Visa information

Please keep in mind that for entry into the Russian Federation from many countries a Russian Entry visa required!

Visa and Passport Requirements

To enter the Russian Federation (Russia) every foreign citizen should have:

•   A valid Russian Entry Visa (Except сitizens of the countries that have a visa waiver agreement signed with the Russian Federation. Please, check the regulations at the website of the Russian Consulate at your country. List of Russian Consulates is available at the web-site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia);
•    A valid passport for entry to the Russian Federation (The expiry date must exceed the planned date of your departure from Russia by 6 months);
•    A migration card. Normally, you will provided with the form in the airplane. Otherwise you can get the form at the airport. Please, fill it in and keep with you during your stay in Russia. You will need it upon arrival and departure at the customs.

Your passport and Entry Visa will be checked and verified by Passport Control Officer upon arrival and departure, at the hotel, at purchasing tickets and when traveling by train, ship, airplane or local/international carriers.

To get Russian visa you can contact any tour operator and ask them for Tourist visa

Reisebuero WELT Company, the official partner of the conference, could help you with getting Tourist visa. Visa service support is free of charge . Visa support documents («Tourist Voucher» and «Foreign Tourist Reception Confirmation») will be provided in case of booking a room through Reisebuero WELT Company.

To obtain support documents for Tourist visa via Reisebuero WELT Company:

A legible photocopy of your passport should be send to Mrs. Julia Tishkova (coordinator of the event: [email protected]). After getting all documents you can contact Russian Embassy (Consulate) of your residence country to apply for visa.

To obtain a Tourist visa, the following documents should be presented to the Embassy:

•    Tourist voucher;
•    Foreign tourist reception confirmation;
•    Confirmation of the hotel reservation;
•    completed «Application form for Russian Entry Visa» (you can find it on the website of your Russian Embassy (Consulate)).

Please, be informed that «Tourism» should be mentioned as purpose of your visit in the «Application form for Russian Entry Visa» at the Russian Embassy (Consulate).

•    valid national passport, validity exceeding planned date of departure from Russia by 6 months;
•    2-3 passport-size photos.
•    Other documents (please check the full list of the required documents on the website of your Russian Embassy (Consulate)).

You can apply for visa by Personal visit to the Russian Embassy (Consulate) or Mailing visa application.

Information that you should mention at the application form;

•    Purpose of visit: tourism
•    Host organization: Reisebuero WELT
•    Reference number: MVT-000070
•    Confirmation number = number of the tourist voucher

For Mailing visa application:

Please, check the possibility of mail application at the Russian Embassy (Consulate) in your country.
•    Get the «Application form for Russian Entry Visa» from website of the Russian Embassy (Consulate) in your country, fill it in and send to the Russian Embassy (Consulate) by courier.
•    Make sure to put in envelope: filled «Application form for Russian Entry Visa», passport and photos. Check with the Russian Embassy (Consulate) how to pay visa fee and provide payment confirmation.
•    Upon processing of the application, the Russian Embassy (Consulate) will send the passport with visa back to your address.
•    Usually visa application turnaround time is no longer than 14 days.