Russian Gateway will process your Russian
visa for you or provide
you with the necessary support for you to process yourself
at a Russian Consulate or Embassy. Our Moscow office has
accreditation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in
Moscow which gives us the right to issue invitations which
are required to get Russian Visas. If you are not British
please check with us first as there are certain
nationalities whose processing takes longer or require
extra documents.
Please note Russian Visas can only be processed three
months or less prior to departure.
Important News 28th September 2009
As of 1st October 2009, the Russian Embassy insists
application forms are completed online, then printed,
signed and photo attached (see below for full instructions
and for the link to the website. Printed PDF application
forms are no longer acceptable under any circumstances)
| Service Provided | Processing Time | What We Need From You | Cost | |
| 30 Day Single Entry Tourist Visa | 12 days | Passport, form, photo, return envelope | £107 GBP + VAT | |
| Tourist Visa Invitation Only (by e-mail) | 24 hours | Passport details by e-mail | £15 + VAT |
1. Tourist Visa
Tourist visas are included in the price of all of
our tours and cruises - the
fees above are for visa only bookings.
Prices include all processing, invitation & postage
costs. Tourist visas are single or double entry and for a
maximum stay of 30 days. Really,
any stay of less than 30 days can be covered by a tourist
visa.
Single Entry 30 day Visa - 12 day
full processing service £107 + VAT (total £125.72)
WHAT WE NEED YOU TO SEND US
(best by Royal Mail Special Delivery £4.95 available from
Post Offices )
1. Full UK passport with at least two free pages & valid
for at least six months after exit date from Russia.
2. 1 passport sized photograph glued to the bottom left
hand
corner of the application form
3. Cheque with full payment payable to Russian Gateway
(UK) Ltd (or pay online using the links above)
4. 1 completed, signed application form per traveller.
Please note the Embassy no
longer accepts handwritten application forms
5. A return self addressed Special Delivery envelope -
preferably C5 size plastic type prepaid envelope sold in
most Post Offices for £5.40.
As of 1st October all
application forms must be filled in online at the
following website.
http://ru.vfsglobal.co.uk/
Instructions (1) for visa forms
Click 'Create Online Visa Application'
Question - Where would you like to submit your Visa
Application/s?
Answer - Russian Visa application centre,
Edinburgh Consulate general of Russian Federation,
Edinburgh
Question - Should you decide to Post (Mail/ Courier)
your application/s to us, select the appropriate services
that you will use i.e. Royal Mail.
Answer - In person at the application centre
Question - How would you like your processed
application returned to you?
Answer - Collect in person from the application
centre
Question - How would you like your application to be
processed?
Answer - Normal
Question - Please provide your active Email-ID
Answer - visa@russiangateway.com (you can
copy and paste this)
Question - Enter Code as Seen in Image (Case
Sensitive):
Answer - Copy the letters and/or numbers displayed
into the space below them. Use upper and lower
case as displayed and do not enter any spaces.
Click 'Continue'
Now, continue to complete the form onscreen using the following guidance notes to help you to answer some of the 'tricky' questions: If any question marked with a red star * does not apply to you - put NA
Section called Visa Details:
If you are travelling on holiday, choose Tourist Visa.
This also applies if you intend to travel on a tourist
visa for business meetings
Choose duration '1 month' (however, your visa will be valid for the duration of your visit only)
Section called Visit Details:
Russian Institution or organisation to be visited ...
This is the name of the supplier of your visa support and
their license number.
Passport Issue by ...
Copy the issuing 'authority' as in your passport - For UK
passports it is either UKPA or IPS
List all countries visited in the last ten years ...
If this exceeds the space permitted - put 'see attached'
and submit a blank page with the details. You can be brief
- e.g. USA 2007, India 2008 etc
Make sure you mention all the countries stamped in your
passport
Section called Employer/School details:
If entering NA, when you get to the Phone no field enter 0
(a zero) - it will not accept NA in this field!
Finally, print, sign and send your application to us. If we see that you have made any errors, we can access your application online and will ask you to simply reprint the new version, sign it and send to us.
After you have finished the
process, print the form, sign and date it then attach
photo and send it to us, not the above-mentioned company
