For more than eight years of day to day work with the Russian Consulate in New York, we’ve got the experience of fast and reliable travel arrangement system. All you need to know before going to Russia or other CIS countries before you booked your flights. Visa support, visa processing and registration, discount direct flights to Moscow, hotel or apartment bookings for short or long term stay in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

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NOTICE:

As of April 15, 2009 The Russian Consulate General in New York made a correction to the visa processing fee and time: Standard (4-20 business days) and Expedite (3 business days) Processing are now available. Please, check the updated price list.

As of June 22, 2009 The Russian Consulate General in New York established a new visa application form both for US and NON-US citizens. Please, make sure you have completed the right application form before sending us your documents. New VISA APPLICATION Form.

All of the following documents must be received by our office before processing your visa to Russia. These requirements apply to citizens of all countries with the exception of immigrants from Russia and the Soviet Union. Former Russian and Soviet citizens should call our office for further details.

RUSSIAN VISA REQUIREMENTS:

• One passport-size photograph for tourist visa (two passport- size photos if you applying for a business visa)

• US citizens: Russian visa application form - 2 pages, completed and signed

• Non-US citizens: Russian visa application form – 1 page, completed and signed

• Payment: A company or personal check or money order made payable to "EastBlaze Connection Inc". To pay for your Russian visa by credit card, please download the credit card authorization form. Include the form in the package that you mail to us.

On the basis of reciprocity, mandatory medical insurance is required, for the citizens of Estonia, Israel, as well as for the citizens of Schengen Agreement Member States (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden).

Children apply for separate visas if they travel on their own passports. Non-traveling parents must confirm in an affidavit their consent for their children's travel. If the child's surname differs from that of his (her) parents, a copy of the child's birth certificate must be enclosed.

▪ If applicant is a child under 18 years of age, a copy of child's birth certificate and copies of parents’ passport main information pages (with passport number, expiration date, photo etc.) have to be submitted.

▪ Non US citizens who live in the USA should provide a prove of their legal USA status.

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If you immigrated to the USA before February 1992, you should provide the copy of your immigration documents (copy of your USSR passport and visa, indicated your purpose of immigration); if you still carry a passport of any CIS countries and it’s expired, you need to provide a copy of your expired passport with all pages marked with visas or any other stamps.

If you immigrated from Russia after February 1992, and your current Russian passport is expired, you have to renew your Russian passport, since under new rules and regulations you cannot obtain a Russian visa and travel with your US passport to the territory of the Russian Federation.

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All foreign visitors (except citizens of Former Soviet Republics) are required to have a Russian visa to enter the Russian Federation. Among citizens of former Soviet Republics only citizens of Georgia and Turkmenistan need a visa to enter Russia. In order to get a visa, travelers need to obtain an invitation from a Russian citizen or company, which is submitted to a Russian embassy or consulate, where the actual visa is issued.

Every foreign visitor who comes to Russia must register with the local immigration authorities within 72 hours upon arrival.
There are many types of Russian visas, we provide assistance with the following visas:

Tourist visas
This type of visa is issued for the travelers who come to Russia for tourism purposes. This visa is easiest to get and the least expensive of all visas. Tourist visa can be obtained on the basis of an invitation from a tourist agency, registered with the Department of Consular Service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs according to the Russian law, or on the basis of a hotel confirmation. Tourist visas are issued for a period for up to 30 days. They can be single-entry or double-entry. Check our Tourist Visas Fees.

Business visas
Business visas are popular among business people. Officially business visas are intended for foreign citizens who travel to Russia to meet their business partners, take part in negotiations, sign a contract, visit an exhibition, etc. You do not need to plan hotel reservation or an itinerary to get a business visa. These visas do not imply official employment in Russia (for this purpose a work visa should be obtained). Business visas allow stay in Russia up to 12 months and can be single-, double- or multiple-entry. Since November 1, 2002, business invitations are issued by the Passport and Visa Department at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. To apply for an invitation, your inviting company should be officially registered with the passport and Visa Department at Ministry of International Affairs. WE OFFER THE BEST BUSINESS VISA PRICE in the United States!