Electronic visa

In accordance with the decision of the President of the Russian Federation, from August 1, 2023, foreign citizens can apply for unified electronic visas valid throughout the territory of the Russian Federation.

A unified electronic visa can be obtained by citizens of 64 foreign countries, including the Kingdom of Cambodia, the list of which was approved by the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2571-r dated October 6, 2020 (with amendments by the Decrees of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2040-r dated July 29, 2023, and No. 3583-r dated December 5, 2024). The full list is below:

Austria; Barbados; Bahrain; Belgium Bulgaria; Bhutan; Vatican; Hungary; Vietnam; Germany; Greece; Denmark; Zimbabwe; India; Indonesia; Jordan; Iran; Ireland; Iceland; Spain; Italy; Cambodia; Kenya; Cyprus; China (including Taiwan); Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Kuwait; Latvia; Lithuania; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Malaysia; Malta; Mexico; Monaco; Myanmar; Netherlands; Norway; Oman; Papua New Guinea; Poland; Portugal; Romania; San Marino; Saudi Arabia; North Macedonia; Saint Lucia; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Turkmenistan; Turkey; Philippines; Finland; France; Croatia; Czech Republic; Switzerland; Sweden; Eswatini; Estonia; Japan.

An electronic visa is issued based on a foreign citizen’s application completed in electronic form on the specialized website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (https://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru) or through a mobile application available for downloading on the above-mentioned website.

An application for a unified electronic visa must be submitted no later than 4 calendar days before the expected date of entry into the Russian Federation. An application for electronic visa must be submitted no later than 4 calendar days before the expected date of entry into the Russian Federation.

A digital photograph of the face and a scan of the machine-readable passport of a foreign citizen should be attached to the application. No other documents are required to obtain an electronic visa.

In accordance with the current Russian legislation, a visa fee is charged for issuing unified electronic visas. Payment is made on the specialized website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (https://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru) by bank card. The total amount, including the consular fee, bank commission, transaction costs of the payment system, as well as the fee for preliminary verification of documents, is around 52 US dollars. When applying for an electronic visa for children under the age of 6, only the transaction costs of the payment system (about 2 US dollars) are payable.

A unified electronic visa entitles a foreign national to a single entry into the Russian Federation and stay in the Russian Federation on a guest or business visit, as a tourist, as well as to participate in scientific, cultural, socio-political, economic, sports events and make relevant connections and contacts.

The validity of a unified electronic visa is 60 days from the date of its issuance with the permitted period of stay of a foreign citizen in the Russian Federation no more than 16 days from the date of entry into the territory of the Russian Federation.

Unified electronic visas are valid for entry into the Russian Federation and exit from the Russian Federation by air, road, rail and water transport, as well as on foot only through designated checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation, included in the list approved by the order of the Government of the Russian Federation № 2741-P dated October 23, 2020.

A complete list of the above-mentioned checkpoints is also posted on the specialized website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation https://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru.

Transport companies can check that a foreign citizen has a valid unified electronic visa on a special automated website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation https://evisacheck.kdmid.ru. Information on the verification procedure is available both in Russian and English.