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Conditions of entry on the Russian Federation for citizens of Greece

Greek citizen must request a visa to the nearest Russian consulate. In order to apply for a visa for Russia, Swedish citizen must also order a Russian invitation support letter. You can now order this voucher now (see right side) in less than 3 minutes.

On June 1st 2007, an agreement has been signed between Russian federation and all countries included in EU. Greeks (Greek passport holders) wishing to obtain a Russian visa (either tourist 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. A single or double entry visa (tourist) costs for Greek passport holders is 35 € if you do it in the normal period (4-20 days). The same visa in time of emergency (emission within 3 days) is twice the amount (70 €).

When applying for a Russian visa, the first step the Greek citizens has to do is to decide what type of visa one wants / needs to apply for. The type of Russian visa that Greeks will choose is not so much according to the real purpose of the trip (business or tourism) but rather the length of stay and the autonomy Greeks want to have when staying in Russia.

Whatever the final choice is for Greek 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 Greeks 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 straight forward when receiving your “Russian voucher”.

If you are a Greek passport holders you can request a « official invitation for Russia » right now with the Saint-Petersburg based Travel agency. Once you receive the “ voucher” from our travel agency, you may apply for your visa to the embassy or consulate of Russia in Greece. Here are the documents you should include with your application for visa if you are a Greek passport holders. Tourist visa application for Greek passport holders

Your Greek passport with two blank pages (on which will be put the Russian visa). In addition, your passport must be valid at least 6 months after your planned journey.
Two recent passport size pictures (35mm x 45mm). To prove that the picture is recent, you can ask to stamp the back of the picture (where you did it)
2 copies of filled form for the Russian visa (signed).
A travel insurance
Your official invitation letter.
A copy of your travel insurance coverage during your stay in Russia. (The insurance company must be accredited by the Russian embassy in Greece (Athen). Here is the list of accredited Insurance companies for your visa to Russia (ONLY FOR Greek CITIZENS).

NOTE:

+ Fill the form (Russian visa) with CAPITAL LETTERS

+ Even if you are a Greek citizen, if you were born on the territory of Russia or the USSR, it is imperative to go directly to the Russian consulate (or embassy) to make your request in person.

Fees for Russian visa for Greeks

All prices are in euros (€). This price only include the fees asked by the Russian embassy or consulate (and not the voucher (or invitation) provided by a private company such as “ Accredited travel company in Russia”

Tourist visa for Russia (for Greek citizens):

Emergency (1-3 business days): 70 €

Ordinary application (issued 4-20 days): 35 €

Business Visa for Russia (for Greek citizens):

Emergency (1-3 business days): € 136

Ordinary application (issued 4-20 days): 99 €

Study visa for Russia (for Greek citizens):