Russian Visa

Express to Russia is a non-Government based service.

Express to Russia and our sister company CR Tour is a non-governmental organization that is officially registered as a Russian tour operator and is officially authorized to issue Russian visa invitations (sometimes called a Russian visa voucher or Russian visa support), the document necessary for foreign travelers to apply for a Russian visa at their local Russian Consulate.

Russian visas can be applied for directly with the Russian Consulate. Express to Russia also acts as an expeditor and agent between our customers and the Russian Consulates in the US, UK and Canada, delivering visa applications to the Russian Consulate on behalf of our clients - please see our full visa support service for more information. This can save our customers time and money by alleviating the necessity for our customers to travel to the Russian Consulate themselves and to wait in long lines to apply.

• Processing Time: 5 - 12 Days for Full Visa Service, 1-3 days for Visa Invitations
• Fee: Consulate Fee and Service Fee for Full Visa Service, Service Fee only for issuance of Visa Invitations
• Support: Telephone, Email and Live Chat

Express to Russia can help you obtain a Russian tourist visa or Russian business visa quickly and easily. To order a Russian visa invitation please select the Russia visa type from the table below. If you are interested in full visa support – where you send us your passport and we take care of the rest, please visit our full visa support page. This service is available only in the US, UK and Canada.

Our travel group under the names City Realty or Express to Russia is recommended by the following travel guides for Russian visas services, travel and accommodation in Russia.

* Please note that this type of visa invitation can only be processed during our usual business hours. Our office is open 9.30-18.30 Mon-Fri. (Moscow time: )

*List of countries of migration risk:
Bahamas, Barbados, Bolivia, Bonaire, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Chile, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Faroe Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Greenland, Guadalupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mexico, Mongolia, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Islands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Republic of Korea, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Vatican City, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, Yugoslavia

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).
**Postal delivery of the Russian visa invitation is not included. Postal charges usually range between $10 and $100 depending on courier service used
***All business visas listed except where indicated are sent by telex to the Russian Consulate where you will pick it up.
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 visa@expresstorussia.com.

Please note due to licensing issues Express to Russia cannot issue Russian visa support to citizens of the following countries: Afganistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Beliz, Benin, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina-Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, D R Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Korea PDR, Kuwait, Kyrghyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesoto, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Madagascar, Malavi, Malaysia, Mali, Marocco, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somali, Sri-Lanka, Sudan, Surinam, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.