The Russian government has introduced an electronic visa system in order to accelerate the process of applying and issuing visa to select regions of Russia. The beauty of this online Russian visa is that you don’t have to visit Russian embassy in person.

Russian e-Visa is electronic type of visa that allows citizens of eligible countries to travel to specific regions of Russia for short stay. Those specific regions are: St.Petersburg , Kaliningrad and Russian Far East . It is important to notice that you can travel only to designated region with Russia e-visa and you can enter the designated region at selected airports, seaports, railroads and land border checkpoints.

This type of Russian visa allows visitors to stay in selected region for up to 8 days . It is valid for 30 days from the date of approval.

Citizens of eligible countries can obtain Russian e-Visa for one of the following purposes: tourist, business or humanitarian purpose.

To get Russian e-Visa, applicants are required to complete online application form. It will require you to enter basic information and travel dates in order to complete Russian online visa. Once your application is submitted it will take up to 4 business days to receive approved Russian visa via email in pdf., format.

In addition to Russian visa, it is necessary to obtain medical insurance for your trip to Russia.

Lastly, it is expected that in the near future Russia Government will introduce this type of Russian visa to other regions of Russia.