Invitations for foreign citizens to Russia
Issuing invitations for foreign citizens to Russia
To enter the territory of the Russian Federation, foreign citizens, as well as stateless persons, must have a Russian visa.
Go to the appropriate section for more detailed information and to get acquainted with the prices and terms.
If you are not sure which type of invitation will suit you, we advise you to read some brief information about the benefits of each type, and whom they would suit below.
The visa is issued upon invitation.
We will help you arrange it officially, quickly and inexpensively.
Types of invitations to the Russian Federation
Address the individual sections for more detailed information, and to learn about the prices and terms.
If you are not sure which type of invitation suits your needs, we advise you to read the brief information below about the benefits of each type, and whom it would suit best.
In the section «Prices and terms» you can learn about all our services.
What type of invitation to choose?
Call us at +7 (495) 935-83-85, we will be glad to give you a consultation and talk you through which type of visa would work best for you.
The type of invitation depends on the purpose of the visit, the desired length of stay in Russia and the required number of entries.
✔ The time and cost of issuing: from 5 minutes, from 1100 ₽.
✔ Length of stay in Russia: 1 month.
✔ Number of entries: single.
Will work if:
- It is a one-time or a tourist trip, or transit through Russia for more than 72 hours.
- You are going to invite a friend / relative / acquaintance / partner / remote employee, etc. with a single entry for a period of stay of less than 30 days.
- You do not plan frequent and constant trips to Russia
- A tourist invitation is a quick alternative to a private one; it is much faster and more convenient. In this case, a visa is requested for tourist purposes, and it will be necessary to book a hotel, for example, with a free cancellation; upon arrival, the guest can live in your home.
- Organizations can also suggest the persons they invite to issue a tourist visa instead of a business one, if it is a single-entry work trip that would be shorter than a month.
✔ The time and cost of issuing: from 5500 ₽.
✔ Length of stay in Russia: from 1 month to 1 year.
✔ Number of entries: single, double, multiple.
Will work if:
- You are a legal entity and you need to invite a specialist to Russia for a consultation, exhibition or conference and for other business-related purposes.
- We can issue a business invitation for not only legal entities, but also individuals in need of a multiple entry visa.
- You are planning to stay in Russia or invite someone to Russia for a period of more than 1 month and up to 1 year.
- You need to enter Russia more than once in 1, 3, 6 or 12 months, without issuing a new visa every time.
- If you have a business visa, you get the opportunity to take family members with you. For each family member a separate invitation will be issued.
A private invitation is issued independently when you want to invite a relative or friend to visit you. However, for this you will need to collect documents, visit the Ministry of Internal Affairs, pay the state fee, which costs more than a tourist invitation, which in turn can be issued online and in just 5 minutes.
✔ The time and cost of issuing: 1 month, 960 ₽.
✔ Length of stay in Russia: maximum of 1 month.
✔ Number of entries: single.
✔ The time and cost of issuing: from 1 month, from 20000 ₽.
✔ Length of stay in Russia: from 1 year to 3 years.
✔ Number of entries: multiple.
Will work if:
- you are planning to officially work in Russia
- you are a legal entity and are going to invite an employee to work in Russia
The process of issuing invitations with Visa-Russian
Our competent specialists will help you to issue an invitation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs for your guest.
To get started, you need to fill out a form on our website and send it to us along with a good quality copy of the foreign guest's passport.
Then you will be contacted by our manager, who will clarify if there is a need for additional documents (for example, if an invitation is issued through the Ministry of Internal Affairs for foreigners from high immigration risk countries, a hotel booking confirmation must be provided).
In the guaranteed time, you will receive the invitation.
This invitation must be submitted to the Russian consulate along with a package of documents.
- With the invitation to the Russian Federation, a foreigner can obtain a Russian visa at the Russian Federation consulate, in their country of residence. Both citizens of the Russian Federation and legal entities can issue an invitation for a foreigner.
- Issuing an invitation can take from 5 to 21 days. It depends on the type of the visa, number of entries and the length of the visa’s validity.
- You can find the lists of documents required to invite a foreigner on our website. They differ depending on the type of the visa.
- You can find all information about visas to Russia, as well as where and how to issue an invitations to the Russian Federation on our website.
- The time and costs of issuing invitations for foreign citizens to Russia can be found here.
- Travelmart not only acts as a consultant in the issues of migration laws, but can provide ‘visa sponsors’, that is, inviting organizations for foreigners who want to visit Russia.
- Travelmart is glad to offer you a wide range of services in the field of work immigration. We provide legal support in issuing work visas and work permits in Russia.
