Transit Visas

1.

 A completed visa application form (one per person) available at the Consulate.
 

                     Visa Application for US citizens       (download)
                     Visa Application for non US citizens (download)

2.

A valid passport which should have at least one clear visa pages.

3.

One passport size photo of the applicant which should be stapled to the marked space of the application form.

4.

A copy of the visa of the country you are going to and/or from if needed.

5.

Copies of your airline tickets.

6.

A cover letter specifying itinerary, enter and departure dates of your transit.

7.

.If applying by mail (all visa documents should be sent to 2641 Tunlaw rd. N.W., Washington DC, 20007), you should enclose a completely addressed and stamped return envelope or prepaid waybill, bearing your account number with the postal service (preferably Federal Express) and showing yourself as both shipper and recipient regardless of delivery address.

We do not accept waybills marked ‘bill sender’, ‘bill third party’, bill credit card’ or C.O.D. If you fail to follow the above mentioned requirements, your  visa application will not be processed. If the papers are not acceptable for any reason or some documents are missing, we will return them by regular mail. When forwarding your documents to us, please, specify “attention: visa section”. We do not accept documents for international delivery!

  If you apply personally, you should get a pick-up slip from the visa officer. You should present this slip to pick up your visa, when it is ready, or refer to its number to check out the status of the application.

8.

A money order or cashier’s check payable to the Russian Embassy for visa processing. Please, note that we do not accept cash or any other checks. The visa processing fees are:

ATTENTION!

As of January 1, 2008 the U.S. State Department raises the fee for American visa from 100 USD to 131 USD.

On the basis of reciprocity the fee for Russian visa (standard processing time 6-10 business days) is also raised to 131 USD, effective from January 14, 2008. The fees for expedited visa processing will however remain unchanged.

 For single entry visas are:
     $131 for  6-10 business days processing;
     $150 for  3-5 business days processing;
     $200 for next business day processing or two business days processing;
     $300 for same day processing;
 For double entry visas are:
     $131 for  6-10 business days processing;
     $200 for  3-5 business days processing;
     $250 for next business day processing or two business days processing;
     $350 for same day processing;

   Visa processing fee is not refundable

   Please, note, that drop off day is not counted as business day!

ATTENTION FOR EU CITIZENS

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VISA AGREEMENT SIGNED BY THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE EUROPEAN UNIION CITIZENS OF ALL EU COUNTRIES EXCEPT DENMARK, IRELAND AND GREAT BRITAIN ARE WELCOME TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING FEES FOR PROCESSING OF ALL TYPES OF VISAS TO RUSSIA

6-10 BUSINESS DAYS - 50 USD

1-3 BUSINESS DAYS - 100 USD