Processing procedure
			Contact the Consulate
			Documents to be submitted
			Consular Questionnaire
			Consular Fee
			Check your Visa

Contact the Consulate

We suggest that you contact your local Consulate before ordering your Visa Invitation, in order to get appropriate information.
Press Russian Consulate for contact information details.

Give the following information to the Consular officer:

• Your citizenship and place of residence;
• Type of visa you want and the kind of Visa Invitation you have (or will have);
• The deadline by which you want to get your documents and visa from the Consulate.

Ask the Consular officer:

• How you can receive your visa from the Consulate – how many days does it take to process and what is the Consular fee (for rush procedures the Consular fee is higher).
• What documents you are required to submit to the Consulate.
  Aside from the documents that are always required (Consular Questionnaire, photo, etc.), some Consulates may have additional requirements (work permit, HIV certificate, a medical insurance card, etc.).
• What documents can be copies (the Visa Invitation, medical insurance card, etc.), and which documents must be originals.
• Is it possible to complete the procedure by mail or with the help of a courier service? If so, what is the standard way to send documents (postal address, postage class, courier service, stamped self-addressed enclosed envelope, etc.).
• Working hours of the Consular section (which hours and days of the week the Consulate accepts documents or issues visas).
• How to pay the Consular fee (cash, check, etc.).

This is so you can decide the best options for acquiring your visa.