UK citizens must request a visa to the nearest Russian consulate if they want to make tourism in Russia. In order to apply for a visa for Russia, England citizen must first get a russian invitation support letter and an travel insurance valid for Russia. You can now order this voucher with our travel agency (if you know your dates of travel).
ENGLISH (UK passport holders) wishing to obtain a Russian visa (either tourism visa, business visa, transit or private visa – single entry, double entry, multiple entries) should fulfill some formalities and provide some important documents to the Russian embassy either in London or in Manchester (visa service). Once you have all the needed documents, you should book an appointment online with the visa service
Tourism visa:
A single entry visa (tourist) costs 101.40 £ if processing time is up to 20 days. The same visa processed in 3 days costs 170.60 £. A double entry visa (tourist) costs 139.40 £ if processing time is up to 20 days. The same visa processed in 3 days costs 245.60 £.
1) Choose your visa
When applying for a Russian visa in United Kingdom, the first step the UKN citizen has to do is to decide what type of visa one wants/needs to apply for. The type of Russian visa that ENGLISH will choose is not so much dependent on the real purpose of the trip (business or tourism) but rather the length of stay and the autonomy ENGLISH want to have when staying in Russia.
2) Choose your date
The dates of entrance and exit of Russia must be written in our form so we can put it on your voucher.
3) Order your invitation
The dates of entrance and exit of Russia must be written in our form so we can put it on your voucher. Whatever the final choice is for UK passport holders, an official invitation from an agency, a hotel, company or private person in Russia will be necessary to obtain a Russian visa. The vast majority of ENGLISH traveling in Russia for a period of less than a month will apply for one month tourist visa. In these circumstances, the application is simple and quite straightforward when receiving your russian invitation for UK citizens.
4) Buy an insurance
Each applicants is requested to show a travel insurance for Russia. You must make sure that your insurance is accepted by the Russian services.
5) Fill the visa form online
It’s now mandatory to fill the form online and print it. The form is found on the Consular department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
6) Book an appointment at the consular service
It’s now time to book an appointment online with the visa service
7) Bring all the documents to the consular services and pay the fees
The documents needed by the consular service in UK are: our invitation, insurance, passport size pictures (2), printed form from the official website of the ministry of Foreign Affairs, fees (see below).
Note:Your UK passport with two blank pages (on which the Russian visa will be placed). In addition, your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after your planned journey.
Monday – 08:30 hrs – 13:00 hrs
Tuesday – 08:30 hrs – 13:00 hrs
Wednesday – 08:30 hrs – 13:00 hrs
Thursday – 08:30 hrs – 13:00 hrs
Friday – 08:30 hrs – 13:00 hrs