RussiaVisit Visa Guide

If you are planning an excursion to the Russian Federation, you first and foremost need to understand the Russian visit visa requirements, regardless of whether it's your intention to explore, hang out or visit relatives. In order to have this organized well in advance to make sure that there is absolutely no unforeseen delay the following provides a walkthrough of qualification prerequisites, applications and also files needed, including but not limited to a valid passport, Russian tourism voucher and also a bank statement or possibly health protection.

Required Documents for Russia Visit Visa

Russia Visa Application process- Required documents in order to obtain a visa for Russia, every applicant needs to furnish the required documents. Please make sure that every document is valid and without any error.

Original Passport:

Original passport with at least 6 months remaining after the intended departure date of the Russian Federation and with at least 2 blank pages for visa.

Visa application form:

Filled online on the official government portal, printed out and signed to be handed into the Russian Embassy, it has to be filled in online as they don’t allow handwritten applications at the Russian Embassy nor visa center.
Tourist Voucher/Invitation: 

In case of a tourist visit you will need to get from an authorized Russian Travel Agency an invitation to visit the country. If traveling to visit friends or family, the host will have to obtain an invitation from the MVD which the Russian Embassy will require.
Passport Photographs:

2x recently took a colour photograph (3.5 x 4.5cm) on white background, following Russian Embassy photo guidelines to the letter.

Travel Medical Insurance:  

Covering your entire trip with minimum 30,000 Euro worth of insurance. This is important and the Russian Embassy will look to verify it for European and other nationalities.

Financial Proof:

Bank statement for the last 3 months with a clean balance.

Flight tickets: 

Confirmed return flight details.

How to Track your Visa Application

There is no online tracking facility by the Russian Embassy in Islamabad for visa application. They usually give a manual tracking slip to you for collection with a return date. In case you are applying for your visa through any educational consultant in Pakistan, he will retain the slip, look out for the dates for the visa and to check your status, you will need to inquire at the offices of your consultant and not the Embassy.

Processing Times and Update

The standard time it takes to process a visa to Russia can vary between 10 to 20 working days. This process relies on your educational consultant in lahore as your liaison between you and the embassy. Any additional paperwork that is suddenly needed by the embassy or a swift interview, your educational consultant will manage the process efficiently. Once the visa is stamped and the passport is back, your consultant will collect it and hand it over to you.

Understand Entry & Exit with universities page

Entry 
When entering Russia on a visit visa you will need a valid passport and invitation for customs at your entry points. Visit our company, universities page to receive your entry requirements on your site. We'll take care of all documents so you will experience the smoothest Russian border arrival process that day.
Exit

After the trip to Russia is completed your entry back into Russia must be taken before your visa has expired to prohibit harsh overstay fines. Login to our domain at universities page prior to leaving Russia to collect your academic brochures and see your leaving checklist. We ensure immigration record continues to remain perfectly pristine at this time.