Transit visa

Transit visa (single or double entry):

Transit visa is issued to foreign citizens for transit through the territory of the Russian Federation.

A single-entry transit visa can be issued for a period of up to 3 days (for transit by air) or for a period of up to 10 days (for transit by road or rail). If a foreign citizen plans to re-transit through the territory of the Russian Federation within a period not exceeding 30 days from the date of the first entry, they may obtain a double entry transit visa with a total validity of up to 30 days. Please note that duration of each stay has the same limitations as a single-entry transit visa: stay up to 3 days (in case of transit by air) and stay up to 10 days (in case of transit by car or travel by road or rail) during each passage through the territory of the Russian Federation.

Please note: a prerequisite for obtaining a transit visa is the presence either of a visa, or a passport, or a residence permit of the country of destination, or confirmation of the applicant's right to visa-free entry to this state.

1. Valid Passport (+ a good quality scanned copy of the page with the photo and the address page). The passport should be valid for at least 6 months after the expected visa expiry date and have at least two blank (without any stamps, inscriptions, etc.) pages facing each other for stamping by the Immigration Officer;

2. A valid visa to the country neighboring the Russian Federation/country of the destination or the passport of this country;

3. Visa Application form filled in on the website  visa.kdmid.ru, printed out and personally signed by the applicant in the due field of the form. When selecting the location for submission of the documents please specify the Visa Center/Russian Consular Institution you will be applying at;

4. One passport size good quality photo (35x45 mm) with the light background;

5. Tickets with fixed/confirmed departure date from the Russian Federation.

Transit visa is not required in case a person does not leave the territory of the airport of arrival, joins the connecting flight at the same airport and the time period between the two connecting flights does not exceed 24 hours.