Visa support
Documents required at the border
If you need a visa to enter the Russian Federation
You must bring the following to cross the border:
- a visa
- a valid passport
- a medical insurance policy valid in the Russian Federation
If you do not need a visa to enter the Russian Federation
You must bring the following to cross the border:
- a valid passport
- a medical insurance policy valid in the Russian Federation
How to apply for a visa?
If you need a visa to enter the Russian Federation, you can:
- apply for a visa by obtaining an invitation for foreign arrivals
(for all Russian Labour Safety Week participants)
OR
- apply for an electronic visa
(available for citizens of 55 foreign countries)
Overseas participants in the EEF can apply for a visa by invitation.
Visa validity periods
After submitting all the required documents, Russian Labour Safety Week participants can obtain a short-term, single-entry Russian visa for the period from 4 to 20 September 2024 at consular offices of the Russian Federation on the day of their application.
Applying for a visa
Visa = invitation for foreign arrivals + list of documents
1. Generate an invitation for foreign arrivals
An invitation for foreign arrivals is not an invitation to the Russian Labour Safety Week, but a special document from the organizers, which can be downloaded in the personal web office.
- All confirmed participants will receive an official invitation to the Week by email.
- After receiving the invitation, log in to your Roscongress personal account using your personal login and password.
- Confirm your attendance at the Russian Labour Safety Week.
- Go to the ‘My events – Russian Labour Safety Week – Event dashboard – Visa support’ in your Roscongress personal account.
- Your personal information will be automatically uploaded from the Roscongress personal account to the document. You can manually add the city and country where you will be applying for your visa.
- Download and print the invitation for foreign arrivals.
- Submit the invitation for foreign arrivals, along with all the other required visa documents, to the Russian consular office.
If there are any errors in your personal data in the application for participation, contact a Roscongress Foundation specialist to make changes to the personal data.
2. Submit an application at a consular office
To receive a visa for entry into Russia, individuals in possession of an invitation must apply at the relevant foreign consular office of the Russian Federation. Information about the location of Russian consular offices can be found on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
We recommend that participants apply at their Russian consular office in good time, at least 2 (two) weeks before departure.
Participants are advised not to apply for entry visas at intermediary visa centres or travel agencies, which are not authorized to issue official visas.
Please make sure to bring the following documents with you when attending your consular office:
- A printed invitation for foreign arrivals.
The document must be generated in your Roscongress personal account. - A valid travel document recognized by the Russian Federation
(an ordinary, official or diplomatic passport or a United Nations laissez-passer).
The passport must have at least two blank pages and be valid for at least six months after the visa expiration date. - A completed and printed visa application form.
The form must be filled out in advance on the visa website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
When completing the form, members of official delegations, business representatives and persons accompanying them should select ‘official visit’ as the purpose of their trip, while journalists should select ‘press/correspondent’ or ‘press/technical’. - One 35 x 45 mm photo
(colour or black and white).
The photograph must have a clear front view of the participant’s face, without tinted glasses or a headdress (with the exception of foreign citizens who are required to wear a headdress with respect to their nationality or religion, and provided that they are wearing the headdress in their passport photo).
The photograph must have been taken no earlier than six months before the date of application. - A medical insurance policy that is valid in Russia.
Citizens of 55 foreign countries are eligible for e-visas.
Andorra, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Netherlands, North Korea, Northern Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Vatican City, Vietnam.
Validity period of e-visa
The unified electronic visa is a single-entry visa. The validity of the single electronic visa is 60 days from the date of issue.
The permitted period of stay in the Russian Federation on a single electronic visa is not more than 16 days from the day of entry within its validity period.
How do I apply for an e-visa?
To apply for a unified e-visa, you need to fill out an application form on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
Applications may be submitted not earlier than 40 days and no later than 4 days before the expected date of entry into the Russian Federation.
The unified electronic visa is not free. Payment is made on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russiausing bank cards connected to international payment systems (Visa, MasterCard, etc.). No refunds will be issued regardless of the result of the application.
Detailed information on obtaining an e-visa is available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.