourist visa for up to 6 months can be issued. Multiple-entry tourist visa permits total stay in Russia of up to 90 days during 6-months period.

A double tourist visa is issued to a foreign citizen only if, according to the documents, a visit to a state adjacent to Russia or a country from which the return is carried out through the territory of Russia is planned during the stay in Russia. In this case, the route must be indicated in the .

Based on the , a single-entry tourist visa can be issued for the specified booking period.

To apply for a tourist visa, the following documents are required:

  1. or ;

    Confirmation of the admission of a foreign tourist is a document issued by an organization, information about which is contained in the Unified Federal Register of Tour Operators. An extract from the Unified Federal Register of Tour Operators from the website of the Federal Agency for Tourism must be attached to the confirmation of the admission of a foreign tourist.

    Confirmation of booking a place in a hotel is a document issued by a hotel or other accommodation facility, information about which is contained in a Unified List of Classified Hotels, Ski Slopes, Beaches. An extract from the Unified List of Classified Hotels, Ski Slopes, Beaches from the website of the Federal Agency for Tourism must be attached to the confirmation of booking a place in a hotel.

  2. A foreign passport with at least 2 blank pages for visas, the validity of which ends no earlier than 6 months after the expiration of the visa;
  3. Visa application form filled out on the website visa.kdmid.ru, printed out and signed by the applicant personally;
  4. A 3.5×4.5 cm color photograph on a light background with a clear full-face image without tinted or dark glasses and without a headdress (except for citizens who, by virtue of their national or religious affiliation, are depicted in a headdress in the passport photo). At the visa center you can take a photo for a visa (additional service);
  5. A medical insurance policy with the amount of medical services coverage of at least 30,000 € or an equivalent amount in another currency, valid on the territory of the Russian Federation and covering the validity period of the visa, except in cases based on reciprocity. The policy can be issued in English or Russian.

Pay attention! The consular institution has the right to request additional documents for visa processing, invite for an interview or extend the visa processing period.

Pay attention! If you are not a citizen of Slovakia, you must additionally provide:

  1. A permit for continuous stay in Slovakia for a period of more than 90 days for citizens of the following countries: Albania, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Egypt, India, Ireland, Macedonia, Mexico, New Zealand, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
  2. Permanent residence permit in Slovakia or other similar document for citizens of the following countries: Algeria, Angola, Afghanistan, Georgia, Iraq, China, DPRK, Libya, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Syria, Somalia, Chad, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia.

For citizens of Slovakia and the European Union

All fees are paid by BANK CARD (cash is not accepted).

Review period* Consular fee** Service fee
(including VAT)
4-20 working days 35€ 25€
1-3 working days 70€ 25€ + 15€

Please note!

*The specified dates are indicative. The start of the deadline is the next working day of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Slovakia after submitting documents at the Visa Application Center.

The Visa Application Center cannot guarantee that the documents are ready by a certain deadline.

Most applications are considered within 10 working days, starting from the next working day of the Consular Section of the Russian Embassy in Slovakia after submitting documents at the Visa Application Center.

**If the applicant is not a citizen of Slovakia or the European Union, the amount of the consular fee is determined by the Tariff of consular fees for issuing visas established by the Russian Embassy of in Slovakia.

If an international treaty of the Russian Federation and the applicant's country of citizenship establishes special terms for the consideration of visa applications and special amounts of consular fees, or provides for a refusal to collect them, the terms of consideration and the amount of consular fees provided for by the international treaty apply to the visa application of such an applicant.

Transfer or restoration of a visa, regardless of citizenship

Consular fee Service fee
(including VAT)
30€ 25€

Filling out visa application form

The application form for a Russian visa is filled out only in electronic form and only on the website of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia: https://visa.kdmid.ru.

After filling out the visa application form on the website, the applicant must print it out and sign it personally, as well and attach a photo that meets the requirements of ICAO.

At the visa application center, we can take your photo that meets the requirements (additional service).

At your request, we can fill out the visa application form for you at the visa application center when accepting documents.

This is a paid additional service worth 6€ for each page of the visa application form.

A separate visa application form is filled out for each applicant.

At the Russian Visa Application Center in Bratislava, you can use the following additional paid services:

The purchase of the above services does not affect the procedure for processing a visa application and does not guarantee the issuance of a visa.

The cost of additional services is charged in addition to the service fee.

All of the above services are provided only at your request.

Please read all the terms and conditions of these services before ordering.